Winner, Winner

And as the lovely W would say, Chicken Dinner.

We went to the last Lynx home game of the season last night.  It was fan appreciation night and we weren’t about to miss out on the glorious free wrist bands!  Little did we know that we would be leaving with essentially an entire souvenier shop full of things.

About ten minutes into the first quarter, one of the Lynx interns sat down behind us and asked if we wanted to play some of the time out games.  We finally decided that I would take part in the Candance Wiggins Match Game, while W and The Boy™ would ride tricycles in a race during the fourth quarter.

Of course, immediately, my nerves started to rattle.  I am not into public appearances.  They scare the begeezus out of me.  And yet, I was going to be standing in front of somewhere around 5,000 people (if the averages shown on the WNBA site are even somewhat accurate).  AND displayed on the stupid megatron.  I *hate* videos/televised images of myself.  So pretty much all I could think of for the remainder of the game was the stupid quiz during the third quarter.

It was, honestly, the most fun we have had at a game thus far.  I won my contest and received a Lynx prize pack which was two t-shirts in a fancy bag.  W and The Boy™ took third place and won three t-shirts.  And they caught a sixth shirt at the end of the game from one of the players.  Grand total: Six T-shirts.  One game.  Nice.

See?  There I am sitting on the floor in the green shirt waiting patiently for my turn!

With B96′s B-Right reading the questions

So, the Match Game works like this: They show you a video clip of Candace Wiggins giving you the first portion of a phrase, and you have to write down what you think is the second half.   If you match what the player has on their board, you win.  My phrase was 3 _______.  The answer was pointer.  That’s my answer sheet on the megatron up there!

One more of me on the big board, cause I think my 15 minutes of fame ends here.

The Boy™ waiting for the race.

So fast, he is just a blur!

Practicing in the tunnel before the race!

Two Games in Three Days

It was a two Lynx game weekend for us. We met up with Erica and Missy for lunch at the Rockbottom Brewer. It was fantastically delicious, though W and I were lacking in vegetables on our menu. We really need to start keeping an eye on that. W tried to make up for it by drinking the hoppiest of hoppy beers, at Rockbottom. It was called Angry Hippie and you could literally taste the hops when you lifted the glass to your mouth and took a breath.

It was the last game before Simone Augustus leaves to play on the Olympic team and was supposed to be another opportunity for a free t-shirt, but it seems we were not in the first 2,500 fans through the doors and lost out on our t-shirts. SAD!

I’m getting better with the new camera. Especially in the Target Center where the lighting can be a bit particular. So, I’ll leave you with a couple of shots from the game and a great new photo of W and myself. (Oh! And you can click on my photos for the larger versions)

The goal should be updating more often….

The Boy™ finished up his fencing camp today. Seems as if he really enjoyed it. Personally, I loved the gear. It was among the best of the sports costumes he has tried out thus far!

He and I had a little “mom/kid date” at Arby’s before we headed downtown to meet up with W. (She really needs a better pseudonym on this damn blog!) We got down there perfectly on time to walk from the parking lot at W’s work to the Target Center for the Lynx Game. It was Pride Night and we all got free Lynx t-shirts. Now I know that free t-shirts given out at the games are not necessarily the coolest of shirts, and this one is particularly douchey, but it is my first official “sports t-shirt”. *giggle* I will not take on an official sports fan title though. Just the Lynx. During the game, this incredibly sweet woman next to us gave The Boy™ a ticket to the after game autograph session. I was impressed that he was so excited about his Pride Night shirt as it was, but he was really excited to have the shirt autographed, even when we had to wait an extended time for the players to come out.

It was after 10 o’clock by the time we got home Friday night. (A post-game trip to Sebastian Joe’s for ice cream will do that every time!) The Boy™ was absolutely exhausted. We have been letting him fall asleep by watching a movie during this transition time to the new apartment. Seems to help him shut down his brain a bit in unknown surroundings. His movie selection for the evening? The Dog Sitter Volume I. This is not a video about how to become a dog sitter. Nor is it a silly romantic comedy where Ben Afleck falls in love with Christina Applegate when he becomes her dog sitter after quitting his multi-million dollar a year CEO position in order to get in touch with the little people. It’s a video FOR dogs, not ABOUT dogs. “The original Dog Sitter Video was the first video exclusively produced for Dogs to watch. Dog’s hearing is extremely sensitive and the video has 8 layers of sound with some that only your dog can hear. Add to that the sights of flocks of geese, raccoons, squirrels, mice, cats, pigs and more. Your faithful friend will feel like they are enjoying the outdoors from the comfort and protection of their home.” Direct from the website that is. And The Boy™? He was asleep within ten minutes of pressing play. Seems that videos made to keep dogs calm, also work on 11 year old boys.