Huskies vs OSU

So this game was on national television and fortunately the weather was way better than last week.

We were unaware but apparently Oregon State has the oldest marching band in the Pac 10.

 Seriously, is there mascot really a beaver?  Looks like a dog....only beaver like quality is the tail.

Check out Amy's new Husky hat....it kept her very warm  Though it was not wet like last week, it was pretty cold at the game.

The Husky team store has taken a good chunk of our money since we got tickets.  Oh well!

Oregon was pretty well represented in the west side of the stadium.  Looked like they were all ready to celebrate Halloween.  BTW, for anyone who knows of people from Oregon State, we found hella stupid  folks.  Especially the moron sitting behind us.

Odd makers in Vegas said that this was a PICK EM, or too close too call game.

After regulation, it was as close as could be....that is even though we were up 21-0 to start the game.

 After overtime #1, it remained tied.  Jake Locker had an excellent game (5 Td's, 4 to J. Kearse).

 Bedlam broke out on the field after Oregon couldn't convert a score on 4th down, but the dumb zebras called a penalty on us giving Oregon another chance.  They scored a touchdown and then went for the 2 point conversion and failed....so we won!

 The band played the Husky fight song as the student section sang along.

 Then the players went over with flags and sand and directed the band.  It was an awesome game and a great ending!  Oh yeah, and we won an ultra important game.

Sounders vs Chivas Guadalajara (Mexico)

We received tickets for free from Select Staffing...Carly Weiss (Anth's friend from summer camp) works there and hooked us up.  Last year when we went to a game, we saw a 0-0 tie...super lame and boring.  

We missed the first goal .....(the fact that we are saying first goal is obviously a good sign, right?)

The seats were right near the 50 yard line and were quite good.

Sounder fans are pretty hardcore.  Check out Baldy and his Sounders Tattoo!

The Sounders just won their 2nd straight US Open Cup Championship.  They need a new banner.

We were at the XBOX Pitch.  

Mexico was well represented....we even saw a Hick wearing a "Border Patrol" sweatshirt....it was hilarious.  I am sure some of the people in attendance didn't appreciate the joke.  But that $hit was funny!

Yes, we scored another goal and the final score ended up being 3-1.

The Moon was out over the south side of the stadium.  

Lots of action for a friendly including a few yellow cards and even a red card.

Chivas had a huge cheering section in the 2nd level.

Hee!

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooals are fun to see.  After the game, Anthony came home and played his new soccer game on xbox...until 2am. 

Ay Dios Mio!

We don't have pictures for these events, but wanted to tell you about it anyways....

So, besides all of the previous blog posts, there were a number of things that occurred but we didn't take pictures.

Our 3rd Anniversary was one item.  It was Rosh Hashanah Eve and we decided to celebrate our anniversary instead.  So we went to El Gaucho in Bellevue (since we haven't been there before) and enjoyed an excellent meal.

The next day was Rosh Hashanah and we went to services and then had lunch with the whole Benezra family at Pearl in Bellevue.

Then approximately 10 days later was Yom Kippur.  We went to the evening "EVE" services, but could not attend Yom Kippur day due to the Nebraska game which you already saw a post about.

Then, Anthony went to Anchorage with Mark for a business trip.  It was a short trip....nothing major.

Heather and Jason had Ezra Federico on 10/4 at 3:55 pm.  CONGRATS!  WE CANNOT WAIT TO MEET HIM IN DECEMBER!!!!!

Then Anthony went to Toronto for the SMART Convention.  He saw lots of customers including Jonathan from Odyssey.  Many drinks were drunk and not much sleep occurred on the trip.  Anthony left Tuesday morning at 6am and came home Thursday night at 11pm.  So it was very tiring.

Ok, we think that catches you all up on our happenings!

Huskies vs ASU in the rain

Husky Stadium is a great old venue to watch a football game.  Especially when it is raining and your seats are completely undercover.  It rained a bit when we were walking from our parking spot and started raining a ton when we got to the stadium.  

The band still toughed it out and played on the field.  

In fact many bands played from high schools around the state.

The Husky dog (whose name is DUBS) was probably wet and cold.  

You can see how hard it was raining from the movie below.

We lost.  Jake Locker was sick and we had lots of injuries....but we played flat, looked pathetic and lost a game we should have won.

