Ohio Football Fever!

Other than what I'm typing this is going to a be a pretty wordless post.  

The girls just wanted to show off their Ohio Pride!

9/7/11: Football is in the air!

Well it is that time of year again.  The weather is getting cooler, the leaves will start changing, and the best thing of all.... FOOTBALL. Yes, this week the Browns and Buckeyes are back in action this week.  It has yet to be seen whether either team will be any good.

I mean, the Buckeyes beat Akron last week, but they are the WORST team in the NCAA. I think Field High School could beat them. They are THAT bad.  

There are big hopes in Cleveland this year for the Brownies.  Yet another new coach and another new offense. We didn't add any go-to options for Offense in the off-season, but we added some run stoppers and pass rushers on Defense.  Let's hope we can have a good football season.

2/23/11: Guest Blogger Alert!

That's right. The Buckeyes. That is a representation of who is writing this post. I took a picture of my hat, which, as you can see, is an Ohio State hat. I got this hat last March at the Ohio High School State Wrestling Tournament.
I was never really into high school wrestling until I met Kristy and her family. I don't even think I went to a match when I was in high school. I was too busy with either football or track practice. But roughly 8-9 years ago I attended my first wrestling match and began to develop somewhat of a passion for it. Then my "Brother from another Mother," Corey, wrestled his sophomore year after taking a year off during the 9th grade. This is when I really began to follow it. I wanted to know what was going out on the mats when Corey was wrestling.
Then we went to the State Tournament. A tradition that has been in the Graham family for probably over 30 years, I was now apart of. What tradition? Well since my Father-in-Law Ralph Graham is a Hall of Fame coach (in Ohio), they have attended the tournament each and every year, getting a hotel room and staying in Columbus (or Dayton for a short time) for the entire weekend (Thur-Sat). Three days of non-stop wrestling and eating out at the various Columbus restaurants.
I began attending the State Tourney in 2003. This year will be my 7th visit (we missed one year due to Kelly being prego with Mackenzie). With the help of Corey, I began to read up on the Brakeman Report, a ranking and analysis of each weight class for all three divisions with predictions, so that we could have a game to play while watching these wrestlers. We each take a bracket and pick who we think will be the winner of that weight class, then use a point system we make up to see who, at the end, had the most picks.
We also eat a large amount of Dippin' Dots, averaging 3 bowls of them per day.
We used to go to the Hooter's in Columbus, but they closed one of their locations 2 years ago, so we switched to going to the Olive Garden. However, we have found that the Hooter's has a new local in C-Bus closer to campus.
The hotel is also a fun thing to look forward too. There is usually other people we know there, so we can play card games or spoons while putting back a few beers late at night.

I kinda went on a rave about the wrestling tourney from a pic of my Ohio State hat, which I forgot why now. Looking back, I see that I mentioned I bought it at the tourney last year. That is also one thing I do year after year, make a purchase at the OSU team shop located in the arena.
This year we are taking Morgan and Rylee. This will be Rylee's first and Morgan's second, while Mackenzie (my niece) will also accompany us for her first time. I am excited for Morgan to go there because over the past year, after teaching her of course, she seems to be a big Ohio State fan, recognizing Brutus or the OSU decal whenever she sees it.

Well, being yelled at to "wrap it up chatty Kathy," so I will close out by sayin, "Go Bucks!"

1/4/11: Sugar Bowl 2011

Morgan became obsessed with Christmas movies during the Holidays. In particular, Home Alone. I don't mind, I love everything Christmas and the movies are one of the best parts. Except that she always wants to jump on her bed now like Kevin. She's not the most graceful child and normally has a handful of bruises on her as it is. She was very excited this night because she got to stay up for a while and watch football. More importantly, The Buckeyes. If you can't tell from her outfit she's a big fan. I really mean that, she loves them. What you can't see on her bed is that she has a Brutus from Build-a-Bear. That's what she picked when we went. She points him out whenever she sees him on TV. She sleeps with him at night. She yells, "Go, Bucks!" at any and every football game, regardless of whether OSU is playing or not..LOL.

Even though the last half of the game didn't look so hot - she was a happy girl the next morning because Ohio State beat Arkansas and won Sugar Bowl 2011 31-26. Go Buckeyes!