Welcome to my blog!!

So, my mom told me I need to start my own blog. Here it is!

I don't plan on updating this everyday, but probably every week or so. This week is Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, so I'm sure there will be things that warrant mentioning on here later this week. Tonight I will be attending a Whitecaps game with my mom's side of the family. We have family in town from Texas that I will see also, so that should be cool.

The Tigers are also a fairly big part of our life in the summer so don't be surprised to read about there successes/failures for the next few months. They aren't playing very well right now, hopefully they can change that soon or else football season starts earlier for me than last year.

Katie and I are also big football fans. We both root desperately for our lovable losing Detroit Lions, but when it comes to college we clash a little. I am a U of M fan, while Katie is a Florida Gator fan. Katie's parents and brother Alex all graduated from U of F, so that's where her allegiances are. Last year Florida leap frogged Michigan in the BCS standings on Michigan's bye week to get into the National Championship Game. So needless to say I am a little bitter and ready for this season to start.

Katie and I both are pretty active in fantasy football also. I am the commissioner of our league which includes eight other friends. I also run another blog for that league, it's pretty fun and keeps us interested while the Lions are losing on Sunday afternoons.

The XBox 360 also takes up some of our time. Right now Katie and I are addicted to Guitar Hero II. The game has guitar controllers and it's fun to play with each other. Another game I just got is NCAA Football 08. Obviously, I'm a sports fan and I like sports video games as well. I like to take control of my Michigan Wolverines in this game and win many National Championships even when they aren't winning in real life.

Yesterday was mine and Katie's second anniversary. Our gift to each other is tickets to see Alison Krauss & Union Station at the Fox Theater in Detroit tomorrow night. We both are pretty big fans of Alison Krauss so that should be really fun.

Katie and I just got home from a great youth group trip to Colorado. We both are leaders with the group and really enjoy spending time with the high school kids. While in Colorado we stayed at Western State University in Gunnison. We hiked and fr-olfed (frisbee golfed) on Mt. Crested Butte, white water rafted down the Taylor River, hiked down into the Black Canyon, and visited the Royal Gorge. Here are a few pictures of our trip.



Of course, this blog wouldn't be complete without pets!