Busch Stadium - Home of the St Louis Cardinals

Have you ever gone to watch St Louis baseball in Busch Stadium? If not, you better check out the schedule and start planning a road trip to St Louis this summer. It will be the last year that you will be able to watch the Cardinals in Busch Stadium (the old) or say that you saw a game in the original Busch Stadium. The new stadium will also be called Busch Stadium as their key sponsor Anheuser-Busch has agreed to a 20-year deal. Click the title for more details about the new ballpark.

I hope to make a road trip, one weekend. Though I have seen a game or two (okay many) at Busch Stadium, I would love to go again for old time sake before its torn down.

Big Blue hits "Mile" stone

Big Blue for those who do not know is the nickname of my V6 Honda Accord. Today on the journey to work, the odometer rolled over to 50,000 miles. A monumental point in the life of a car that I own, usually it takes several years to hit this point, but it only took 2 years and almost 2 months.

For this "Mile" stone, Big Blue received yet another oil change and a bath. I need to figure out if there is anything else it needs besides new tires very very soon.

I will say (knock on wood) that this has been one of the better behaved cars that I have ever had. Though just because it has 50,000 miles, doesnt mean that its that old and all the issues have come to the surface just yet.

Don't be suprised, when next April, there is not another post about Big Blue hitting the 100,000 mile mark. Yikes.....thats the most troublesome thing about not moving to Louisville.

What Kind of Intelligence are You?

If anyone is suprised with my results, they do not know me. Definitely a logical-mathematical person. Though I will say I was a bit scared of what it was going to say about me.

Your Dominant Intelligence is Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

You are great at finding patterns and relationships between things. Always curious about how things work, you love to set up experiments. You need for the world to make sense - and are good at making sense of it. You have a head for numbers and math ... and you can solve almost any logic puzzle. You would make a great scientist, engineer, computer programmer, researcher, accountant, or mathematician.

What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?

Happy Valentine's Day!

A little history about St. Valentine:

The actual origin of St Valentine Day and the number of St Valentines remains a mystery to this day. Though it is believed that there were at least two Valentines, both of whom were martyred around 269 AD. One was a priest and physician who, legend says, sent letters of love and encouragement to the early Christian community in Rome during the time of his persecution. Another Valentine may have been a bishop who was also martyred for the faith.

The feast of St. Valentine was dropped from the Roman Catholic calendar in 1969.

The actual custom of sending Valentines on Feb 14 is thought to have started in the Middle Ages. It was a day for love, for it was the day when the birds began to mate.

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To all my dear friends, I wish you a Happy Valentine's Day. May God's love shower down upon you today and forever.

What a Crazy Week

Okay this has been one crazy and busy week. It was fun, frustrating, stressful, and almost over. Tomorow I leave for Clarksville, TN for a ODK Province X Conference that I have been working on for the past several months. It is finally here and I am really excited. Except that my alma mater is not sending anyone :-(

Work is very very busy and the tension is mounting for some reason and I have no clue why. I just remember to take a deep breath and smile. Trying really really hard to leave work at work and you know what for a change its working....yeah.

Tuesday, I acquired 2 tickets to the UK/Florida game at Rupp Arena. I never knew that it would be so hard to find someone to go to the game with me. I will be honest...the first attraction to going to the game would be the game. Though the second attraction to going, would to hang out with me. I wasnt decline only once or even twice, but 4 guys declined the inivitation (all are friends, nothing else) and 2 gals declined. I thought a 3rd gal was going to decline and leave me to take desperate measures in order to not go to the game alone. Thanks Ash for finally deciding to go to the game with me. It was tons of fun and wonderful to see you again. Minus the lady in front of me :-/

Well its approaching 9 and I have tons of things to get together and pack for my weekend adventure.

Are Guys Interested in.........

Tupperware Parties

Back in December, I was asked when was I going to have another Pampered Chef party. I replied, "Not having a Pampered Chef party but a Tupperware Party instead." A guy in the room asks if he can come. I really couldnt tell if he was joking or not. I joking responded back saying you can come if you want to.

Now the question is...was he just joking or would he really be interested in coming to a Tupperware Party. I thought I would throw the question out to my readers for response, especially since several guys do read my blog.

Guys would you be interested in a Tupperware Party?
Girls would you want guys at a Tupperware Party?
Any other thoughts and comments are welcome.

