Shenanigans

I hope everyone is staying warm this morning. I'm pretty sure this is too cold for November, but at least there is no snow! The cold weather couldn't damper my awesome weekend! Hoping everyone had fantastic weekends as well.

Friday evening was spent at the Norfolk Admirals game with my lovely god daughter. She's 3 and has been wanting to go to a game with me, so I finally took her to her first hockey game! I absolutely loved spending time with her, and taking her to do something I absolutely love. She had a blast and even got a puck from one of the player's during warm-ups, what a lucky girl. Even though she fell asleep half way through the game, I was happy to sit there and cuddle her as she slept. It really meant a lot to me to get to take her to her first game, so thank you Jordan and Faith for letting me take her!

Saturday I spent most of the day with my Mom. We decided to go shopping, and I spent entirely too much..... on the dog. I think other than for some Christmas presents for my god babies... I spent all my money on the dog. He's unbelievably spoiled, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I would really hate to see how I spoil my children, when I decide to have them. I can't even find a man though, so that will be a while! The rest of the night was spent at the hockey game, even though they ended up losing!

Sunday was spent cleaning up the house, spending time with my parents, and having Thanksgiving dinner with my friends and god babies! Faith and Jordan were ever so nice enough to invite me over for a delicious dinner, since I wouldn't be here for Thanksgiving. I love them, they always treat me right. 

I'm excited for the short work week! I have to work today, then it's off to class as usual. Tomorrow I'm headed down to the beach house to help my mother clean up and get the house right for the Holiday weekend. Wednesday it's back to work and school! Wednesday night I'm going to head to the Admirals game then straight down to the beach house. Then it's relaxation time with the family. 

I was looking at the Black Friday ads and I was pretty bummed to see that most of them start on Thanksgiving now. Guess we will go hit some up on Thanksgiving, then head home for a little bit of sleep before then next ones start up on Black Friday. I've already started pin pointing what I want. Is there anything you are looking for this Holiday season? Do you ever go Black Friday shopping!?

Hoping to have a nice blog post for you after the Holidays!? Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 

When Life Throws You a Rainy Day, Play in the Puddles!

"It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring."

I know that things have been dry lately, with little rain... but dang is it making up for it now! Rain for pretty much a week straight... That's no fun. All this rain makes me want to do is put some pjs on, curl up in bed with the pup, and watch movies all day. Unfortunately life doesn't stop for a little bit lot of rain, so on with life we go.

To cheer up my mood, I've been thinking about all the exciting things going on this weekend. Most importantly, HOCKEY COMES BACK TO NORFOLK! That's right, the Norfolk Admirals are in town for their home opener Friday night! If you don't have any plans, you should definitely go... you can buy tickets HERE! They are suppose to be having a party on the plaza before the game, but I'm not sure how it's going to work with the game. I'm also hoping kickball is cancelled so that my friends can make the game on time. I streamed the game from Saturday night online and the team was looking pretty good, let's hope they keep it up and get a win for the home crowd.

Saturday is clean up/grocery/craft day. My bright self evidently left the freezer door open all day yesterday... so now everything I had in there, is ruined. I guess that gives me a good reason to give the freezer a good scrub down right!?! I always plan to get up early on the weekends and do some cleaning...but it never happens. This Saturday is no different, I plan to get up early and get stuff done. Crossing my fingers that I don't just decide to be lazy since it will be rainy! Saturday afternoon is going to be spent doing crafts! Now don't get your hopes up for pictures of these awesome crafts I do... I'm not crafty at all. I want to make my house look a little more "homey" so I found a link on how to make an easy wreath. I decided that since it's hockey season, I'll try to make a Flyer's wreath. I'll be sure to post a picture so you can either laugh at my embarrassment of a "wreath", or be blown away by my awesome crafting abilities that I got out of thin air. I'm pretty much guessing it will be the first option! Hey, at least I'm going to try! Saturday evening will be spent at the Scope Arena to see home game #2 for the Norfolk Admirals. :) 

Sunday seems like the perfect day to throw something yummy in the crock pot and watch football all day! I'm trying to cut back on spending, so instead of going out and watching the game like a cool person... I'll be staying home making yummy food, and maybe even baking! I also will have to make sure I'm finished up with The Walking Dead Season 3 since Season 4 premieres Sunday night!!! I  want to start on the show "Orange is the New Black". I've heard a lot of good things about it.

What are some awesome shows that you would recommend me watching? What are you favorite things to do when it's rainy outside?

Photo Credit goes to the Norfolk Admirals.
To purchase an Anniversary puck just click here!

Just Another Week

Hello Everyone and Happy Monday! After having such a great weekend I'm ready to take this week on head on. Friday night was the usual kickball night, though we lost. Instead of going out afterwards, I decided to go snuggle up with the dog and watch some hockey. Trust me, Jonas was happy with my decision. Yes, I'm that loser that sits home on a Friday night and watches hockey! After realizing that Cox is showing NHL Center Ice for free til the 19th, I've done nothing but watch games. Might as well take advantage of it while I can right!? I hoping that I can get Center Ice as a birthday present this year. Either from myself or my parents. HINT HINT MOM AND DAD! :) 

Saturday we headed back down to Nags Head. Mom and I relaxed on the beach for a while. The weather was so incredibly nice down there! I even got in the water.. and it felt amazing. Saturday evening was the Norfolk Admirals season opener in Hartford. The team has a lot of new faces on it this year, so I decided to stream the game online! I'm liking what I'm seeing with the new team for sure! They ended up winning in a shootout! 

