Well, here it is FOOTBALL SEASON!!

As you all know, I have been included in the guys fantasy football league this year. The draft went great. I picked up Larry Johnson first, then felt good about the strength of the rest of my team. It cost $5 to trade/drop/etc, and I am way to tight to do that! So I was planning to try very hard to keep my inital picks.

Also, a few of us paid a little extra to pay out $6 per week to the high scorer.
WEEK 1-This was the weekend that I went to Houston to watch the Texans play the Chiefs, so I didnt get to check StatTracker until late Sunday evening. Holy Crap! I was outscoring everyone in the league...except the team I was playing. This means, if I was playing anyone else in the league, I would be winning!


My starting quarterback was hurt at the end of the game. UGHH! So, first week and I already have to pick someone else up. In the end, I lost my game...but, I did win the $6, because the team I was playing didnt buy into our side game and I had out scored everyone else. I felt strong about my team and I was thankful that I had a good showing for the only girl in the league.


WEEK 2- Another week of me dominating the points....but still losing to my opponent. How is this possible? I watched StatTracker until the end of the games Sunday. I had lost by 2 points Monday morning I started looking at week 3, etc. OMG!!! I WON, I WON, I WON, I WON, I WON! WooHoo!! I guess I didnt wait long enough for everything to refresh. Yea! Im 1-1 and I won the $6 again.


Going into this whole experience I knew I was not going to win the whole thing, I honestly dont care enough to watch ESPN everday to get the latest news. I just wanted to be a solid player and not let Holly down. (She made me swear that I wouldnt get bored and quit!) I feel really great that (so far) I have been strong!!! This is for you Holly...GIRLS RULE!!!


WEEK 3- Well this was a pretty boring Football Sunday. Right away I was behind. I never caught up. This week, I was the lowest scorer in the league. :(


WEEK 4 & 5-Alright, apparently I am a little bored with Fantasy Football already. (Holly, Shhh!!!) But I think week 6 cured me. Week 4 and 5 were boring....I lost. I think one of those weeks I lost to Jared. DAMN!! With so much going on in my life, I dont look at my team as much as I should. I dont have internet in Blanco, and that is where I have spent the last few Sundays.


WEEK 6-I didnt look at my team ALL week long. I really planned on trying to pick up a TE...mine sux. I thought about it on Saturday, then I forgot. Then again on Sunday I said, "WOW, lets go to the library. I feel like I probably have players on a bye week." Then we never went. Monday (since I was now on a no-job status) I checked, and I was winning!!!! But my QB was on a bye week!!! And I was playing against Eli Manning (who I dropped WAY too fast when he got hurt!) and he still had to play Monday night. Oh crap! Now it was going to be really obvious that I didnt check on my team. oopsie.
Ah-ha. I thought I found a loop-hole. Both of my QBs were on a bye week, so if I could pick up one of the QBs playing on Monday night, at least I would get some points, right? Well apparently you can play someone you JUST picked up. So, oh-well.


Now it is Tuesday night and Im thinking I better check my team NOW before I get to Blanco, then leave for Dallas, blah blah blah. WOWIE ZOWIE!!! I won!! Now that is confidence in your team when you dont even play a QB and you still win!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
Who is 2-4 now boys!!!!!!!!!!!!


WEEK 7-I finally got back from Dallas late Sunday, didnt really get to watch much football, so I guess I am getting my fix on Monday night, even though I dont have anyone playing. By the way...I WON!!! And who would have thought Rick would be high scorer again (there are still a few people to play, but he looks pretty safe.) I have to give you kudos Rick, and I sure wouldnt have guessed it after our draft.


WEEK 8-This was a busy weekend with the bachelor party at my ranch, but the best part was having breakfast Saturday morning with Kyle, where he mentioned that he was, and I quote, 'gonna kick my ass.' It was on!!!


It was actually fun to watch on StatTracker. Just when you think its all over, someone scores big. New England's defense got me 21 pts!! woo-hoo! In the end....are you ready?? I WON, I WON, I WON! I am now 4-4 with 704 points....which makes me pass Jared!!! for 4th place. Gotcha Kyle!!!