Last game of the year for us, thankfully

So the Mariners season was a horrible one.  Everyone can admit that.  On October 1st, Fan Appreciation occurred.  Unfortunately, we left feeling unappreciated. 

We had tickets in the Hit it Here Cafe which was cool because we had a counter where we could sit and eat and the view was pretty cool as well.

Hee.  That's us!

Yep, we got killed.  It was ugly from the start.  Luke French got rocked and since we never score runs, this was a fitting end.

We moved down a level and closer to the exit just so we could beat the traffic....not that there were many people in attendance to fight against.

So the jist of fan appreciation is that they give stuff away like autographs, trips, TV's, etc and the more tickets you have the better the odds of winning are....well, we had 20 tickets and didn't win anything.

After the game was over, Anthony made it rain with the tickets.  Sorry, picture was a bit late (stupid camera), but you can imagine what it was like.

Auntie Anne's Eat this.....

Amy's love for pretzels is definitely known around town....and we had a bake-at-home box from a while back.  So Amy finally decided enough already and made 2 kinds of pretzels at home.  Anthony helped a little and the pretzels were pretty tasty!

The two kinds were: Original (which ended up being garlic flavored in the end) & Cinnamon and Sugar.  Both were good, but Aunty Anne's is still probably better.  Maybe we will try again but not wait so long to use the box... maybe that will help.

Huskies vs. Nebraska Huskers

We're gonna keep this post fairly short as there isn't really anything good to report...


As Anthony has stated the week before, Nebraska travels well... and it shows... check out the sea of red... we didn't even get photos of the largest red areas...

"Big Red" was everywhere... ugg... even right behind us... just couldn't escape!!  As you can see, we were staying positive regardless...

Still had a great view too!

We lost, big time, so big time no one wants to talk about it... but we did have a couple of good plays, and we weren't shut out, so there were some fun moments to celebrate.

Ultimately, things were so bad even the actual Husky gave up and took a nap.  He wanted to leave early, like we did, but he didn't have that option.  Poor Dawg...


Let's try not to play like a$$ next time, guys.  Hopefully the bye week will give you some time to get it together...

The Oregon Trail

Anthony had yet another business trip recently; this one was to Oregon.  He calls it the Oregon Circle, but this time it was more like the Oregon Trail...  


Between all of his meetings, and driving 1,500 miles in 5 days, Anthony managed to see an actual wagon on the trail.

In all, anthony went from Seattle to The Dalles, to Hermiston, to Pendleton, to Baker City, to Redmond, to Bend, to Medford, to Roseburg, to Eugene, to Albany, to Portland and finally made it home!

Seahawks Season Opener - vs. 49ers

Ca-Caw!  It's Seahawks time!


After coming off a Husky win the day before, we figured it was WAY too much to ask to win the Hawks home opener.  We thought we might be off to a good start when we finally found free parking near the stadium - who doesn't like saving $35?


We got into the stadium just in time (thanks to the severe lack of parking options) to see something truly crazy.  The big screens in the stadium were showing people in an airplane... then it hits you... those people are about to jump out of a plane... and the plane is flying over the stadium!  We watched them jump, all three of them, and followed them as they literally flew onto Qwest Field.  It sounds pretty corny, but it was super awesome to watch.

Here come the HAWKS!!! (And don't forget about Taima...)

Anthony getting his binocular schwerve on... luckily we found our smaller ones for next time, these are pretty massive...

No activity is complete without some amount of cell phone usage on Anthony's part...

Let's Go Seahawks!  


SIDE NOTE:
What you can't see in this photo is the Seahawks sideline, complete with coaching staff dressed in white tops and khaki pants.  This wardrobe change is bugging the crap out of Amy.  Something about that sea of khaki just gives her the heebeeeffin'geebees.  


According to an article in the Seattle times, Carroll is all about the khakis:

"Utility trousers," Carroll calls them.

He loves his khakis. He can play hoops in them or study film. They're nice enough to pair with a dress shirt for dinner at a steakhouse with cloth napkins, durable enough for the NFL sidelines and casual enough for a beer on the patio.

Khakis are amorphous, but ultimately functional. They are whatever you want them to be, which makes them perfect for the multipurpose Carroll.

Amy does not agree with any of the above.  Khaki's are "nice enough for cloth napkins" and "durable enough for the NFL sidelines and casual enough for a beer on the patio"... those three things do NOT go together, no way Jose.

Unbelievable!  Another win for Seattle Sports!  What an AMAZING weekend!!