Bloglovin and Basketball

On July 1st, Google is getting rid of Google Reader, which is how some (most) people read blogs that they follow. 

I read my blogs using my Blogger Dashboard, so I don't know if that is going to be affected as well.

Rumor has it that Google Friend Connect is going bye-bye also.

(Although, I did some research and couldn't find any info that said Google Friend Connect is going away, just Google Reader)

Anyhow, people are  assuming that Google Friend Connect will be gone on July 1st (or shortly after).

If that's the case, then I might as well jump on the Bloglovin bandwagon that everyone has hoped on.

Not sure if I like the format of it (and I will keep my fingers crossed that Google still lets me read my blogs on my Blogger Dashboard).

So, to be on the safe side, I created an account with Bloglovin.

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Now, onto more important things.

Basketball.

Specifically, March Madness.

I love, love, love, love, love this time of year for College Basketball.

Do I watch College Basketball during the regular season? No. (Well, just my Colorado Buffaloes)

Do I watch the NBA? No way. Not a fan.

But, March Madness? I am OBESSED.

I have filled out a bracket every year since I was in high school.

The past few years, I have been in charge of the Basketball Pool at my school.

It's just so fun. I love seeing all the upsets.

March Madness is what competition is all about. 

All these teams & players trying their hardest to win.

Giving it their all. Doing everything they can.

 I love that most of the games come down to the last few minutes.

The buzzer beater games are the best. 

It's so exciting and I don't even know anything about most of these teams.

I just randomly pick teams for my bracket and then hope they win. 

And, this year, for the 2nd straight year, my Colorado Buffaloes made it!

They are a #10 seed & play Illinois in the first round. 

You better believe I will be picking Colorado to win that game.

I will probably pick Colorado to win the 2nd round also, but that could be a bracket buster for me. 

I always pick with my heart, rather than my head, which hurts my bracket most years. Ha!

And, almost every year, I pick Kansas or Duke to win the whole thing (and that rarely happens)

I haven't filled out my entire bracket, but as of now Duke & Kansas are both in my Final 4.

Do you fill out a bracket?

Who are you picking to win the whole thing?

Super Sunday.

We had been looking forward to Superbowl Sunday for the past 2 weeks.

Well, actually...we had been looking foward to Superbowl Sunday since February 1995, which was the last time the 49ers were in the Superbowl. 18 years ago. I was in high school, that was over half my life ago. 

It's so fun when your team is in the Superbowl. Growing up as a 49ers fan, we were lucky because in the 80's the 49ers won a lot of Superbowls.

Sunday felt like Christmas morning, I was SO excited.
I spent most of the day in bed with a fever (I know, ugh)
But, I got to do my favorite thing before the game starts....watch the hours & hours of pre-game coverage. I LOVE watching the pre-game & hearing all the heart warming stories about certain players, etc. I get all emotional watching it. Yes, I am a weird one.

I painted my nails red in honor of the Niners.
Then, I looked at the name of the color & it was called Raven Red. What?!?!

Normally, we go to a Superbowl Party to watch the Superbowl, but because our team was in it this year, Kevin and I decided not to go to a party, but rather watch at home by ourselves.
 We wanted to watch it at home because if we went to someone else's house, we would have to keep an eye on our kids, be in a crowded family room and not be able to fully focus on the game.

Also, since I am nursing Luke,  I would have had to go into another room, miss some of the game, etc.

 By watching it our house, our girls could watch with us, play in their rooms, or play outside.

 And, watching it at home meant we would have control over the remote & able to pause the TV during the commericials.

(Can someone tell me WHY the commercials are SO un-family friendly? Ugh. I would like to be able to watch Football without having inappropriate commercials. After the first commercial break we paused the TV as soon as the game went to commercials.)
 So, even though we love parties, we decided to be selfish and watch it by ourselves. 

But, that didn't stop me from creating a little party atmosphere for us :)

Of course, since it's the Superbowl, its the one time a year that I make Queso.

And, you have to have Guacamole & Salsa. 

I decided to have "themes" with the food.

I bought Maryland Crab Cakes

(since the Baltimore Ravens are from Maryland)

I had Egg Rolls (since San Francisco is known for it's China Town) 

I also had Cajun Style Jambalaya (because the Superbowl was in New Orleans & they are known for their Cajun food & Jambalaya ) served in Sourdough Bread Bowls (San Fransisco is famous for Sourdough)

Red & White m&m's:

 And, of course, Red Velvet mini bundt cakes, because? Why not?

The game started off ROUGH. 

We were feeling pretty bummed at halftime.

What is going on with our Niners?!?

Even more so when the Ravens come out in the 2nd half with a touchdown from the kick return.

Then the power went out. Things were crazy.

49ers were coming back.

We were stress eating.

It was intense.

A few blown calls & some bad plays by the Niners & the game was over. 

 We have never lost in a Superbowl.

Our Super Sunday was Super Sad.

Kevin & I went to bed grumpy.
We had the sads.

I was really hoping they would win because how cool would it be to have your baseball team win the World Series and your football team win the Super Bowl in the same year?

 At least it was an exciting ending.
Congrats to the Ravens.
Maybe next year, Niners fans.
Sigh.

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Nothing Finer than a 49er

If you know me, you know I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE sports.

(You've seen Luke's nursery, right?)

I especially love my beloved University of Colorado Buffaloes, San Francisco Giants & my San Francisco 49ers.

Kevin & I both grew up rooting for the SF Giants & 49ers.

It has been such a FUN year for our teams.

First, in October the Giants won the World Series!

And now, the 49ers are going to the SUPER BOWL!!

Today's game was a nail biter. 

We were down 17-0, and then I put Luke in his 49er outfit that he wore last week when we beat the Packers (Yes, I am a tad superstitious)

And, I am not kidding, a few minutes after I changed Luke's outfit, we scored. 

Guess what Luke will be wearing on Super Bowl Sunday?

Lucky Luke Larson? I sure hope so!

(My Lucky 49ers shirt)

The last minute of the game was intense. I just love a fun ending. Wow.

The Niners are going to the SUPER BOWL!

 It's been a good year to be a San Francisco fan!

If we win the Superbowl AND the World Series I will totally freak out.

And, how fun is it that we play the Ravens? 

Our coach Jim Harbaugh versus the team his brother John Harbough coaches, the Ravens. 

Gotta love the Har-Bowl. 

On my bucket list was to go to a World Series game that the SF Giants were in.

I crossed that off in October 2010 (read about it HERE)

Another thing that is on my Bucket List is to go to a Superbowl that the 49ers are in.

Well, that isn't happening this year (anyone want to hook me up with a ticket? Ha!), but I am just so excited that the Niners will be playing in it.

Can't wait for Superbowl Sunday...February 3rd can't come soon enough!

Who are you rooting for? 

We can still be friends if you say the Ravens. Maybe ;)

Let's Go NINERS!

P.S. Thank you SO much for all the book recommendations you left me on this post!!! WOW! You guys sure like your books. Love it! I now have a list of about 20 books I want to read ASAP. I think I will start with the Divergent/Insurgent Series and then Gone Girl. You guys ROCK!