at least the bean dip was a hit....

well people have been asking when i was going to update the blog so here we go...last away game nothing noteworthy happened. although alli beth and i impressed the guys we watched the game with for knowing things so that was something good. but this week we had high expectations. michigan hadn't won a game, we hadn't won a game, michigan has a freshman qb we have jc THE freshman qb, the away team had won the last 4 years, and fr moreau was beatified, mrm and mark went up to the big house for game, we broke out all of nicole's irish gear(so nicole as always was with us in spirit)...we were sure to win right?

we through together a quick gathering amy, charlie, crystal, josh, sally, scott, alli and myself gathered together to cheer on the irish! everybody brought something to share and one of the biggest hits as always was nicole's famous bean dip :) if you haven't made it yet you will LOVE it here is the recipe:

Pour 1 lb. frozen corn on cookie sheet & toss with 2-3 tbsp. oil (any kind of cooking oil is fine) Roast for 18-22 minutes at 450 degrees

Mix together the following:

3 roma tomatoes, seeded & diced

1 red bell pepper, diced

2 jalapenos, seeded & diced (I only use 1/2 or 1> jalapeno)

2 15 oz. cans black beans, rinsed & drained

2 tsp. garlic, minced

2 large avocados, diced

1/2 cup red onion, diced

1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

Dressing:

2 tbsp. cider vinegar

1 tbsp. salt

3/4 tsp. cumin

6 tbsp. lime juice

5 tbsp. oil (I use olive oil)

Add corn to vegetable mixture and toss with dressing. in true nicole fashion we add a little bit more of everything but it is so good and remember it is good for you "it is all vegetables"

anyhow back to the game, we tried a LOT of things to change the karma...we moved seats, added beads, added socks, removed shirts and even in a last ditch effort chocolate cake shots all the way around (have you ever noticed we always eat to comfort ourselves) in case you haven't had a chocolate cake shot here is the recipe:

1/2 shot Absolut® Citron vodka

1/2 shot Frangelico® hazelnut liqueur

1 lemon wedge

Mix equal parts Absolut Citron and Frangelico into a shot glass. Drink the shot, and follow it immediately by sucking on a sugar-coated lemon wedge. you make think how in the world does it taste like chocolate cake, i don't know how it just works...imo, adam at corby's makes the best ones but the ones at home aren't too bad either.

but nothing could help, NOTHING, our only choice was dulling the pain. to be fair most of the michigan fans i know personally were not that bad so thanks for that at least. it could have been worse i had a premonition of 59 to nothing and alli had a dream that we were losing 35-0 so at least we were overly pessimistic. if you weren't able to make this gathering please feel free to join us next time!!

so charlie is sending the team back to training camp i hope it will help...it better i cannot stand msu...cannot stand them, stupid flag in the middle of our field oh heck no! so i hope we are ready to go. i can tell you at least 2 girls that will be screaming our heads off sporting some new lucky (i hope) shirts on saturday who will NOT leave before the game is over!! as always go irish!!

ps i won't even touch dd or whatever he wants to be called. he thinks he should have handled it better, yeah so do i. in the words of the great tommy z, "But if you're not going to be behind us 100 percent, it's best that you not be on this team." amen!