PENS Hoist the CUP!!!

Sorry for the lack of writing. I have been traveling in New England visiting colleges and universities. I will write about my visits a little later, first, I want to celebrate the PENGUINS WIN!!!

The Greatest Team on Earth...The Pittsburgh Penguins!!!! Pittsburgh is truly title town. Steelers and Penguins in the same year!!! What a game seven!!! If you had taken my blood pressure during the last two minutes, I would have been admitted to the emergency room. After the win, Laura went on-line and bought me a real game jersey with 'GNATPACK' and '44' on it. Owen will also be getting a jersey as well. It will have 'OWEN' on the back with the number '11' for his birthday. I can't wait for it to arrive. I had made a friendly wager with a colleague that he would wear a PENS jersey for a day if the Penguins won. I would wear his WINGS jersey if Detroit won. I will make sure to secure a photo for posterity.

Busy but a very good weekend!

The weekend started off with making sure our international students had dinner for Friday night. Everything worked out; however, the weather was horrible. Rain, rain, rain!!! Saturday went of without a hitch. The bus almost died while driving three students to the Hun School to take the SAT. It did die on the way home when I didn't have any students on board. Even with a misbehaving bus, all our testers tested, moved out of the dorms, and made their flights.

Saturday afternoon was uneventful, I crashed and slept most of the day. Thank you Laura! The Penguins were humiliated by Detroit losing game five, 5-0. Maybe they can pull game six out on Tuesday. If the Red Wings win, I have to wear a Wings jersey to work. Tom, you better wash the jersey before you give it to me.

Sunday, the weather was majestic so the three of us went to the Philadelphia Zoo. What a zoo day!!! Owen loved seeing the polar bear, the tigers, and elephant. He liked the monkeys and the black bear that was playing in the mud.

Around five we went to the residential life staff party. Owen loved the inflatable jumper and played with his friends for almost two and half hours straight. He was a sweat ball the entire time and slept well last night.

Around 4:00 p.m. Lizzy Giffen, who works with me, and her husband Jason welcomed Wyatt Alexander Giffen into the world. Wyatt was 8 lbs. at delivery and was 21 inches long. Lizzy is now officially on maternity leave. Mother and family are well.

Tied Two - Two!!!!

What a game!!! The second period was awesome!!! Laura missed most of the goals but was able to watch the intensive play that occurred during the second period. Fleury was on fire, Crosby and Malkin connected, and Jordan Staal's goal really took the steam out of Detroit. Game five is back at the Joe. If the PENS can win at the Joe, I believe that Lord Stanley's Cup could be a reality. GO PENS!!! I know that Detriot needs a boost with the automotive industry in shambles; however, Pittsburgh wouldn't mind holding two championships at the same time. Oh, by the way, the Mets were swept by the Bucs. Can you believe that???

2-1, Need a Win!!

The PENS play tonight and they really need a win. This is the second year in a row that Pittsburgh has played Detroit in the Stanley Cup Finals. Again the Pens find themselves behind 2-1. I believe that if the Pens can even things up this evening, maybe, just maybe, a cup is attainable. Detroit has a really good team! Game four starts at 8:00 p.m. We will soon know....

Now one may ask, "Why does Scott cheer for the PENS?" Well, living in Pittsburgh for five and a half years and cheering for Mario and Jagr kinda stuck. Laura was a Devils fan and I a Fylers fan. We both received free tickets to numerous games (Thanks Mike), the Igloo was practically in our backyard, and having the privilege to see Mario play solidified our passion. For the record, I support the Eagles(NFC)/Steelers(AFC), Phillies, Penguins, and Sixers.

If the Eagles ever played the Steelers in the Super Bowl, I guess I will have to figure out where I am watching game before I choose sides:)

Cape Cod Bound 2009

Laura and I pulled the trigger. We are headed to Cape Cod this summer for our annual family trip. Normally we go in August but decided to move our trip up a couple weeks this year. We will be in Brewster from July 24th through July 31st. We love the Cape and really get a chance to relax during our trip. Owen has a blast and actually asked us if we were going to the Cape this year. He wanted to know if he could dig on the beach:)

I have now recruited my iPhone into this endeavor.

Slowly wading into the world of blogging.....

Today I created what everyone, I guess, calls a blogspot or blog. My goal is to write about issues and topics related to my professional and personal life. Writing has always come easy to me; however, spelling and using the correct punctuation still stymies me.