I have an excuse

Sorry I've been MIA for awhile, but I've been here...

Post to come, stay tuned!  I know I'm a tease, but being gone for a week makes for a huge game of catch up at work!  It's okay though, I'm tan :)

My Dog is Cute.

Mean Monday x2

Sarah post chocolate cupcake fight...

And I couldn't leave out her hubby who started the whole thing...

Did I mention this was in a hotel room???  It's okay, we were in Lawrence.

Coaches vs. Cancer

Last night we attended the Coaches vs. Cancer event downtown at the College Basketball Experience part of the Sprint Center.  We went last year and decided we would keep coming back!  The surrounding area coaches (KSU, KU, MU & UMKC) attend for a meet and greet, as well as a brief question and answer session.  They provide appetizers, which were delicious by the way, and most importantly there's a bar.  We happen to have friends on the board which happened to have a pocket full of drink tickets.  This combined well with the silent auction and all of the fun KSU stuff up for grabs.  Tony's name was written down for about 4 different things.  We 'won' the KSU basketball signed by all of the 2010-2011 players, which of coarse includes my little Pullen and cutie patootie McGruder.  John and Erin scored the sneakers that we got last year signed by Frank for little Wally's room.  Presh.  Some guy was lingering around that station waiting to jump in at the last moment and win the bid... the lady in charge swooped right in a took the paper before he had a chance to outbid the Brockus'... he was pissed.  We all laughed :) 

Unfortunately we didn't get the chance to take a picture with Frank this year.  There was about twice as many people in attendance this year and he had his son with him after the Q&A session.  You may be surprised that I didn't ask him to put his son down for a picture with us... don't get me wrong, I thought about it... but fought the urge.  Sadly you all will not be receiving another Frank, Willy & The Lines Christmas card.  That one's gonna be hard to beat...
Here's John and Erin with the UMKC mascot.  Willy wasn't there this year and that made me mad.  I love Willy.  Post to come on that.  However, neither was Baby J which I could give a damn about.

 Q&A Session with Norm Stuart.  L to R: Mike Anderson, UMKC coach (Sarah can tell you his name :) ), Bill Self, and FRANK! 

 Yes I know my camera takes terrible pictures...

 Just bein' Beasley...

Did I tell you I met him once?  At Pizza Hut.  He was thrilled to take his picture with us, see?

 Erin bein' Beas...

 I really wish this was a KSU and a KU player...

 You know what they say about big feet...  sick, I apologize for that comment.

This is the Coach's ball, ours looks the same except with all of the player's signatures in purple.

It was such a fun night and I'm excited to see how big it gets next year.  I highly recommend it.  It's for such a great cause that has affected each and every one of us in some way or another.  Prayers and more research are very much needed.



Mean Monday

I've been waiting to post this for awhile.... Jess pre-preggers.

But now she really is preggers!!!!!!!  Congrats Ian, Jess, and baby Krusich!! :)

Go CATS!!!

Yowza!!!  

Let's see some of this tonight boys!!

Fun Fact

Here's a little fun fact for the day... this October has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays, and 5 Sundays.

This only happens once every 823 years!  Crazy that it's in our life time! 

Happy Hump Day!!

Purple. Get Ready To Roll.

If any of you were wondering where my KSU pride is, it's still here I just haven't posted about it.  Here's some pictures to prove it.

Gin and I before the Missouri State game.  Love me some Kites pounders.  Well, really any pounders, but they seem to taste better at Kites.

Tony, Scottie Pie, and Kirkie (not sure why my hubs doesn't have a nickname yet)

I was waiting for Gina at our tailgate and looked up to see this...

Lucy was such a great tailgater.  She must get it from her mama.

Before Farmageddon at Arrowhead

Double fisting.  I must get this from MY mama.

The crew that day.  Verns, Rizzos, and us.

We had quite the interesting surroundings.  One fight between a young girl and an old man.  The chick hit the cop and he hauled her ass outta there real fast.  Another lady passed out and they carried her out on a stretcher.  Did anyone see if we won??  I was busy.  :)

And in closing... 

You know how I know your gay???

Looking forward to the Nebraska game on Thursday! 

GO CATS!!!

Mean Monday

Sarah's Scarf Swimsuit, be glad this was the one with your sweater on... :)

Happy Friday!

Marg's ready for the weekend...

And so am I!!!

New Dog?

Negative.  When I got home last night the dog wasn't in our backyard.  Apparently the owners came and picked her up.  Of coarse I wouldn't know this for sure because there was NO note and they didn't call Tony to say they were picking her up.... or Thank You for saving my dogs life!  Rude.  I'm still kind of mad about it.  Rude.

Sooo yes Marg is still an only child.  For now.  :)

R.I.P. Gloria

Margo's larger than life frog friend Gloria had a rough Monday. 

Peace out G, you were a good frog.

Uh Oh

Tony called me over lunch saying that he almost hit a dog by our house twice and then witnessed 3 other cars that almost hit it too.  Being the loving dad he is, he had to save it.  With the help of the mailman (I would have loved to see this combo)  he caught her and put her in our backyard with some water.  He was just warning me that if I get home and there's a dog in the backyard, it's okay. 

I hope she's not cute or Marg might have a sister...........

