T vs T Weeks 16 and 17

Again, I apologize for the largeness of this graphic.

I wanted to let all of you know the 2008 NFL Johnson competition has come to an end.

I think I made a good showing in the last weeks, but...................my husband came out victorious.

Here are the stats:

Week 16

Todd 151/224

Tami 145/224

(Notice, I won this week!)

Week 17

Todd 162/240

Tami 154/240

I concede that my husband Todd Johnson was the better man this year. He now gets his prize of a new fly fishing reel from Orvis. I'll be sure to post a pic of it for you. Congrats Todd, I am nothing if not a gracious loser........

Watch out next year though!

Christmas Vacation

I just wanted to say that I am still alive. I am in Utah with my family, and don't have ready access to a computer so my blogging is suffering. I am having a wonderful time, although it is chilly.

I wanted to thank everyone who left me a message regarding my "Mad" post. Sometimes you just need to say stuff out loud, or in this case, type stuff, and it helps. I love and miss my dad, and I know it will get easier.

I will post some pictures soon I hope, and also the results of the Football Competition.

T vs T Weeks 14 and 15

OK first, I don't know why this logo came up so gigantic... sorry.

Second, sorry I'm late with the postings. I haven't had a computer for almost a week. I've been so alone... Anyway, no commentary this week here are the scores.

Week 14
Games Won/ Total Games Played

Todd
136/192

Tami
126/192

Week 15

Todd
144/208

Tami
138/208


Side Note: COWBOYS BABY!!!

Mad

I'm not really sure I should be posting this, but it's how I feel today, and I feel like this is the only way I know how to deal with all the thoughts in my head.

I'm mad.

I'm mad today. I'm frustrated and mad.

I'm mad that I'm bringing my family home to see my mom and not my dad. I'm mad and angry that he's not there. This isn't how it's supposed to be. This isn't how I thought it would be in my head before I got married. I imagined my little family coming over to my parent's home and enjoying this wonderful time of year. I imagined him taking them out in their first snow. I imagined my dad in that red and white suit talking to my kids, listening to their innocent voices. I imagined them knowing the "real" Santa like I did my whole life. I imagined the wonderment on their faces as they looked up in his bright, loving, blue eyes. I imagined the mystery and excitement, and one day the look on their faces as they looked at those big, safe hands and say, "that's Pop"! I imagined him telling them the same story he told me about how he was Santa's special helper, and had been asked specifically by Santa to help him visit little girls and boys. And that it was a secret and they couldn't tell anyone. And they wouldn't. And secretly they would be so proud that "their" Pop was chosen, like I always was.

Today I feel robbed. I feel robbed of those experiences and hundreds of others. that my children would have had with him.

They don't get to know him. They don't get to know of his goodness.

I'm listening to Christmas music, and today it doesn't feel like the most wonderful time of the year. All the words seem fake.

I'm sure things will be better tomorrow, and I will once again understand that things are how they should be. But today, right now, Christmas doesn't seem right without my dad.

T vs T Week 13

It isn't good news.

I lost again this week by 1 game. I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to all those who have cheered for me this season.

I have let you down. I know this. I understand.

To all the girls that counted on me to stand up and beat my husband at a "man's" game... I'm sorry. My humiliation grows every Sunday when my husband calls me a loser. So unless by some crazy force of nature, I can go up by 5 games this week, it's going to be another sad Sunday.

Games Won/ Total Games Played

Todd
136/192

Tami
126/192

P.S. COWBOYS are looking good people!!!!

Not too late for Thanks!

I have been very neglectful of the blog this month. I've been busy, and absent minded. I did want to post about our nice little Thanksgiving.

It was just the 4 of us this Thanksgiving. Todd doesn't really love "Thanksgiving" food, so I didn't want to cook everything just for me and Macie. I did some checking on the internet and found this restaurant called MacArthur Park that served a special buffet for the day. The menu sounded absolutely fabulous, but you never really know what you're going to get.

We set out for Palo Alto for our yummy dinner.

We arrived at this charming place.

We sat right in front of this:

We went and gathered our first plateful....was it going to be worth the trip... was it going to be worth the money? Was it going to be worthy to be called our Thanksgiving Dinner?

YES!

This is me enjoying my garlic mashed potatos. Not to mention my filet mignon, iced shrimp, butternut squash raviolis, macaroni and cheese, salmon florentine, bbq ribs, fresh green beans, phyllo wrapped baked brie, homemade rolls, and creme brulee.

Everyone was quite happy!

I was going to take pictures of the buffet, but I felt way to stupid to bring a camera to all the tables. There was so much food, and I only listed the things that I actually ate. There was a lot more!

Here are some left over dishes. Notice the four creme brulee cups. Gabby and I loved them!

I am so thankful for a wonderful family, good health, a warm home and good friends. I am truly blessed!