So it begins.......

It took me so long to be able to actually post, having a sweet little lady makes things a lot harder!

PERSONAL: Elliot and I flew up to Edmonton to be there for the season but that adventure was short lived. Our first attempt at going to Eskimos game was a huge fail.With 6 out of the 10 home games being at 7-8pm, no place to sit indoors and the wind tunnel also known as the west concourse at Commonwealth stadium,it just didn't work for baby E. Our apartment or as I liked to call it "the most expensive shoe box we would never own," was downtown and right across the street from the construction of the new Oilers arena. Jackhammers and naps do NOT mix!So bye week came and the whole Nichols family flew home to Washington! We enjoyed a lot of family time including Matt's parents who drove up from California, Elliot's first time in the swimming pool and my first round of golf in over a year. Matt flew back to the Great White North and headed to Montreal to start a 10 day East coast tour! E and I are loving the actual summer weather and missing Matt. We will head back up in September for the Montreal home game, hoping Elliot being two months older will make it through a game!
FOOD: I am still nursing Elliot and she can not tolerate dairy,eggs or soy! It has been quite the learning curve to change my diet,find things that still taste good and are not just fruits and veggies. So I found both a sweet and salty treat that fit the bill Oreos (they are a Vegan😊) and Sweet Potato chips I prefer the Food Should Taste Good brand.  The other gem I found is Coconut milk, I had been drinking Almond milk for the last year and never really liked the taste so if you are the same, jump on the coconut train! Here are the nutrient facts they are pretty similar Almond milk vs coconut milk
SPORTS: So much to talk about, I love the summer because a little bit of everything is going on golf,football,baseball,tennis and basketball!
Golf -Rory is killing it this summer, 2013 was rough for him proves women can be a huge distraction not everyone can be like Tiger;)!
MLB- They are getting closer to playoffs and my G-men have been doing pretty good this season sitting at 65-59 and second in the National League West behind the disgusting Dodgers they have a chance to get in through the Wild Card race! Let's go boys! Side note for the home state plug the Mariners are not absolute trash this year, they also have a chance but their wild card race is a lot harder with the A's and Tigers. All hail King Felix!!!
NFL-Preseason is well underway and is just that preseason I don't take too much from it except remembering back to Matt's days in Dallas and how many of those players will go through the same thing, their dreams ultimately being crushed! On a happier note my favorite highlights so far of the preseason are Seattle looking solid, Johnny football flipping the bird ( funny but extremely stupid, probably a huge factor in Cleveland naming Hoyer the starter this week) no one wants a Tebow Circus and of course watching Peyton dominate! The Baltimore vs Dallas game was a great finish if you caught it, a young gun QB trying to make the team made a huge come back at the end!
CFL-As a whole it's a slow start for the league this year most of the games have been defensive battles or a blow out! The West is dominating the East looks as though a crossover is inevitable. The Esks are sitting at 6-1 with Ricky Ray coming into Edmonton this week hoping this will be a good game with the curse of the double R on the double E it has to be good! John White getting hurt is a huge loss for Edmonton, with them finally establishing a running game for the first time in the last four years they need someone to step up and fill that role again. Our defense is fierce and fun to watch so if they can stay healthy I feel like we can keep the ball rolling. If what I have heard over and over is true "defense wins championships" then we should be hoisting the Grey cup because our defense is unreal! The CFL is really fun with half the season left there can be a huge turn around can't wait to see what happens, just can't count any team out!
*A highlight or lowlight depending on how you see it is the unveiling of the "signature" uniforms of the CFL so far the Argos are my favorite but all in all I'm not that impressed and almost confused if going for an Arena football and Oregon ducks look is what the aim was they got it. I'm talking about it though so they did something right!
ELLIOT: She will be 5 months old on Sunday! She is scooting around everywhere almost crawling, but she is stuck in reverse!She loves to watch football too, such a Daddy's girl!