Mean Monday

Erin @ the Shed Party pre Wally (obv)

Inappropriate

Last night I was asked to help out bartending at a Duck's Unlimited auction again.  Emily and I only had to pour the beer, which started out foamy rough.  We got the hang of it pretty fast and even had a few 'nice pour' s.  We were listening. 
After the event was over one of the guys said 'did you know Brodie Croyle was here?'  I'll admit that I didn't recognize him but I did think this one guy looked familiar and it turns out that was him.  He looks totally different without a helmet full of dirt.  Like I've said before, I have issues with 'famous' people.  It's a good thing I didn't know that was him while I was pouring his beer or I probably would have said something completely inappropriate like the time Trent Green sat beside me at church and I had him autograph my Easter program...  true story.  Did I mention it was during a prayer?  See, I'm totally inappropriate. 

Holy Flashback

.. to the 90's.  Please check out Krista's post today. 
I have no idea how she remembered all of these things, but I loved re-living them. 

There was one thing not on that list that I just remembered.  Did any of you ever write 'I heart (but drew the heart) bf's name' on your hand?  I think I permanently had 'I heart Blake' written on my hand for almost 2 years in middle school.  You would write over it each day.  I'm surprised it isn't still tattoo'd on me.  Which would be funny considering he is like my best guy friend... and because I'm married.  If you didn't have a boyfriend you'd write 'I heart S.O.S.'  (someone special).  This is what the cool kids did in GB, folks.  We were easily entertained. 

I gave myself a challenge for the day (it's slow at work).  To attempt to fold those damn oragami notes we thoughtlessly folded 18 times a day and passed around. 

I took pictures for your enjoyment.  It won't take you long to realize that I completely failed.  After 87 attempts and at the cost of a small tree, I googled it.  No instructions on 'oragami note folding in the 90's.' 

Really??

Ok, now it's your turn... seriously try it.  I was getting so frustrated!!

Thanks for reading!  LYLAS!

Baby B's Here!

I'm going to have to get used to not saying Baby B... he has a name now!!

Wally Rocky Brockus came in at 7.2 lbs on 9/10/10.  Mama and baby are wonderful!  John and Erin will be the best parents in the world (until Tony and I have kids of course.... Riiight)

We brought them dinner last week and I only snapped a few pics... should have gotten more.  I told Erin I'd blog about her baby since she won't set one up herself and I don't have kids of my own, obv.

Precious little Wally.  I smile every time I say his name.  I think it's adorable.

Tony's first time to hold a new born baby...

I told him he can practice with their baby so he's a pro by the time we have babes.  Actually, I whispered it.  Wouldn't want Wally's parents to know he's a first timer :)

Mean Monday

Cait's cheerleading moves??  Maybe??

Tosscars

Every big weekend in the summer we head to the middle of nowhere Kansas Kanopolis Lake.  Tony's parents have a cabin there, as well as his aunt and uncle.  It's like a little town of it's own where people ride around on 4 wheelers and golf carts with a drink in hand and everyone knows everyone.

On Labor Day there is an annual washer tournament consisting of about 30-40 people.  I think this was the 11th year to do it.  I have not been in the family that long, but have participated in the last 7.  (yikes!)  Names are drawn for partners to exclude the 'power couples'.  And the drinks begin flowing.

A different couple is in charge of the tourney each year.  Responsibilities include, picking a theme, providing decor for your theme, and buying the hamburgers and hotdogs for the BBQ afterwards.  This year the theme was Tosscars (like Oscars, but TOSScars b/c you toss the washers... get it?)  Had to break it down for my slow readers. 

Here are some pics:

Tony and I went as Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards.  Post fight.

Andy and Andie on the red carpet

Some cross-dressed competitors

My MIL.  Love this!

Lindsay Lohan made an appearance

So did the papparazzi

Announcing partners and the opening ceremony (it's serious people)

Jake and I were partners... and twins.

Action shots. 

Marg even got to hang out for awhile

And now the whole reason Washer King my husband wanted me to post this.  He made it to the finals against...... me.  See, he's never won before.  Been so close, but always gets his heart ripped out at the end.  I hear about it every year.  The entire 3 1/2 hr. ride home.  I have won before and usually take this opportunity to rub it in a little.  Or a lot.  So this was a big deal that we were neck and neck in the finals.  The first game he wouldn't throw against me, he chose Jake's side.  I think he was scurred.  We (the good guys) ended up losing.  The second game, he wanted to throw against me, maybe he saw my weaknesses or just wanted to trash talk in my ear.  Jake and I (the good guys) started ahead and I could forsee game 3 in our future.  Then Washer King tossed anddd DUNK.  Seriously, a dunk is 5 points.  I was pissed.  We lost by like 2, maybe 3, I stopped paying attention.  I was too busy throwing punches at my husband.  We already looked the part, might as well act on it. 

Sooo he won (finally).  And I lost (b/c I love my husband and felt sorry for him)  Orr I just lost.

It kills me to post this picture

In the awards ceremony, he got the trophy and I got the sorest loser award.  I'm fine with it. 

 Last year Tony and I were in charge and our theme was the Master's of Washers.  Everyone was in golf attire and held up signs that said Quiet!  WTF?!  and Shut the hell up!   For some reason I can not find any pictures... 

The year before that was Pirates.  I was the WINNER this year.

I loved our shirts

Other years (that I also can't find any pictures of at the moment) have been Jungle, Wild West, SuperHero's, and Rock & Toss.  Here are the score boards from a few of them.

Best tradition ever!