WEEK 9-Sunday was like old times again. Just sitting around watching football, after coming back from hunting at the ranch. Week 9 started the second round of playing everone, so I am playing Blake again. All day it was very up and down and for once I actually has someone playing on Monday. As of Sunday night I was down by 30 points with my quarterback to play on Monday, and two of my starters had left the game early with injuries.


Well, Big Ben did it!! 38 points!!! Woo Hoo!! I WON!! 4th Place, 5-4 with 796 points. Im afraid I will have to do some add/drops this week...


WEEK 10-Sunday was spent in Fredericksburg again, that always makes for a 'good-old-Sunday.' I was playing Bryan, who is a very consistent team. He had 3 players playing on Monday night, and I was only up by 21 points. Between Addai, LaDainian, and Gates, my odds were not too good. Again...Woo Hoo!! I WON!! Between a weak showing for the big guys, and my defense putting up 5 points, I pulled it off again in the last minute.
This week I did do another add/drop Javon Walker is out of the season, so I picked up Steve Smith.


The biggest news from week 10 is Jared coming up as the high scorer!! I know, who would have thought. Now we are both 6-4, but because he scored 111 this week, he has passed me UGH!

WEEK 11-This week I played Rick. Yes, Rick...the new guy that is on a 10 week winning streak! Who would have thought the Cowboys would be doing so well and carrying Rick!! Ugh! Final 119-73. Overall I am in 5th place, behind Jared, with a total points of 973.


WEEK 12-This is Thanksgiving week, so the games started on Thurday. I went back and forth on a few players, but ended up now having anyone playing on Thursday. I am playing Jared, and his quarterback (Farve) played on Thursday and got 30 points. So from the start it looked like I was really far behind. I am writing this early, and I still have several people to play. Wish me luck!! Jared ended up scoring 121 points!! What a crock! Im 6-6 and sitting in 5th place. Oh-the worst part is the final score...121-41.

WEEK 13-Again, I just come out slow! I lost to Wade this week, yep, Wade. The guy who is 1-11...UGH!! Note-Jared, who scored 121 last week, only scored 58 pts! Why couldnt that be last week?!?!

My football weekend

Well, well, well...I did it! I have said for a couple of years now, I want to attend a game at a different Big XII stadium each year.

In 2005, we went to Baylor (Waco, TX) to see the Baylor Bears play Texas Tech. The highlight of that game was Baylor's mascot. They have a REAL BEAR!!! Last year, I threw together a last minute birthday weekend to Lubbock for a Texas Tech game. Yes, that trip had an ulterior motive. What was it?? Randy Rogers, of course!! We made sandwiches for the trip (6-7 hrs!) and arrived in Lubbock in time to check in to the hotel before heading to the bookstore for some Tech gear and then the game. Texas Tech had a sound lead (54-0) when we decided to leave and head to the South Plains Fair to see....you guessed it, Randy Rogers Band. What a great birthday weekend!!

September 2007 is here and that means the start of football season! I have finally been included in the guys fantasy football league, so I am forced to keep up with not only college but NFL also. (GO LARRY JOHNSON!!) The schedules were compared and a plan was made.

So, Saturday September 8th, we headed to College Station, Texas. Upon arrival, it was clear; this trip was not going to be as simple as Waco or Lubbock! Texas A&M is not 'visitor friendly.' Not the people, the campus! We could see Kyle Field, yet there did not seem to be any parking lots or roads available to get there. We stopped at a bookstore to get some Aggie-gear and hopefully some helpful advice. Driving, driving, driving (thankfully it was in a cute little rent car) looking for a parking lot or tickets. Once in a parking garage, the walk began!! Apparently everything is very ceremonial at A&M, so we did get to see the 'parade' heading to the field. It began with the band, then the corps, the corps, the corps, the corps, the corps, the corps…you get the picture. Anyone out there who can explain that to me…please do. There were about 100 different sections of the corps marching…who were they? And what's the difference??

