each year there is a family fantasy football league. this institution was founded in 2006 and involves some intense competition. the past winners include:
2006 - barbs
2007 - karla
2008 - justin
2009 - rachael
2010 - justin
2011 - karla
my team for 2012, formerly known as the bogue bruisers, now the...
big muscles
quarterbacks
tony romo
philip rivers
running backs
maurice jones-drew
matt forte
demarco murry
shonn greene
roy helu
wide recievers
roddy white
hakeem nicks
steve smith
robert meachum
anquan bolden
tight ends
jermichael finley
jared cook
defence
ravens
lions
kicker
dan bailey
Monday, September 3, 2012
Saturday, September 1, 2012
meal planning #2
are you ready for more meal planning? you are, right? if not, scroll below and find our trip to auckland. it's more entertaining.
this week the recipes come from both 365: no repeats and express lane meals both by rachael ray. both classics in our household
sunday: lemon artichoke risotto with shrimp (this got delayed because of the auckland trip)
monday: risotto leftovers
tuesday: smokey sweet potato chicken soup (adapted for kumeras instead of sweet potatoes, but essentially the same)
wednesday: leftover soup
thursday: philly cheese steaks
friday: leftovers
saturday: spaghetti alla ceci (spaghetti with chickpeas - it's a roman dish)
i'll also be attempting two of my food "pins" from pinterest...
artisian baked bread - no kneading required, the fermentation process that takes place in the fridge does the work for you.
and
roasted cabbage. it must the be eastern european in me. but it sounds really good. The grocery store did not have bacon bits. I looked all over, and then swallowed my pride and asked. He asked "what are those" - I told him cooked pieces of chopped bacon. Then he asked what in the world I would use it for. Sigh.
this week the recipes come from both 365: no repeats and express lane meals both by rachael ray. both classics in our household
sunday: lemon artichoke risotto with shrimp (this got delayed because of the auckland trip)
monday: risotto leftovers
tuesday: smokey sweet potato chicken soup (adapted for kumeras instead of sweet potatoes, but essentially the same)
wednesday: leftover soup
thursday: philly cheese steaks
friday: leftovers
saturday: spaghetti alla ceci (spaghetti with chickpeas - it's a roman dish)
i'll also be attempting two of my food "pins" from pinterest...
artisian baked bread - no kneading required, the fermentation process that takes place in the fridge does the work for you.
and
come on ride da train
this weekend we took friday off and took the train from wellington to auckland. aaron found a good two-for-one deal, that also corresponded with a cheap $50 flight from auckland to wellington. so we decided to take advantage.
our time in new zealand is quickly coming to a close, so we thought we needed to finally start seeing some of the sights.
the train ride was simply gorgeous. we tried to take pictures, but they do not really capture it the way it was.
notes about the trip:
1. we were quite the anomaly on the trip because we were about 30 years younger than the average couple.
2. it was an 11 hour train ride. so besides staring at gorgeous scenery we also napped, knitted, played cards, and drank champagne.
3. during the ride aaron discovered the order at the german butcher was accidentally doubled and we had been charged for $375 of german meat. which is funny in hindsight, but not at the time.
our time in new zealand is quickly coming to a close, so we thought we needed to finally start seeing some of the sights.
the train ride was simply gorgeous. we tried to take pictures, but they do not really capture it the way it was.
notes about the trip:
1. we were quite the anomaly on the trip because we were about 30 years younger than the average couple.
2. it was an 11 hour train ride. so besides staring at gorgeous scenery we also napped, knitted, played cards, and drank champagne.
3. during the ride aaron discovered the order at the german butcher was accidentally doubled and we had been charged for $375 of german meat. which is funny in hindsight, but not at the time.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
in other news i have a weak ass
quite a few months ago i noticed a continual soreness in my left hip. eventually i noticed a correlation with days i ran and the pain. i ignored it for a bit, it wasn’t bad, mostly irritating, perhaps it would go away on it's own.
eventually, aaron convinced me i should go to the same physio he went to for his knee. i was a bit sceptical at first. i think of physios as serious sports doctors for real athletes. marathoners. nfl linebackers. ultimate frisbee players, etc. i do not consider myself an athlete. basically i work out because i know i'm supposed to (like flossing my teeth) and that is about it. was this an actual injury? was it all in my head?
i eventually went. my physio, glenn, had me do some exercises, asked me some questions and did some stretches. he almost immediately diagnosed me with hip bursistis. this was caused by two things 1) apparently i have a weak left ass cheek 2)the weak left ass was caused by “amazingly” flexible hips (he even asked me if i was a dancer or gymnast, alas!) that apparently allow my body to not use my left bum muscle. this apparently has been happening for years…
for the last 5 weeks i’ve been doing 2 exercises to try and get strengthen this part of my body. tt’s not overly hard, just tiresome and not fun. although i shouldn’t complain…others have it lots worse off than i do. and the exercises do seem to be helping, along with icing after my 3.4 mile runs. today i had my 3rd visit with my physio, and i was hoping he would tell me i was completely cured, but no. he confirmed that i’ll need to continue both sets of exercises every day for the next 4-6 weeks. the good news is that once this muscle is built up, it will not wither back down to nothing and my body will begin to actually use it when i run, instead of the weird hip thing it does now.
other things about my physio:
1) he had told me several times i don’t need to do things “a million miles per hour”
2) he was quick to tell me i seem to have “little to no body awareness” (in that i probably run in to doors and what not, check)
eventually, aaron convinced me i should go to the same physio he went to for his knee. i was a bit sceptical at first. i think of physios as serious sports doctors for real athletes. marathoners. nfl linebackers. ultimate frisbee players, etc. i do not consider myself an athlete. basically i work out because i know i'm supposed to (like flossing my teeth) and that is about it. was this an actual injury? was it all in my head?
i eventually went. my physio, glenn, had me do some exercises, asked me some questions and did some stretches. he almost immediately diagnosed me with hip bursistis. this was caused by two things 1) apparently i have a weak left ass cheek 2)the weak left ass was caused by “amazingly” flexible hips (he even asked me if i was a dancer or gymnast, alas!) that apparently allow my body to not use my left bum muscle. this apparently has been happening for years…
for the last 5 weeks i’ve been doing 2 exercises to try and get strengthen this part of my body. tt’s not overly hard, just tiresome and not fun. although i shouldn’t complain…others have it lots worse off than i do. and the exercises do seem to be helping, along with icing after my 3.4 mile runs. today i had my 3rd visit with my physio, and i was hoping he would tell me i was completely cured, but no. he confirmed that i’ll need to continue both sets of exercises every day for the next 4-6 weeks. the good news is that once this muscle is built up, it will not wither back down to nothing and my body will begin to actually use it when i run, instead of the weird hip thing it does now.
other things about my physio:
1) he had told me several times i don’t need to do things “a million miles per hour”
2) he was quick to tell me i seem to have “little to no body awareness” (in that i probably run in to doors and what not, check)
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