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03/10/2008 - Colin's ice hockey team (the Red Team) won the division finals 4-0. The entire team played their best and Colin had another shut out! The team celebrated with a dog pile in front of their goal.

Afterwards, they lined up to shake hands with their opponents, received trophies from their coach and took team photos.

03/08/2008 - The "finals" game was moved to Monday night so Colin's team had a practice followed by their end of season party. Each player received gifts from Coach Hughes and the team pitched in and got the coaches some personalized hats. Good practice and a great party. Can't wait until the finals game Monday night.

03/01/2008 - Colin's ice hockey team played in the semi-finals this morning. Not that big of a deal since there are only four teams, but what was a big deal is that Colin's team, the last place team, beat the first place team. They not only beat them, but shut them out. Colin's first shout out this season (15 shots on goal). Scoreboard picture and video to the right.

02/16/2008 - The goalie for the Ashburn Selects (travel team for the house league) was sick and so Colin got the call to go play for the team in a tournament in Bowie, Maryland. Colin had a great time! There were lots of shots on goal and lots of saves. To make an exciting game even better, the game ended in a shootout. This was Colin's first shootout. He saved shots 1 and 3 (shot 2 hit his glove and trickled over it into the goal). Colin's teammates scored on shots 2 and 3. So, we won!

02/15/2008 - Help the brewers of Guinness stout get 1 million signatures by midnight on March 16th to help make St. Patrick’s Day an official holiday. Go to proposition317.com to sign the petition or simply text “SIGN” to 65579 to make a difference. Get a Rally Kit that contains a printable petition, Guinness Recipes and rally posters

02/14/2008 - Valentine's Day. When you don't have someone to be your valentine, this day can suck. This year, Valentine's Day looked like it was going to be one of those days. Then, I saw Cathy standing in the snow. We talked. She asked me to email her. And now, Valentine's Day doesn't suck!

Why the walking cast for a vase you ask? While hanging a clock above her fireplace, Cathy (my valentine), dropped a power drill on her left foot, breaking it (her foot that is). This, on top of the fact that she was recovering from a concussion (that's another story). So, the walking cast & vase combo? It's another way for me to poke fun at her.

02/09/2008 - My niece Olivia and her Dad got to go to their first Father/Daughter dance. Pictures turned out pretty nice. My sister gets tears in her eyes when she talks about the event. I can only imagine that my Brother-in-Law feels the same (if not more). Olivia had her hair done just for the event. She looked really cute.

02/03/2009 - Super Bowl party at my sister's house. My Dad, a long time Giants fan, was in heaven! Everyone at the party was rooting for the Giants (since they beat the Cowboys). All Redskins fans root for anyone who plays Dallas. Giants beat the Cowboys and went on to the Super Bowl.

01/27/2008 - Just got back from a whale watching tour put on by the Virginia Aquarium. The tour included a 2 hour tour from Virginia Beach, a 3D IMAX movie, a tour of the aquarium and one night's stay at a local hotel. The whale watching tour was fun, but no whales or dolphins in site. I did get some great shots of the sunrise this morning from my balcony and a few hosts at the aquarium. I may try the tour again in February while the humpback whales are still moving through the area.

01/10/2008 - Tonight was the Cap's "Meet the Team Party". A big event for any fan of the Washington Capitals. Tonight, we got autograph's from Kolzig, Nylander, Cassivi, Gordon, Bradley, Semin and coaches; Boudreau, Evason, and Leach.

While I was getting autographs from the coaching staff, Colin took part in the slap shot competition and street hockey game. Afterwards, Colin and I toured the locker room. We then found one of Colin's baseball teammates, Joey and his Dad, Kyle. At then end of the night, Colin and I stopped outside the Verizon Center for a bite to eat at Sushi-Go-Round. What a great night!

01/05/2008 - I had a party for Colin today. He had a great time playing games and opening gifts. I cooked too much food; chili, baked beans, sweet and sour sausage and the bang bang shrimp never got cooked because everyone was full.

01/02/2008 - Happy New Year! I held an open house yesterday, similar to the one I had last year, but a bi shorter. Colin and I had a Caps game to go to at 4:00 pm. This year, family and friends stopped by and enjoyed Bang Bang Shrimp, "Jimbalaya", black-eyed peas, and lost of appetizers.

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