Over the weekend we celebrated Cheyenne's birthday. As a "rescue" dog that came into our lives at ~ 1 year old, we'll never know here exact birthday. But, based on vet records from her previous life, March 15th seemed to be close, so, she turned three on Sunday. We went to Corbett Glen Park in Brighton, so she had a long walk and a swim in nice cold water -- her lab side overrules her border collie side when water's involved! It was good seeing her so happy -- running all over the place, enthused like a little puppy. I truly love seeing my dog happy. She got 3 presents, opening them all herself. One ball has a very annoying squeak, so, of course, she spent a lot of time running around the house squeaking it. On her birthday, that was OK.
Corbett's GlenWell, Syracuse came up a little short vs. Louisville in the Big East tourney, but the epic game they played last Thursday vs. Connecticut will be one I'll always remember. 6 overtimes, and a 127-117 Syracuse victory. The most amazing game I've ever witnessed. And yes, since it didn't end until 1:22 AM EDT on Friday, I was really dragging Friday at work! SU got a nice seeding for the NCAA tourney, securing a #3 seed (I was thinking they'd get a 4 or 5). I love this time of year, as college hoops is really an exciting game to watch.
Finished in the $$$ in two online poker tourneys this weekend. Unfortunately, it was in the "little" money, but that's OK. I continue to learn, and I'm doing more than breaking even overall, so it's not just fun, it's profitable! I need to get to the casino to put some tricks into practice -- a Saturday night is the time to go, as the weeknights seem filled with old guys from Buffalo that are good. The drunk youngsters on Saturday nights give up their $$$ much easier!
Mike and I will be starting the Sicily: Race for Messina campaign game on Wednesday. We played through the U.S. Invasion scenario a week and a half ago, now it's time for the whole enchilada! It should be fun, and I think I have the rules down pretty well. This coming weekend is the monthly Millennium meet. I have a Spartacus game scheduled, and am looking forward to that -- I'm much more comfortable with CDGs!
School continues to drone on. April Break can't get here soon enough. Then summer. Woo-hoo! I have no idea what I'll be doing this summer, other than WBC. Perhaps Cheyenne and I will take a vacation somewhere...
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I don't think I have any Irish ancestors, though many other countries in Europe are represented. Mrs. Ha has quite enough for our family.
Oddly, a good friend of her's is Northern Irish, but they get along great.
We're out of corned beef and cabbage, we'll have to drink Guinness for our tribute tonight.
Went to the Airport ( that gives me the whillys ) to pick up my daughter who came in from AZ. She will spend a month with us.
We went out for Cornbeef and Cabbage ( and potatos ) for dinner and some good Irish Beer ( I have no Idea what name ).
Rob
What did you get Deanna for her birthday.
Cory
My background is 1/4 Irish, I'm told. County Mayo to be exact. However, I didn't even clue into the fact it was St. Patrick's day until about 2PM, and once I clued in, I still didn't care.
I wore my Ireland National Team Rugby shirt yesterday, and probably beat a brit after the Guiness, or is it the other way around? Who cares, really...
Rob, I finally played Dominion. Really cool. We were 8 renting a big cottage in the Laurentians ( fishing haven, remember???) and gamed most of the weekend... Euro, but still gaming. Do you play with th e proposed set scenarios or go random? We did them all, and random... Fun. very fun.
The Sabres will probably miss the playoffs unless a big turnaround. Notsure the Habs will make them. The big irony is if they make it, they could win it alll...
3/4 of my family is Irish. Grandmother from County Kerry.
Mike C.
Hey Rob, I got a copy of that Sicily game on its way. Ordered off of BGG, I think you pointed that one out to me.
St. Paddy's Day is fun -- I drank a few Guinnesses at home, watching the Sabres lose...
Deanna's birthday was pretty disappointing for me. I was planning on having a nice evening with her, but it wasn't in the cards. Oh well -- I actually ended up entering a Poker tournament during the Sabres game, finish in the money, barely (15th out of 180, with top 18 getting paid). Of course, this meant I was up too late (again)...
Glad Marc finally got some Dominion in! Random scenarios are definitely the way to go (and makes the game pretty much different each time).
Sicily is a good one, Bob, we'll add it to the list! :-)
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