Feast of the Presentation of Jesus

On February 2 all the talk was about Groundhog's Day, but February 2 marks a very important date in Christian history, the presentation of Jesus in the temple. According to the Laws of Moses, a woman was not to touch anything holy for 40 days after the birth of a son or 80 days after the birth of a daughter. During this time the woman was being purified from the uncleanliness of giving birth. (Leviticus 12) After the time of purification was up, the woman was to bring a yearling lamb for holocaust and a pigeon or turtledove for a sin offering. If the woman could not afford a lamb, she could bring two pigeons or turtledoves, one for the holocaust and one for the sin offering. So Mary as required by Mosaic law took Jesus to the temple with her offering, 40 days after His birth. (Luke 2: 22-38)

February 2 is also known as Candlemas Day. You can read the link for a full story about Candlemas Day, but it was a pre-cursor to the groundhog legend of predicting the rest of winter.

First Online Bill Payment

Okay so I have finally given in at least once, we will see if all the information was correct and the bill actually gets paid on Monday. Why the breakdown and giving in to paying online? Well my current banking situation it's a bit odd and crazy, but that's okay. My savings and checking are in two separate banks in two separate towns. So when my checking account runs out of money, I have to go get money out of one bank and move it to the other. I know insanity but it helps to keep me from spending so much money. The issue has arisen that I am out of money in my checking again to pay my credit card bill. So I decided why not see if I can just pay it online from my savings account. We will see if it worked on Monday, when it will finally post. Who knows maybe I will use it again. Though that allows for easier access to money that is in my savings account, not a good things.

On the same subject, I have been paying my cellphone bill via phone lately. Seems to work pretty good plus it goes on my credit card and I earn points. Win win. I decide to try to pay my home phone bill the same way. No such luck...you have to pay $1+ extra to pay it via phone. The electric bill is the same way. What is all of that about. It is easier for them than getting it by mail, a lot less processing. Makes no sense to me.

The Cheese Drawer

For those of you who know me or have been to my house lately, you know that the cheese drawer, YES I have a cheese drawer, is usually full of cheese. Apparently I have been eating a lot of cheese lately because there is almost a cheese crisis. Hopefully I make it back to the grocery before it really does become a crisis.

By the way, I dont like cheese and its great for my health :-)

How Nerdy Are You?

Thanks to Jeff for finding these wonderful quizzes.

College Memories

As of late, Chris keeps on bringing up college memories. So I thought I would dedicate a post to some of those memories. Please feel free to add as you which.

Multiple Memories
- Midnight Brunch in the Cafe, being served by Faculty and Staff.
- Sunday Dinner Chicken Planks
- Breakfast in the Cafe
- Late Nights in the Old Art Building, Developing Pics
- Miss Emma in the Cafe
- Nertz
- Unnamed person throwing my shoe out the door of Cal class. (Unless they want to confess who they are)

Single Events
- Flood of 1997
- Presidential Candidate Bob Dole
- Snowstorm of 1998
- Rush/Pledge of 1998

Okay I am sure there are tons more, so please share.

What Age Do You Act?

You Are 29 Years Old

29 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

Belated Happy Birthdays!

Belated Happy Birthdays go out to Jennifer L and Susan R whose birthdays were yesterday.

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear JL and SR
Happy Birthday to you.

Also happy belated birthday to MG, who celebrated his birthday on Sunday.

Personality Test

You Have A Type A- Personality

A- You are one of the most balanced people around Motivated and focused, you are good at getting what you want You rule at success, but success doesn't rule you. When it's playtime, you really know how to kick back Whether it's hanging out with friends or doing something you love! You live life to the fullest - encorporating the best of both worlds

Do You Have a Type A Personality?

Mark's Gospel Live

This sounds really interesting and I plan on attending if anyone else is interested in joining me.

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Friday, Feb 25th, 7pm. Performance in the Cathedral of Christ the King.

The actual words of The Gospel of St. Mark memorized & performed as a play by actor and priest, Fr. Joseph Morris. A first-century drama of love, betrayal, and newness of life. Great for both children and adults!

2 acts separated by a 30-minute intermission
Admission: free will offering.

