I'm Starting To Like It Here

Well, even though my day was absurdly long yesterday, it probably was one of the best. It started out at 5 45 when I woke up and had to get ready for an 8am appearance at the arena. We had a school assembly to do, but when we got back, the Capitals were starting their morning skate. When we got out there, we were fortunate enough to see Alexander Ovechkin skating by himself before the practice started. We were all lucky to get pictures with him, although I didn't have anything for him to sign. For those that don't follow hockey, Alexander Ovechkin will be one of the greatest players ever. I'm talkin the next Gretzky or Lemieux.

After the photos we hung around for a bit and watched the practice from the first row right in the corner. We stopped paying attention for a brief moment, which is when some asshole player decided to rifle a slapshot at the glass right whre we were sitting. It was SOOO loud, scared the hell out of me. Looking at the puck mark, the puck definately would have nailed my coworker if there hadn't been any glass. After the practice we went to the lunch room to get the free game day meal, which was steaks, salad and green beans. The food is amazing. I started doing my actual work around 1 until 5, then we had to get stuff organized for the game. I was excited to know that we were able to use our free dinner coupons at the Cingular Pavillion inside the arena. The place is actually the world's largest arena bar. Nothing too exciting though, kinda small...surprising to know that it was the world's largest... I had the cheesesteak there, which I'd rate #3 out of the 4 that I've had. Once we got everything ready for the game, I went downstairs to our lounge and who was sitting in there? Erin from Season 3 of The Apprentice! I hung out in there with her and my supervisor. She seems really...I don't know...but looking at how she dressed and what the way she talks, you'd never guess that she's a lawyer. It was kinda funny, when I told her she was my pick to win that season, she must have thought I was hitting on her, cause she responded by saying "I'm 27 you know" I thought it was kinda funny.

The post-game celeration was amazing. It was the last home game before the Olympic break, so we all went and partied at the Cingular Pavillion where they had a Flyers tab running and we got free beer! How can you beat that? Getting the chance to party with your young, fun coworkers while enjoying free beer! After the band packed up, we took off for Chickie & Pete's, which I think definately lives up to its hype. The bar is amazing! There were more Flyers people there (not players) so we partied there until 2. My supervisor had 4 tickets to the Phantoms game for Sunday (Philly's minor league hockey team). He gave them to me, so I'm probably gonna go with some coworkers. I'm not doing anything today, after that long day yesterday, I think I'm gonna chill. Tomorrow is hockey night and Monday is back to work. Anyways, this is crazy long, so I'm gonna run. C ya!