LIFE OFF, GAME ON

What kind of tag line is "Life Off, Game On?" I'm not sure who in the Jazz organization came up with this, but all it does for me is make me feel guilty for turning my life off to watch the Jazz. Oh, well... I'll just stick with the "Pure Adrenaline Rush," because I am excited for a new season of basketball and you can always deal with your guilt later. Unlike Brian, I'm not expecting them to win every game or win the championship, I just go hoping for a win and a free Big Mac!

Casey Loftus: April 7, 1966 - October 26, 1994

Fourteen years ago today Casey passed away, after a two year battle with cancer. We still miss him and love him and think of him often. So, I thought I would share a few fun Casey facts:

Celebrity Look A Like

Debbie's Choice -Charlie Sheen, Cassidy's Choice- Tom Cruise, Brian's Choice- Chris Noth

1. Favorite Baseball Team - Atlanta Braves; Casey loved the Atlanta Braves. He loved the Braves pre-1990. When he had his Bone Marrow Transplant the University Hospital did not have cable TV. I had to tape all the Braves games, so he could still watch them.
2. Favorite Football Team - Atlanta Falcons
3. Favorite Basketball Team - Utah Jazz
4. Favorite Baseball Player - David Justice
5. Favorite Football Player - Primetime Deion Sanders
6. Favorite Basketball Player - John Stockton; Isn't he every short white man's favorite?
7. Favorite Movie - The last one he saw; just about every movie he saw would be his new favorite, until he saw another movie. Yes, Cassidy, you get this from your Dad.
8. Favorite Holiday - Halloween
9. Favorite College Class - Bowling; Casey wanted to go on the Pro Bowlers Tour and really believed this would be an acceptable career choice.
10. Casey broke his leg twice, both times playing soccer. Casey hated soccer.
11. Casey loved hotdogs. I believe hotdogs cause cancer.
12. Casey had perfect "Flat Top" hair
13. Casey frequently dyed his hair blackish purple. Both his children have followed in his footsteps on this one.
14. The only foods Casey wouldn't eat were beets and pumpkin
15. Once Cassidy was attacked by a killer chicken. Casey was mad, he stormed over to the chicken coop, grabbed the chicken, and with a kick that would have impressed Louie Sakoda, punted the chicken about 60 yards.
16. All Casey needed was a quarter and he could stay entertained for hours at the Fun-Of-It.
17. Casey's Dream Job - ESPN Sportscaster
18. Casey was a fighter. Really, he used to fight; like beat people up fighting, like "Oh, those scars on my hands, they're from peoples teeth" fighting.
19. Once Casey and his good friend Adam went to see the movie Philadelphia (Tom Hanks has Aids, gets fired from his job.) Before the movie started, they were looking around at the crowd, their conversation went something like this: "Do you think those two guys are gay?" "I bet those two over there are gay." "Wait a second, do you think they think we're gay?" They proceeded to promptly scoot over, leaving an empty seat between them.
20. Casey and I had moved into a new home in Orem. Casey, being his friendly self, walked over to meet our new neighbors. He introduces his self and the lady responds, "I know who you are. When we were in sixth grade, you and your friends would throw eggs at me as I walked home from school." The only response he could come up with was, "I've changed a lot since sixth grade.

Remembering Casey always makes me smile. He loved his family and friends. He touched many lives during his short time on earth. But I know he is still close by.

Happy Birthday Melanie

Top 10 Reasons Melanie is my Friend:

1. Any friendship that starts at Girls Camp is a friendship for time and eternity.
2. Melanie understands that mockery is a form of LOVE.
3. How can you not be friends with someone who will go see an 80's band, 3 times, in 4 days, in 3 different states!?
4. Melanie is a loud talker. That's right Lance, some people like it.
5. Melanie is now closer to my age than to Cassidy's age.
6. Melanie always has the biggest, brightest smile. (This one's Brians)
7. Melanie is annoyed by the same "things" I am annoyed by.
8. Melanie loves Disneyland. Oh, wait, that's not one; I DO NOT love Disneyland. (We don't say hate.)
9. When Melanie wants to try something new, she actually does it instead of just talking about it.
10. Melanie understands that chatting until 3:00 am is perfectly acceptable.

Hope you have a great birthday, Mel!!

Colin's Snuba Experience

Last month I went to Hawaii. While I was there my Dad and I got to

snuba. Snuba is like snorkeling, but it is also like scuba diving.

We saw some cool fish, this is a sea urchin.

I didn't want to touch it because I thought it might be poisonous.



My favorite fish was the Spotted Puffer Fish. You should try
it if you get the
chance. But don't try to go down to deep,
the cord is only 20 feet long.

Tagged

Melanie, thanks for the tag!

Favorite TV Shows:

1. The Biggest Loser
2. 24
3. How I Met Your Mother
4. Burn Notice
5. Scarred

Least Favorite TV Shows:

1. Family Guy
2. The View
3. Live with Regis and Kathy Lee
4. Oprah
5. Pinks

Favorite Restaurants:

1. Blimpies
2. The Pizza Factory
3. Cafe Rio/Bajio/Costa Vida
4. Ottavio's
5. Carl's Jr. In Spanish Fork, but only in Spanish Fork (this one's for Laurie)

Least Favorite Restaurants:

1. Subway (it smells like throw up)
2. McGrath's
3. Wingers
4. Golden Corral

Things that happened yesterday:

1. Had a wonderful massage
2. Watched Colton play baseball
3. Looked at cars (Colton wants the Escalade)

Things I'm looking forward to:

1. Jazz Basketball
2. Visiting Cassidy
3. Thanksgiving Fun
4. Going to the Family History Library
5. Colton going on a mission

Things I am not looking forward to:

1. Winter
2. Christmas Decorations
3. Going to the Dermatologist to check out my melanoma
4. Colton going on a mission

Things I love about Fall:

1. You can wear long sleeves/jackets/sweatshirts, but still wear shorts
2. Turning on the fireplace
3. MLB Playoffs
4. Halloween Fun

Things I don't love about Fall:

1. Shoes - too cold for sandals, too warm for boots
2. It gets dark too early
3. I don't think I can leave my house after dark

Things on my wish list:

1. Cassidy to live closer to her mommy
2. A trip to Croatia
3. Going with Mel to get a baby
4. World Peace

Things not on my wish list:

1. People getting in my personal space
2. Actually having skin cancer, instead of just joking about it
3. Being on The Biggest Loser

People I am tagging:

1. Since Cassidy is my only blogging friend and Mel tagged her, let's see ... I guess NO ONE!
2. OK, and Jamielyn, though she will never know she has been tagged

Blogging

A few weeks ago Cassidy told me she had set up a blog for her and Cameron, but she didn't really get what you did with one. On Monday Cassidy was her from St. George, while she was here we were looking at some blogs, seeing how people used them. After checking out several blogs, she says, "Oh, I get it. Blogging is like MySpace for old people."