This collection of entries is from February 07, 2003.
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Well, Teri emailed Carol to say they had two extra tickets to tonight's Wolves game. Since I haven't seen the two of them in a while, I wanted to go. They picked-up Carol, picked me up at the office, and headed to the game. Mark's company is a sponsor of the Wolves, so we were going to have dinner at Allstate. I never new the room existed - it's on the north side up a flight of stairs. It's a really small room and tonight it's hot dogs, chili, and some great potato wedges. We linger long enough to miss the opening introductions (look, the fireworks are too damn loud!) This is the first time the team is back in town after a few weeks and it's the first game with the newly installed nets to protect the crowd from flying pucks. From the side, you can hardly see the nets (I wonder what it's like when you're sitting behind them). This weekend, the players' wives are selling hockey pucks for charity. the pucks are signed by the players (if the autograph is in gold, you get to meet the player after the game - no luck for us). During the second intermission we head back upstairs for Wolves sugar cookies (which I somehow fell in love with). The game had a few altercations. The Wolves were up 3-1 and squandered it. The Aeros came back and tied it up, and in a rarity, we win in overtime. They outshot us 39-28. I really don't remember the game like I normally do - we were socializing a bit with Teri & Mark and their son Joey and his friend Taylor - so we were a little preoccupied. Still we won and we were really glad we got a chance to see Teri & Mark. Teri & Mark's tickets are right next to Chelby & Damian - but they weren't there again tonight. Bummer.
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Time for another Friday Five...
1. What did you have for breakfast this morning? If you didn't have breakfast, why not? No breakfast. Rarely eat breakfast at all - unless I'm traveling. I'm not a morning person so I just try to squeeze out as much sleep as possible and then just getup and leave for work.
2. What's your favorite cereal? Corn flakes., Actually, Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes. Gets pretty soggy, though.
3. How often do you eat out? Do you want that to change? As far as Carol & i - we eat out about maybe once a week. Since where I work has no cafeteria, then actually I eat out almost every day.
4. What do you plan on having for dinner tonight? Got a recipe for that? Friday's are our potential eat out nights. Carol wants to do that because her Weight Watchers weigh in is on Fridays, so we, in a twisted way, go out to eat on Friday nights. Tonight? No idea where we're going. I've been told it's my pick, though, as carol doesn't believe today's weigh-in will be a "good one" for her.
5. What's your favorite restaurant? Why? Magnum's in Rolling Meadows. I written about it a few times - check out the links for the "why".