Being Grateful - Days 11-13
Sunday I woke up thinking "Don't forget to post your Being Grateful article today" and as the day wore on I thought "No no, you can post it when you get home from tonight's game, you'll have plenty to be thankful for then. And I was, MORE than grateful. I had a bleeding split upper lip (damn plastic horns), sore fore arms (damn drum) and no voice (damn screaming) ... but allow me to continue my Being Grateful series by telling you that on
Day 11 I was grateful for Tailgating.
What, you didn't expect me to be thankful for the NHL Conference Finals, did you? Come on, that game didn't end until 1:30 Central time. No, no, Sunday the Fanatics had our second Tailgate and, I think I can safely speak for all 40+ attendees, it was awesome. We even had people not attending the game join us for the tailgate ... and non-fanatics asking about it at the game (so I'm told).
Day 12 I was (and am still) grateful for Marty's sticky fingers ... and toes ... and his back ... and his helmet ...
... Seriously, is there a spot Marty Turco did NOT make a save off? You see, Sunday night into Monday morning, for over 5 hours, the Stars played hockey against the Sharks. This game, the 8th longest NHL game ever recorded, cost the Sharks their opportunity to continue onto the Conference Championships, and afforded the Dallas Stars their 2nd trip to that hallowed round since winning Lord Stanley's Cup in 1999, the previous time was 2000. Marty made a franchise high 61 saves that game; the game winner by Brendan Morrow came in at approximately 1:25am - almost 5.5 hours of hockey. Bliss my friends, pure bliss.
Day 13, catching us back up to Today, I am thankful for a good nights sleep.
When I was 21 I convinced my parents I needed a new bed, and they helped me buy one. I love this bed, it's a pillow-top style (brand/model I can't seem to recall), that's not too fluffy, not too firm; that combined with my Brookstone Tempur-Pedic Pillow AND my feather pillow and Eddie Bauer Goose Down Comforter ... After Monday mornings hockey shenanigans I needed a strong nights sleep.