the big 10
with the wisconsin win over nc state (sorry, kat) and the mich state win over duke (sorry, dan) and illinois still in it, the big ten is owning the ncaa playoffs. i really miss being able to watch basketball with any kind of regularity, so it was a thrill to watch the games with my sister, brother-in-law and roommate at the globe pub on friday night. there's nothing like watching a game with fellow badgers as the wisconsin boys sail along to victory. ahhh, on wisconsin.
anyway, tonight, while out for pizza with erin and her ohio friends tom and nicole and their baby soren, we chatted a bit about the success of the big 10. my mind clung to that phrase, "big 10" and - as is typical with my overactive bunny trail brain - i started thinking about what the top ten things on my mind are right now. here's what i've come up with:
1. the joy of long, slow weekends
2. houses packed with visiting family and friends
3. babies
4. learning a second language
5. watching the wisconsin-unc game sunday afternoon
6. eating baby carrots and asparagus with maple syrup for easter
7. imagining heaven
8. visiting family in ohio
9. the possibilities of what summer 2005 will bring
10. dancing in the moonlight in the summer when you don't have to wear a jacket
hmmm, soren is about to go to bed, and maybe tom, nicole, erin and i will get to play cards. maybe some euchre ... ooh, which makes me think of ....
11. the necessity of starting a euchre night in chicago (of course, all euchre-playing milwaukee-residents are welcome to crash at our place for those nights - ahem, laura, jenny, rachel, and joe)
oooh, summer. i can hardly wait ...
posted by Mary @ 6:43 PM
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euchre night - fab idea.. I would love to come down for that. Actually, I have thought on occasion about starting a euchre night here, although I seem to need to convince my husband that euchre is fun, and find one more couple.... any takers? =)
first of all.....would you mind filling in your northwestern friend on "euchre"?
and second, I cannot wait for summer either!!! I'm so excited about it!!
so glad you asked, teresa :)
euchre is a four-person game (although i hear it can be made into a three-person round, but i don't know how you do it) where two sets of partners compete to take the most "tricks." you can see more online at this euchre site, but just make sure you follow the directions for north american euchre and not british euchre (they use the joker, we don't).
teresa, eventually you and nate should make your way out to chicago for a visit and we can play then, ok?
I wanna play euchre, too.
Anyway, babies, Mary? Babies are number three???
And don't you already have a 2nd language? Wouldn't be a third language?
--paul
...ooooo, now that is an idea Mary! :) We're actually visiting some friends in Boston from the 6th thru the 12th...I'm excited to get out of town for a vacation for awhile. I've never been to the east coast before. I'm excited about being a tourist in my own country!
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