Wednesday, September 12 - Thursday, September 20, 2018
The main focus of this week's blog was our family's road trip to the . . .
. . . PAC-12 Opener in Salt Lake City
Our #10 ranked Washington Huskies (1-1) were playing the unranked Utah Utes (2-0) in Rice-Eccles Stadium.
But first . . .
I started my 12 week Italian 3 class
on Monday night
We only meet once a week for 90 minutes but it is a good experience to be sure.
Baby sitting Mary gets to be
more fun every week
On Thursday we left Camarillo heading to Las Vegas for the first leg of our Utah weekend.
The "Slap Your Momma" burger
at Emma Jean's Holland Burger
in Victorville, California
No, it was NOT mine.
Those two daggers through the "Slap Your Momma" can also go right through your heart if needed.
With Andrew and Kevin
in Casa Contreras of Las Vegas
Driving through a corner
of Arizona on Friday
Good Grub in Cedar City, Utah
Fillmore, Utah not Fillmore, California
Not sure why it is historic but they have a good Maverick Gas Station with a fun . . .
. . . play area for Kevin
Downtown Salt Lake City
Kevin at the Federal Building
Grandma Lo and Kevin
Mormon Mecca
The Temple
Kevin and Jenn
Reflection
Super important book
in these parts
Hey, it's this weekend!
Our first choice for dinner
Friday night
The wait time, unfortunately, was too long for five hungry pilgrims.
After a good Apollo Burger and a solid night's sleep, it was time for a Saturday morning stroll while everybody else rested.
Court Building
County Building from the West
Same building from the East
Love this sign
Since our game didn't kickoff until 8:00 p.m., we decided to spend the morning in Park City about 25 minutes from our hotel.
A great Winter sports venue
Quaint just about sums it up
Great Vistas
Kevin having fun
Grandma Lo before breakfast
This was our dining choice
Andrew, Kevin and Jenn
before our hearty breakfast
Washington Husky fan in Park City?
Park City Summer fun riding the rails
See what I mean
Kevin loved it!
I had to go!
Everybody else headed back to our hotel but I just had to check it out.
The Festa Italiana venue
Bring on the Dancing Girls!
Not True!
Crêpes
Salivating . . .
FORZA CATANIA!
A classic ragu arancini it was for me.
EXCELLENT!
Walking back to our hotel from the Festa Italiana took me by more Salt Lake City sights.
WHEEEEEE!
Looks both old and classy to me
GAME TIME!
Our game ticket also served as a Metro all-day pass. The Metro stop on the Red Line was right next to our hotel.
Four stops later on the Red Line we were at . . .
The University of Utah's
Rice-Eccles Stadium
With Andrew, Laurie, Jenn
and Kevin
Maybe we should have a hot dog
Purple and Red just CLASH!
The view from our seats
We got to our seats early just because we could.
The Contreras Clan by the
Wasatch Mountains
Warm-Ups
The Utah Band had a fantastic
pre-game performance
Here come . . .
. . . the Utes!
Kickoff
Husky RB Myles Gaskin
had another solid game
The Husky's defense was AWESOME!
Andrew above the "E" and me to
the right of the "C" on TV
A BIG hit by the Huskies!
The Offense is still a work in progress
but a PAC-12 win is a PAC-12 win
The drive home on Sunday . . .
. . . listening to the Rams game
on the radio
Seen during a restroom break in
Beaver, Utah
YIKES!
The Rams (2-0) rolled as smoothly as
we did getting back to Las Vegas
Kevin ready for school in
Las Vegas on Monday
Grandma Lo walking Kevin
to school
We left Las Vegas fairly early on Monday because I still had my Italian 3 class to attend that evening.
It was a good one again, quite challenging.
This coming Friday I will be back on the Ventura County Star's Game-of-the-Week podcast so I had two practices to visit.
A gelato serving side car
for a sweet Vespa in Moorpark
I needed a gelato and a caffé before watching the . . .
. . . 3-1, Division III #5 ranked
Moorpark Musketeers at work
After a good interview with Moorpark's second year Head Coach Ryan Huisenga, it was time to watch the Musketeers go through their paces.
Brand new Jumbotron scoreboard
I gravitated to the Offensive Line
The Musketeers are a good team but will enter Friday's contest a bit bruised up as is the norm at this time of the season.
The Musketeers' opponents on Friday are the . . .
. . . Simi Valley Pioneers who are
4-1 on the season and
ranked #8 in Division X
The Pioneers started practice
with a Field Goal/Field Goal Block
period . . . LOVE IT!
First year Simi Valley Head Coach Jim Benkert was generous with his time and gave me lots of insights into his program's goals for this initial campaign.
I still needed more football . . .
. . . Los Angeles Rams
NFL Football to be precise!
The Battle for Los Angeles
gets real this Sunday!
Stub Hub came through with $35 tickets, so on Sunday I will be joined by Laurie, Mike and Jacob for the journey to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to watch the NFC Rams (2-0) dismantle the AFC Chargers (1-1).
Star Rams LB Les Richter
is being held out of this game
DAMN!
He is one of my favorites. Rumor has it that he can't keep the leather straps tied that attach his wrought iron face mask to his helmet.
Reading Is FUNdamental!
One of . . .
. . . two fun reads about
Sicily's great detective
Salvo Montalbano!
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