Today is the superbowl and also the anniversary for the space shuttle tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are still with the families that lost their loved ones in that accident. It was a heartbreaking event and it touched us in many many ways. We have lots of close friends that were working that shuttle mission and who were hurt deeply by what happened... we love you all and miss you guys!!! It was a tough thing for my hubby too. He knew a couple of the ppl on that flight and worked closely with a lot of ppl at NASA while he was there. It was hard for him to not be there to mourn with all of our friends.
I am excited about todays game. I am rooting for the Panthers. I want the underdog to win :o) Of course the pregame and the halftime show and the commercials should be great... MR TOBY KEITH will be performing!! WHOO HOOO!!!! That is ONE HOT MAN!!!! He is just AWESOME!! Gotta love him :o) I am so excited!!!
My uncle (not really, he is a cousin) is in town from NY and has been enjoying St.Louis. He is even thinking about moving down here. He likes the area and it is so much cheaper than NY. My other aunt and uncle from KC came to to visit also. They were going to take uncle back with them but he decided that he did not want to travel anywhere else and is staying with my grandma. My mom is showing him around the area and is going to take him to the arch and of course they have been out shopping :o) We had dinner with them all the other night and it was great. I really enjoyed meeting him and seeing my other aunt and uncle that I have not seen in at least 5 years.
Yesterday was a day for me... it was AWESOME!! I went out with my mom, uncle and grandma in the morning... had to get stuff from Sam's and stopped by the Korean grocery store so that my mom and grandma can make some more Korean meals. Then after I got back with them I went over to my friend Bean's house with Leah. We had a great time just sitting there and talking. I got hungry so we all went to IHOP for some pancakes :o) Then sat around and talked some more... we could probably sit and talk all weekend long. It is amazing to see that we have managed to just pick up and start where we left off with our friendship... like the years were never there. Bean is a great person with a great personality. She has gone through a lot in the last couple of years... but to me she is the same ole bean :o) I am hoping that she will be able to find some time and blog with me. After I left there I got my brother and went to my grandparents for a visit. I love being with them, I love to spend time with them and to hear stories of their past. My grandpa was looking through some of his old stuff and found a baseball and softball and gave my brother and I each one. They are from when he was a kid and went to games with his dad. I still remember the games that my grandpa and I went to. It was just the 2 of us on HOT summer days in the middle of the week at Bush stadium takin in a game and then going to Ted Drew's for some ice cream. I have so many treasured moments of my grandparents.. it is so awesome. Being the only grandchild that spends time with them now is also so important to me and to them. I am still the only grandchild that goes over to just visit with them. The others do it when they are with their parents or when there is a holiday... but NONE of them go out of their way to just spend time with them... to just sit and talk to them. They are the most fascinating people. We share a lot of the same values and thoughts when it comes to religion. We differ when it comes to politics but I am ok with that and they are ok with me being a republican. (I think they are holding out hope that I will switch over) Anyways... it is just awesome and it never ceases to amaze me on how wonderful they are. I love them so very much... Ok, I am done. I am going to finish cleaning my house before ppl get here for tonites game and get my kids under control!! Everyone enjoy the game!!! GO PANTHERS!!!