New year, new gadgets, new blessings.....that's what's going on for me and Mark right now. We're trying to step into the 21st century technologically speaking, as we're getting rid of our land line and getting ourselves two smart phones. What happens when dumb people are using smart phones? I guess we're finding out. Case in point: at the UK women's basketball game with my sister and brother-in-law, we four adults huddling together around our two new phones while one dials the other, so we can try to figure out how to answer said phone. It was sheer celebration when I was finally able to drag the proper icon over to the proper spot and actually respond "hello" to my husband of almost 35 years, standing right there beside me. Granted we don't actually consider ourselves dumb, just techno-dumb, but we're learning. Maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks, after all........we'll see.
After the UK women's basketball game, we joined up with the rest of the Six family to celebrate 66 years of wedded bliss with my parents and some of the grandkids. These years just seem to go by as quickly as turning pages in a book. Weren't we just at this same table celebrating 65 years, like yesterday? As I've mentioned before, "Life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes". How true.
We were able to watch the majority of the Patriots/Ravens game once we arrived home. The only NFL game we've ever attended was in Foxborough, Massachusetts. We've been following the Patriots ever since, so we were a bit surprised to see them unable to score in the second half and ultimately lose to the Baltimore, Ravens. I had previously enjoyed watching the Ravens after I saw the movie about one of their players last year starring Sandra Bullock. Other than that, I was taken with the coverage of Ray Lewis as he neared the end of his career.
After the game, I was totally amazed at the things I saw and heard from the Baltimore players, Ray Lewis, in particular. The man took off his jersey and displayed a t-shirt that read Psalm 91, with an angel on the back. He then dropped to the turf, kneeling face down for what seemed minutes while a pack of photographers surrounded him in a huddle. It was a rather bizarre sight.
After the awards ceremony in their locker room, where they were given the trophy by a fellow player stricken with ALS who spoke through a computer, a few of the players gave brief statements, each emphasizing how this was a faith based team, who went through so much adversity, but maintained their momentum towards their goal. It was amazing and I look forward to reading more about their stories in the coming weeks.
Even though Mark was really sad for the Pats, I knew Tom Brady and his supermodel wife and the rest of the team will survive and be a viable contender next year. I'm looking forward to the main story of the upcoming Super Bowl, which has already been dubbed as the Bro Bowl, due to the two head coaches, Jim and John Harborough. It should be fun.
I'm going to enjoy this day watching the inauguration and playing with my new phone. I will also spend some time reading the first chapter of our Esther Bible study. It's definitely going to be cold, but my four doggies and I are keeping warm and I hope you're doing the same. Stay safe and have a great day, luv, PS Didn't the Cats look good Saturday night....especially in the second half......Go Big Blue!!!
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