Almost Stepped on a "Frickin Snake"

Good Evening,

After feeding Jak his dinner and taking him for a walk, we were strolling over to the dumpster.  I was thinking about writing my blog when it happened.  I almost stepped on a snake.  It went scooting across the sidewalk where I was about to step.  Jak could've cared less.  I, on the other hand, could hardly breath.  There is a long history with snakes and me.  I won't go into it all here now, just the most told story.

It was my grandfather's 80th birthday.  My brother and I went out to the car to get the Costco sheet cake.  We decided to surprise my grandfather and come in the back door so around the house we went.  I was carrying the cake.  My brother said "just keep walking" and as I was trying to comprehend what he said or more so why he said it, I stepped on a snake.  It wrapped around my ankle and then took off.  I DID NOT DROP THE CAKE!  Or pee myself for that matter.  I immediately about faced, scurried in the front of the house and as my uncle videoed the arrival of the cake, the first words out of my mouth were "I stepped on a frickin snake!"

So anyway, the blog letter I was composing in my head when the snake incident happened was just to write about my Saturday evening.  I made chili pie for supper.  (Crushed tortilla chips on the bottom, chili, and cheese on top.  Bake in the oven at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes.)  It is a favorite of mine.  And then I watched the Revolution soccer game and could not have been happier to see my most favorite player, goalkeeper Matt Reis, in the starting eleven.  Matt is the most tenured player on the team and at 38 years old it's fair to think he only has another 5-10 years left to play.  (I'm kidding.)  He was the starting goalkeeper at the beginning of the season until the Boston Marathon bombings happened and his father in law was seriously injured.  He didn't play for a few games and that gave the #2 goalkeeper a chance to step up.  I'm totally bias against the #2 keeper so I'll keep my opinions to myself.  He's had a few bad games in a row and the coach promotes earning your starting spot so Matt Reis was back on the field last night.  And he kept a clean sheet.  They won 2-0.  Yay!


I hope everyone had a good weekend!
Until next time...
Peace & Love,
Hope