• Colder weather…the heat from summer is gone and I couldn’t be more happy about it. There’s just something about the colder weather that allows my creative mind to flow better.
• Football, Jaguars, U of D and Wesley games
• Pretty fall colors are here for a short time..with any luck I’ll capture some awesome shots again this season.
• Playoff baseball has finally arrived after a long and grueling season of watching the Yankees win.
• Tailgating U of D games is back and while I’ll only make a few tailgates…I will thoroughly enjoy them all.
• Apple cider
• Apple cider donuts!
• Burning candles
• Chili
• Pumpkin Ale…especially from Shipyard
• Holiday fun like the Halloween loop, Thanksgiving and another Sofa King party
• Dodgeball!
• Outdoor fires
• Pumpkin spiced lattes

International

• Canada
• South Africa
• England
• Ireland
• Amsterdam
• Italy

Cities in the U.S.

• San Diego
• Chicago (especially Wrigley Field)
• San Francisco
• Seattle
• New Orleans
• Nashville

Jayson Werth...caveman in disguise?

• I wonder if Geico if will call me back about that casting opportunity
• Hah, I’m more popular than Jayson Werth right now
• Jimmy Rollins…stop trying to braid me
• I guess I pretty much sum up what Jayson Werth’s offseason was like
• I’m getting more questions than he is about his contract
• Thank God they brought in Roy Halladay…I bet he’s got some great grooming tips
• Maybe Charlie will stop calling me Geoff Jenkins now
• I’m not going to lie…this is soo working for the ladies
• Brad Lidge came to me for his salvation…and his confidence, and his slider, and his fastball, and his closer role again.
• This is suffocating his soul patch right now…and I love it!

Whatever the case, regardless of whether we get 12 or 30 inches let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Spark 6 Birthday bash tonight!

Tonight is Spark’s 6th Birthday and who better to celebrate it with than me and nearly all of the friends I can possibly get to drive down to Newark!

DSL TEAM AND CAPTAIN OF THE YEAR AWARDS!

Team of The Year
1) Average Joes
2) CR Hooligans
3) HAC Team
4) Saved By The Balls
5) Sofa Kings

Team of The Future
1) Butter Balls
2) The Crew
3) Hit It Then Bounce
4) Moving Targets
5) Sucka Ma Balls

Community Award
1) Debbi Lutes
2) Erika Kurtz
3) Kimberlee Frerichs
4) Lindsey Ostafy
5) Pete Capriotti

Oh Captain My Captain
1) Amy Garahan (CR Hooligans)
2) Chris Connelly (Sofa Kings)
3) Dave Haley (Duke Wayne)
4) Donna Deldeo (Saved By The Balls)
5) Jon Cuprak (Sucka My Balls)

DSL MVP Award
1) Dave Mulvena (Bob’s Boys)
2) Debbi Lutes (Sofa Kings)
3) Justin Jones (Catherine Rooney’s)
4) Matt Farina (Saved By The Balls)
5) Pat Burris (Sofa Kings)

Mummer's doing the Mummer strut down Broad St, Philly

Most adorable mummer ever

Oh yes, I won the hot calendar item of 2009.

Friends and I at the Maine Brewfest

Cranny, Nick, Travis and I spent a weekend in Maine visiting with Travis’s brother and girlfriend, family and some of his friends. We went to the Maine Brewfest and got to see some of the sights. It was a great trip.

Things learned in Portland Maine about Portland & Maine:

Me, Jasmine and...Travis at Brewfest



Fort Williams

• Maine beer is very sweet
• Microbreweries are everywhere
• Someone you know there knows either a seaman or a lumberjack
• Beards, beards beards…for men and some women
• By 4:30 it’s pitch black
• The sign to the Portland Airport leads you to believe its just a small business park
• Beer can be served with almost every meal and if not there’s an excuse or 2 why there should be
• The Maine “eh” and the Canadian “eh” are not the same
• Really friendly people in Maine
• You can buy beer in grocery stores AND convenience stores
• Maine beer is a little strong and hardly no one drinks it lite
• The coast of Maine is beautiful, no matter where you see it
• My favorite beer of the night/weekend Allagash’s White Belgium beer
• Bonus: According to Travis half the bars in Portland remind him of places in Trolley

Roxie Division Champions!

Tonight start’s Season 1 of the 2009 DSL Dodegball season.

While this team is different from last year’s Roxie Division champs…I’ve seen a great year with our guys full of events, occasions, birthdays and more. We’ve all gotten closer to turning this team into more of a family and the best group of friends I’ve ever had.

But enough of the tears, its time to throw some balls and get some….tonight, 6:45 at Highlands.

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