Father Joseph first took an interest in the Gospel of St. Mark in graduate school. In his first years as a parish priest, he and 16 performers performed the Gospel as a set of consecutive one-actor performances--in 100 minutes for local churches. After breaking his leg in 2001, Joseph took the recovery time to memorize and stage Mark as a one-actor production. He’s been doing it ever since—on his days off, on holidays, whenever and wherever possible.

http://www.gospelofmark.us/

Freaky DVD Player

Okay, as some of you know, I got a DVD player for Christmas. I was really excited about this because I have come to realize that to rent anything from Blockbuster, its almost imperative that you have a DVD player because they have no VHS movies anymore.

So on New Years Day, I pull out the DVD Player and hook it up. All looks good so I turn it on and proceed to hit the Open/Close button for the DVD drive. Nothing happens. I try again. I try the channel changer that came with it nothing happens. I become very bummed out. I try everyday for several days and then finally give up. KP stops by and I tell him about it. He tries, no such luck. That was just this past weekend.

Today, I decide randomly to try it again. I turn it in, the screen does a few different things, then I hit open/close button. Wala...it opens up. Now is that freaky or what.

Now I am scared to use it afraid that it will decide to stop working again. All my technological friends what do you think?

Goals 2005

These are in random order and a quick draft because I have to go work on a couple of them :-)

- Loose 30 lbs that I have gained the last 6 months.
- Excercise More
- Eat Healthier
- Make a decision about where life is headed next.
- Complete the execution of a successful ODK Province X Conference in February.
- Be more prepared for Bible Study
- Have Fun, but not too much
- Save money for that next life decision
- Read More
- Finish 1 of 3 Cross-stitches for my cousin's kids in 2 weeks, and hopefully finish the other 2 by end of year :-)

Okay I better go start working on this list.

Car Woes Continue

So I get home after church and decide to attempt to get the grime off my windshield. I am still not sure what it is and it doesnt come off easily. There is still a bit stuck on the windshield but I was tired and hungry so I quit. Any solutions are welcome.

As I cleaned the windshield, I found a nice chip out of the passenger side of the windshield. So how long til this goes from a small chip to a nice crack? Guess I am going to have to figure out how to get that taken care of as well in the next few months depending on how fast the crack grows.

I definitely dont have luck with cars but I will take these woes over mechanical woes like my other cars have had.

Rental Frustrations

Wed Night, I took my car in to Don Jacobs to get the rearend repainted (Accident on 12/11) as well as get a clearcoat patch on the front bumper fixed. In this whole process, you already have the frustrations of taking your car in and having to find another form of transportation. Thankfully the person who hit me insurance paid for the rental car.

I get a nice size rental car which surprised me because the lady said that the insurance had paid for something in the class with Cavalier, Corolla, and Focus. I ended up with a Chrysler Siebring, 4 door. It was okay no big shakes and definitely had no power behind it.

I leave the parking lot and go the Catholic Bookstore maybe a block away. Find some nice books and come back out to notice the front right tire low. Being a rental there is no tire gauge, so I really cant tell what the pressure is. So I go to the nearby the, surprised to find FREE Air :-) Granted no tire gauge so I fill it up as much as I think it needs and go on my way to Bible Study where I knew someone would have a tire gauge.

25 lbs of air. :-( So I call the rental 800 line and they send out AAA to fix the tire. All they do is put the donut on the car. Now what the heck good is that going to do me trying to get to Louisville in the morning. Absolutely none. But I was in the middle of attempting to lead Bible study so I went back in to finish. Afterwards, I called the rental company again. All the branches were closed. The one in Gtown opens at 8 in the morning. They can replace the car.

Great, now I am going to be late to work. I already left early Wed and had to leave early on Fri to handle all the car issues. Plus my officemate was going to be late. Unfortunately nothing that I can do about it.

So I go to the Gtown branch, Thurs morning. They have a new Mazda 6 in the parking lot but the paperwork is not completed, so they cant send it with me :-( Probably a good thing. Instead they take the car next door and get the flat repaired. The flat had not 1 but 2 nails in it. How the heck do you give a customer a rental with 2 nails in the front tire? The guy at Gtown was really nice and helpful. So the tire was fixed and I went on my merry little way to work.

Thankfully I made it safely to work, stayed in town, and made it safely back yesterday afternoon to get my car back.

Big Blue...has two nice and shiny bumpers now, along with some chips filled in on the hood. And it cost me nothing, thankfully. No the fun of keeping it cleaned in this weather and not using the automatic or high pressure washes. That could be fun.

Happy New Year - Welcome 2005

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe evening last night to ring in the new year.

May this year be full of blessings and wonderful memories.

Christ Blessings be with each of you.