valentine's day Happy Birthday Lil Bro

Today is my lil brother's birthday. Today he turns 26, he's 4 years younger than me.

A couple of things about my lil bro... He's a great kid, he's a nice guy, and definitely needs a good girlfriend. Oh and he's a HUGE Cubs fan. He is always willing to show his love for the Cubbies, no matter what.... He's definitely not the only ones...That's the Jetplanes last year in STL sporting our Cubbie Gear in a sea of Cardinal Fans in the bleachers....

Happy Birthday J...much love lil bro...much love.

valentine's day Pug Friday - Winter Olympics Edition

Is anyone else glued to the Olympics? Anyone find curling soooo addictive, even though you have NO IDEA what's going on? Hello Johnny Weir, anyone? Mr. Jetplane makes fun of me because I clap at the television when watching speed skating... he thinks I'm a little ridiculous oh well.

I love me some Olympics, what can I say. I'm so proud of our athletes and its great to see them succeed.

So in honor of the Winter Olympics I give you today's Pug Friday.
Image found here.

Also does anyone else just LOVE this commercial that they've been showing this past week. I'm a sap...I can't help it.

Happy Pug Friday!!

valentine's day Jetplanes Getaway...

This time next week, the Jetplanes will be here...






For those of you that don't know, this is Wrigley Field, as in the home of the Chicago Cubs, AKA Mr. Jetplane's favorite sports team EVER. Yes, Mr. Jetplane is a tried and true Cubbies fan. And at the beginning of every season when tickets go on sale, its a crazy day of waiting in 'virtual' waiting rooms to get as many tickets, for as many games as possible.


To be completely honest, it is way easier to get Cubs tickets when they are playing an away game then getting tickets (that aren't over-priced) from the Cubs themselves. The games sell out and they sell out fast.

We, and by we, I mean I sat in that damn virtual waiting room all day. However I did score 6, count em, 6 seats together for the Cubs/Cards game. If you know anything, you know the Cubs/Cards games are the BEST. It a heated rivalry and since they are so close to each other you'll get a lot of the opposing teams fan in attendance. So needless to say we are excited. We may also get to go to the Saturday game as well, we'll see.


We'll be up in Chicago from Wednesday evening until Sunday morning when I fly back to P'cola. Luckily, it turns out over those few days, a lot of our friends are going to be in the city. A college friend is having a bday party on Saturday. And hopefully, I'll get to see lil baby C again who is just getting so big I can't stand it.


Mr. Jetplane is staying in Illinois to visit family and he'll meet me the following weekend in STL for guess what.... another Cubs/Cards game in STL (with my cousin and her hubby) and then a college roomie/sorority sister's wedding on Saturday. Then we are DRIVING home on Sunday.


YES I know its crazy....

But it should be a great time.... Go Cubs Go!

valentine's day Jetplanes' Midwest Adventures...

The tickets are purchased and we're locked and loaded. Once Mr. Jetplane gets home in the end of March through May is packed full of fun.

March 25th - ATL for Lou's Wedding

April 15-19th - Chicago - I successfully purchased tickets for Cubs/Cards series. Who's the best wife in the world? I am for sitting in the virtual waiting room all day.

April 24-26th - STL - trying to tickets for Cards/Cubs game on 4/24 and K's wedding in suburb of STL on 4/25 at a local vineyard.

May 2-6th - STL - My mom is having her reconstructive surgery in STL. (this isn't 'fun')

valentine's day Giants fly high, slay "the giant" 17-14 to win the Super Bowl

valentine's day Perfect.

Not 19-0 perfect; but a perfect catch (above), a perfect performance from the Giants defense, a perfect on-the-field response to Tom Brady's laughter at the notion of the Pats being held to 17 points, and the perfect ending* to (perhaps) the greatest Super Bowl ever.

Big ups and congrats to the NY Giants who simply beat the crap out of the stunned Patriots for four straight quarters.

Listen:
"New York Giants (Featuring M.O.P.)" by Big Punisher
"We Fly High (N.Y. Giants Remix)" by Jim Jones

Give us your thoughts on the game, the musical performers, and/or the commercials in the comments below. For me, Jordin Sparks did an amazing job and Tom Petty was solid to very good. The commercials, I thought, weren't so great. And lastly, can I take a moment right now to suggest Van Halen as the halftime entertainment for next year? Just do it.

*perfect, that is, if you're either a NY Giants fan, or just simply a person who loves to believe in the ability of the underdog to beat the "better" team.
**above photo from HERE.

valentine's day Tom Brady, Tom Petty & Tom Doyle: The Superbowl Is Set

valentine's day Yesterday, the New England Patriots defeated the San Diego Chargers 21-12 to advance to the SUPER BOWL for the fourth time since 2001 (all three previous trips ended with victories). No team in recent memory has been so successful - and so closely scrutinized - as the Pats, winning their 18th consecutive game and putting together perhaps the most successful season in NFL history. Congratulations Pats, EAR FARM salutes you!

They will face the New York Giants, who successfully outlasted the Green Bay Packers 23-20 yesterday, two weeks from now in Glendale, AZ (Feb. 3rd) in Super Bowl XLII (that's 42 for the Roman-numeral averse). What does this have to do with music?

valentine's day
Uhhh, Tom Petty is playing the halftime show? That's really all I got...

Listen:
"I Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty

And for fellow expat Pats fans living in enemy territory here in New York, enjoy the "Patriots 16-0 Song" by WROR's Tom Doyle, it's wicked good kid:



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