Sunday afternoon my family and me went to Chesapeake City Park for Bark in the Park! Though it was a bit too hot, we had a great time! Jonas rode is my mom's dog stroller the whole time since he isn't too fond of other dogs. :) After that was over, I went to watch the football game with a couple friends. Luckily the Eagles pulled out the win. 

This week is suppose to be pretty yucky, so I don't have much planned for this week other than school and homework. I'm pretty proud of myself, as I have A's in all 3 of my classes!  I do have an exam in accounting tonight so I definitely need to do a bit more studying for that here in a bit. I'm just ready for the weekend! Well I need to go do some actual work today and do some studying! I'll catch up with y'all later! 

Preseason Meet N Greet

Today is the day that hockey fans have been waiting for... It's the opening night of the 2013-2014 NHL season. In celebration of hockey being back, my friends and me will be heading up to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the Caps/Blackhawks game! If you're in the area, feel free to come join us! I'll definitely be rooting on the defending Stanley Cup Champions... the Chicago Blackhawks.

Saturday evening after the Norfolk Admirals Exhibition game the season ticket holders got to the be Admirals that were there that night. Keep in mind that some of these guys will not be here for the regular season, seeing as how the final roster hasn't been released yet. I have names on most of the photos, but I don't remember who a couple of them were! Who's going to be your favorite Admiral this season?!

Really wish I would have remembered to take a better camera, Sorry! 

Now here are the boys! 

One Step Closer to Hockey.

Today marks a day I've been waiting for all summer. Training camp officially starts today, well the on ice portion anyways. It's been a busy week at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA this week. The rookies have been working their butts off to try to impress the coaches and staff. Today is when they really have to start showing off their stuff... cause the veterans are in the building.

Technically, the veterans were in the building yesterday. Yesterday was a day full of fitness testing, photo shoots, and media opportunities for the vets. Today is when things get serious though! 

Here is a look at the Training Camp Roster for the 2013 Anaheim Ducks.

It's always interesting to see who makes the cuts and who comes back down to Norfolk. I love being in a city with an AHL team. Most of the players here aren't snobs yet, I did say "most". The players here are still really accessible to fans and like interacting with them. I can't tell you how many times I've been to an NHL game and I've seen numerous players that have come through Norfolk at some point in time. It's a really awesome feeling seeing them make it in the big leagues. 

All I know is training camp is the first step to getting my hockey back!! The smell of hockey is in the air! If you don't have anything to do Saturday, September 28th... you should come check out the Norfolk Admirals in the exhibition game against the Charlotte Checkers! 

Tickets for the Exhibition Game go on sale Sunday the 15th, so be sure to go and get them in advance so you don't forget! I'd love to see everyone out there!

These would be my two favorite players on the Ducks:

Kyle Palmieri

Pat Maroon

...Until Next Time...

It's My Favorite Day of the Year!

No no no... not because it's Friday. 

Though that is nice too.

IT'S THE START OF HOCKEY SEASON.

And that's a very big deal to me.

Last night was suppose to be the opening night for NHL teams.

My lovely Philadelphia Flyers were suppose to play the Boston Bruins.

Would have loved to watch that game.

Tonight however is the Norfolk Admirals home opener.

Last season the Admirals had a 28 game winning streak to end the season.

In the playoffs they won 15 of 18 games.

&& Ended up winning the Calder Cup.

BIG DEAL FOR US FANS IN NORFOLK!

Norfolk Admirals Baby!

However, the Tampa Bay Management decided they no longer wanted to be affiliated with us anymore. So they packed up shop and most of the boys who just won the cup, and headed to Syracuse, New York. Bummer I know! In return we now have the boys who were playing in Syracuse last year. Instead of the Lightning being our parent team, we are now under the wings of the Anaheim Ducks. Yes, bring out the QUACK QUACK QUACK! (I legit want to get a duck call for the games.)

I call this the year of the come backs. Why you ask? All three coaches that we have this year were here at various times. Our Head Coach Trent Yawney was the coach here in Norfolk when the Admirals switched from the ECHL to the AHL. We were under the Black Hawks at that time. Every one of the five seasons he was here, we made it to the playoffs. Our Associate Coach Mike Haviland took over the coaching roles when Trent Yawney went on to bigger and better things. Every season under his belt, the team made it to playoffs as well. Marty Wilford is our Assistant Coach actually played for the Admirals to start off his career.  Not only are the coaches come back kids, some of the players are as well. Jay Rosehill, Matt Smaby, and Jordan Hendry are all players who have played here previously.

The team this year is looking really good. It's a different style of hockey then what we saw last year. Yes I know, these aren't the guys who made the streak, and they aren't the ones who won the Calder Cup, but guess what... it's theirs to defend. I'm glad to hear that they understand that the streak and the cup are theirs to defend. It's big shoes to fill but I think these guys have what it takes. It's not the name of the back of the sweater that matters, it's the logo on the front. Even if it is a whole new group of guys, they are the Norfolk Admirals and I will support them 100%. 

Puck drops at Norfolk Scope tonight at 7:30... where will you be?