The madness begins

Happy Selection Sunday! Of course, we had to wait to post the blog until after the field of 65 had been announced and we'd listened to/read all the analysis and commentary about the tournament. We're extremely happy that our beloved Flyers will be dancing - and taking on West Virginia. We're also excited that three A-10 teams were selected (even if one of them happens to be Xavier). Now we just have to spend the next few days debating our bracket picks!

This weekend was full of activity. Melissa, Dave and Addison were coming to Ohio for the weekend, so Melissa and Addison were going to spend Friday night and Saturday with us while Dave met up with friends. Unbeknowst to all of us, though, a new casino opened on Friday night and the trio ended up sitting on the highway for over an hour - fun. Melissa and Addison finally got to our house about midnight, and we all quickly fell asleep. Apparently Addison and Sebastian (the dog) were up off and on throughout the night, but neither of us heard them. Not sure if that's a good thing or not!

We had a great time on Saturday just hanging out and catching up. Sebastian and Peanut absolutely loved chasing each other around the house. Though Sebastian was smart and was taking shortcuts through the furniture so he didn't have to exert as much energy as Peanut did. Amazingly, neither dog ever seemed to tire...though Peanut did sleep most of the day today!

We, of course, fawned over Addison and took a ton of pictures (86 pictures in 17 hours!). Here are a few of our favorite:










Then on Saturday night we went to a welcome home/birthday/St. Patrick's day party at a friend's house. We ended up seeing several people from college we hadn't seen in a few years - so it was great to catch up.

Today we lounged around and watched basketball coverage all day. Danielle came over for dinner and to watch the selection show - and we had cookies and creme to celebrate Eric's birthday. (It's not too late to send gifts!).

Current gas price: $1.84/gallon.