Last week I had a date with my other little girl. I took her to see her beloved Sydney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Despite her Daddy’s love of the Islanders, she picked the Penguins on her own accord thanks to her favorite animal in the world and she was rewarded with a cup. She was hooked and never let go. So I support her and her team choice.

My little bookworm enjoying the trip over.

Before the game, during the warm-up, her hero parked right in front of her. He even smiled at her when he skated by. She was smitten.

She didn’t get a puck like her sister did a few days before her, but she had a great time. Except that her team lost. She was NOT happy about that. After the game, she wanted to send her mom this picture to trick her into thinking we left with the goalie. I think she bought it.

Have you ever gotten a wrong number phone call? I’m sure you have. This weekend I got a wrong number text and I decided I would have some fun with it. Here is the result of my fun. Of course, I’m in the green…

In other news, I found a new hockey team to play on. It’s in the 35+ league(not 35 yet, but league said 8 months was close enough) and after my first game, you’d never know this was the “old man” league. These guys can skate, shoot, and play. The skill level is much higher than my previous league which I much prefer and look forward to continue playing in. Did I mention they can shoot? Hard enough a shot hit my throat guard and cracked it in half. The other best part? Early start times. 8:30 or 9:30 are the starting times. You get home by midnight unless a friend comes out to watch and you go grab a cocktail after… I am looking forward to the rest of the season and the challenge it will be. My team doesn’t have much for defense, but I don’t mind at all because I’m on the ice.

Later this week we will get to see the space shuttle Discovery go up. Yes, we see every shuttle go up from our front porch or at my office, or wherever we are, but this one will be different. We got lucky and were selected in a lottery to purchase tickets to watch the launch from the Astronaut Hall of Fame. This spot is about 12 miles from the launch pad meaning we will hear and feel the final liftoff of the shuttle Discovery. It is also the second to last shuttle launch ever I believe. I am excited to see every launch, but I am most excited for this one. It is an amazing thing to see no matter how far away you are. If you can see it, you are hypnotized by it.