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March 23, 2015

Song of the Week: My Type by Saint Motel - pretty good jam I heard on the radio the other day

Tuesday March 17th, Happy St. Patrick's Day. First lacrosse game of the 2015 JV season. On my way to the game I see a girl drive directly into the back of a car that was sitting at a green light. It was almost like she was mad and said, screw this guy, and just gassed it. The game went very well, as we pulled off a 14-3 convincing win against Hinsdale Central for the first victory of my young highschool JV coaching career. Rachel, Beth, & my Dad were all nice enough to come cheer me on at the game. We had some delicious chicken and rice at my parents place for dinner.

Wednesday March 18th was Aunt Elaine's wake and funeral. Good to see family members, but always a sad time with the passing of a close relative. After practice that night, I watched The Walking Dead. I also watched part of More Than Honey, a bee documentary.

On Thursday March 19th I finished another book in the Ender Series, Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card. After work, I took the L downtown to meet up with Rachel. She treated me to a tasty dinner at the grill room. Rachel and I split some BBQ pork sliders and a hamburger. We then strolled across the street to the Bank of America theater to see The Book of Mormon. The musical was absolutely hysterical. My favorite songs were the intro/outro (Hello, My name is Elder Josh....the song similar to hakuna matata.... and the Mormon hell song. Had me giggling in the back of the theater the whole time. After the show we took the bus home, singing Hello, my name is Elder ____! the whole time and called it a night.

Friday March 20th I picked up some McDonald's on my way to my second game of the year. We dominated the game, even though my team did not play the best, we won 10-0, not allowing Wheaton Warrenville South a shot on goal. Pretty impressive defense I guess. Go Team. I finished the More Than Honey bee documentary that evening. I headed over to John's house for a little bit. He hooked me up with an awesome Elephant from India, and I hooked him up with some Diamond Rugs tunes. He was headed to Colorado in the morning, so I left after about an hour. I then watched another documentary called Dear Zachary. This was a crazy story about a terrible woman named Shirley Turner who ended up killing her child and the father of her child. Insane and sad, but recommend the viewing if you are in to true life stories like this.

On Saturday March 21st, I picked up some Wendy's (2 chicken sandwiches and 1 burger with a small frosty) after work. Once I got back to the city, Rachel and I walked over to The Pony to meet up with Matt, Colin, Sarah, & Caitlin for some drinks and dinner. I got a grilled chicken sandwich and we watched the wrestling championships on the TVs while enjoying our meal.

When then headed over to Torie's for her 25th B-day party. Rachel and I split a fifth of whiskey to go along with some ginger ale. We finished the fifth which means I drank way too much. We met up with Makey, Jackie, & her new fiance Tyler at Sheffield's bar. After having a drink with them, Rachel and I cabbed it home. It was a fun night of seeing and catching up with friends I had not seen in a long time since I have been busy with work and coaching.

Sunday March 22nd, I woke up and ate a McDouble that Rachel had picked up for me. It was one of tastiest ones I have had in a long while. I then spent 3 hours outside in the bitter cold coaching the kids. They were so cold they all decided to lay on the ground, I just let them go with it. After practice I picked up some essentials from Jewel. Once home, Rachel and I made a huge tray of chicken nachos for dinner. We watched the second to last episode of the Walking Dead as well. The show is getting crazy! Can't wait for the finale next week!

Monday March 23rd. It decided to snow about 3 inches outside... wow! Outdoor practice was cancelled so I had a few extra hours at our place to get some things done. Finished my blogs and watched the movie Sabotage with Arnold, a decent action film, nothing spectacular but a solid flick. Had some soup for lunch and I then watched the movie Jaws, classic. Rachel and I had left over nachos for dinner while watching the Better Call Saul episode from last week. After, I headed to coach and spent the evening in Naperville working on a free photo book that Rachel had got an email about the other day. Late night working on it! Worth it!

Video of the Week: Awesome Lego Jurassic Park video put together by a father and daughter. Sweet.

Movie of the Week: Jaws - Dun Dun, Dun Dun, Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun Duhnnnnn