Ok, we only have about a mile to go to get to the field and keep in mind it is 100 degree outside. Here we are, Kyle Field! An hour and a half to kick off and the official track temperature is 145 degree. I AM MEALTING!!! I looked at Jared and said, 'Don't worry, I promise I will NEVER want to do this again.' We stood under the stands near the food vendors, ate a hot dog & a corny dog, and eventually climbed over some barricades and found 'the underground' area, where I sat on the floor! At least it was out of the sun.

We found our seats just in time for kick-off. We are on the Alumni side, so we have the shade to look forward to…it is only about 5 rows behind us. After the National Anthem and the ceremonial fly-over (very impressive!), I notice there are no cheerleaders. Yes, there are like 5 yell leaders on the other side, but we've got nothing on our side. There is no spirit clubs, dance team, flag girls, or even twirlers!! I saw no representation of organizations, clubs, fraternities or sororities of any kind. Plus, the band didn't seem to know any 'songs' or when to play them! Probably the quietest college game I have ever attended.

OK-so, third quarter rolls around, A&M in the lead and I have officially melted! We head out to find our parking garage. It is actually much easier to find Kyle Field following a parade, then it is to find the 'Central Parking Garage' which is the shortest building on campus with no parade!

Finally, we are on the road again, headed to Houston in time to watch UFC 75. The rent car has XM Satellite Radio, so we could listen to the end of the game. WHAT!!! The score is tied? Overtime?? Double overtime? Triple Overtime? Yep- I paid a fortune to get into the game, and left before anything exciting happened!! But, in all actuality, I was not impressed with the whole thing and 87,000 excited fans was probably more then I needed to be a part of. We did make it to Houston in time to check into the hotel, only to find they didnt have Spike TV! We ended up at a neighboring hotel bar and were the only people interested in UFC and not the UT game!

Here is it Sunday, and I'm waking up in Houston, about 2 blocks from Reliant Stadium, where the Houston Texas would be kicking off to the Kansas City Chiefs in about 3 hours!! Not dealing with parking was truly a blessing; we just took off from the hotel and walked right into the stadium. FYI…College Station is HOT, but Houston is HOT with about 110% humidity on top of the HOT! Reliant has a retractable roof, and boy was I praying that baby would be closed and the air conditioner would be cranked! PHEW, relief, it is nice and cool when we walk in. What a beautiful stadium, well thought out, great seats, tons of vendors and we are on the 25th row. We are seated next to 4 people with Chiefs jerseys, they drove from Springfield and were heading back as soon as the game was over! WOW, not that is loyalty to your team!

Oh- I do need to add that we were potentially in two fights. One was a 'drunk guys talking shit' and the other was for sure gang related. Apparently I have an even bigger problem keeping my mouth shut then I realized. In both instances, I had to interject that everything is fine, 'Its okay guys. Its just a game.' The second altercation actually scared me after I said anything. It was defiantly time for me to get out of Houston!

We finally made it out of Houston and into Austin to drop off the rent car and eat at Maudie's!! I'm not totally in love with my new car, but AAAHHHHHH it sure is a nice ride after spending the weekend in a Sonata! I pull into Fredericksburg about 10:30 pm. Monday morning starts early, when I take dad in for hernia surgery. YUCK, but that is why I am spending so much time writing tonight, I am just sitting down stairs making sure he doesn't do anything he shouldn't!
Overall I had a great football weekend '07. Probably wont be going back to Kyle Field anytime soon, but I'm glad I can say I was there with my best friend. I don't know where 2008 will take me; or if 2007 might lead to another game or two. I need to focus on my Fantasy Team now. As the first and only girl in our league, I cant crap out, it would be like ruining the whole female race!! Right now I am beating EVERYONE in the league…except the guy I'm playing this week. UUUGGGHHHHH! Wish me luck, and if you have any pointers please send them my way. Oh-geeeez! They just announced that Eli Manning is out for at least a month. Guess I gotta go pick up Big Ben!