Promise Me

A Promise has been made (with a capital P) and I'm so excited because the handful of us who hang out with this blog will benefit. Andy is returning as a contributing writer! It's been set. Promised. He hasn't created a blog post for well over a year, although he contributes with photography or lending an ear as I type. Soon he'll be the writer again. Already I can't wait to read it. What brings about this Promise with G3? An unbelievable experience. He's going to Superbowl XLV in less than two weeks! Tom, Tony and Andy will gather in Arlington from Wisconsin, Nome and Sitka to join the Cheesehead nation in cheering on the Pack. They might tailgate. They will have a blast. Flights are made and a hotel booked. It's a done deal and he has to just get there and enjoy. And take pictures. And then write about it on the blog. He Promised.

There exists many Packers fans who say not so nice things and incite unnecessary nastiness. We Vikings fans know about this...they are meaner than we in the feud. But Andy's one of the good fans. He doesn't say stuff that's hurtful. He just enjoys the game of pigskin. I love him for that...and I know he's isn't this way just because he married the gal from over the western border. He's a good, respectable fan and for that I wish him a grand, grand time. Plus, the Black Eyed Peas perform the half-time show. I hope the guys wear cheese heads for the blog photos! Promises are good.

While the biggest NFL game of the season plays out in Texas, I'll be flying all day to Washington, D.C. My first time to the capital. A proposal I submitted to a national conference was accepted so I have the task of presenting for an hour. The nervousness and excitement brought on by this opportunity will subside after 4:30pm EST on 2/8. The talk is "Preventing Risk through Youth in Action."

Other than these preparations that's it for us. We've been out hiking and enjoying food and drinks with friends in Sitka. I was in Anchorage last week for work and spent some time with friends, and tonight is my first rehearsal for the community theatre play I've been cast in. It's as if we were Promised a purty good 2011!

*Amy

Andy teaches what creatures are edible along water, at Mosquito Cove.

On a whim, Amy takes a quick walk break on 1/11/11 at 1:11pm.

The Walk