TWO TRIPS COMING UP

TRIP # 1 Las Vegas Bound
Jan. 25 thru Jan. 29, 2012 (Christmas Gift from Sher, Joe, David, Pat & Cher.)
Going to Las Vegas with Daughter & Son-in-law Sherry & Joe Arena, Grandson Joe Pat Arena & His Fiancee Nicole Simmons.  My Firstborn Son Pat & his wife Cher are driving from Steamboat Springs, CO  and will meet us at the MGM in Vegas.  Needless to say I am very excited about being with him & Cher for it has been two years since I saw them.  Plus we love going to Las Vegas.  The sights & sounds are awesome and the food is delicious.
TRIP # 2 USA vs New Zealand
Feb. 9 thru Feb. 11, 2012 (Christmas Gift from Tiffany, Tara, Joe Pat & Nicole.)
Going to see  my favorite Sport  by my favorite Team USA  Womans' Soccer with two of my favorite people (Tiff & Tara).  USA is playing New Zealand and I'm gonna be right there mid field wearing my #20 Abby Wambach Shirt & cheering her and the USA Womans' Team  to the winners circle.  (Abby is special to me because she was raised in the same area of USA as I was.  Rochester, NY)
As terrific as the opportunity to see this game is;  spending prime time with my Grand Daughters Tiffany & Tara is pure pleasure.  I have followed Tiffany (wearing #10) playing Soccer from Jr. High through College.  She won an Athletic Scholarship to Sam Houston State University and played until she was injured and forced to the sidelines due to 3 concussions.  She finished college and got her degree in Business & Finance.   Soccer is still her favorite sport and she plays on weekends on a unisex team right here in Beaumont and guess who never misses one of her games.
So with Tiffany driving Tara's new Nissan Armada, we will leave Fri. the 9th. and spend the night at the Lake House in Jasper and head out for Dallas early Sat. morn and check into our hotel and head for the Game.  After we are announced the winner  we'll go where the action is and celebrate.  OK there is a slim chance the other guys will win BUT we will join the celebration anyway.