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Photos from the game:
http://picasaweb.google.com/shannon.angelos/BrookeSDistrictBasketballGame/photo#s5172140028507389842
Here is the game write up:
http://www.dailylocal.com/WebApp/appmanager/JRC/Daily;!1860490838?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pg_article&r21.pgpath=%2FDLN%2FSports&r21.content=%2FDLN%2FSports%2FContentTab_Feature_1635135
What a weekend.
Our weekend was all chock full of adventures and surprises. Our friend John Willis, who works in the Development office at Gordon, came down for the weekend. On Friday night we had Dinner and a DC alumni event on Capitol Hill. The alumni event was a great chance to see friends who live in the area and John kept us laughing until midnight. Saturday morning we had brunch at Tunnicliff’s Tavern at Eastern Market. Mmmm. Mmmm. Good! No matter what I eat at Tunnicliff’s, I am always happy.
Next, Mark, John, Jesse and I piled into the car on our way to the Georgetown Maryland lacrosse game, at Georgetown. We had quite the crowd, Ben and a friend from school came, a co-worker of Mark’s joined us too. Jesse and Mark relived the glory days. The game was great. Maryland dominated.
Then the whirlwind afternoon began. We packed our bags, and Ben, Mark and I drove to PA making it to Villanova University just in time for the second half of Brooke’s district championship basketball game. Villa Maria won, Brooke was the leading scorer, and in the 4th quarter the Villa fans started chanting, “She’s a freshman!” Brooke played so well and the Angelos crowd (all 22 of us) couldn’t have cheered any louder! We topped the evening by celebrating the win at Casey’s with Buffalo wings and nachos galore.
On Sunday morning I took Brooke to her AAU tryouts for the Comets at Notre Dame Academy. Because she is still in her post season, she wasn’t allowed to participate in the try outs, but they assured her that her spot on the team is secure. Go Comets! It was 
great to see all of the girls trying out and also how excited everyone was for Brooke's stellar performance the night before. While we were there, Lilly Pulitzer was shooting their back to school catalog and we got to watch. It is going to be so cute! Then again, I think anything Lilly Pulitzer is “so cute!”
Oh, and don't worry, pictures from the game will be posted soon...
Next, Mark, John, Jesse and I piled into the car on our way to the Georgetown Maryland lacrosse game, at Georgetown. We had quite the crowd, Ben and a friend from school came, a co-worker of Mark’s joined us too. Jesse and Mark relived the glory days. The game was great. Maryland dominated.
Then the whirlwind afternoon began. We packed our bags, and Ben, Mark and I drove to PA making it to Villanova University just in time for the second half of Brooke’s district championship basketball game. Villa Maria won, Brooke was the leading scorer, and in the 4th quarter the Villa fans started chanting, “She’s a freshman!” Brooke played so well and the Angelos crowd (all 22 of us) couldn’t have cheered any louder! We topped the evening by celebrating the win at Casey’s with Buffalo wings and nachos galore.
On Sunday morning I took Brooke to her AAU tryouts for the Comets at Notre Dame Academy. Because she is still in her post season, she wasn’t allowed to participate in the try outs, but they assured her that her spot on the team is secure. Go Comets! It was 
great to see all of the girls trying out and also how excited everyone was for Brooke's stellar performance the night before. While we were there, Lilly Pulitzer was shooting their back to school catalog and we got to watch. It is going to be so cute! Then again, I think anything Lilly Pulitzer is “so cute!”Oh, and don't worry, pictures from the game will be posted soon...
Dairy
I read an interesting article today in the New York Times about dairy. It made me so glad that I brough half and half from home to have with my coffee. Call me crazy, but I think dairy is a wonderful wonderful thing. Much to the chagrin of my medical minded friends (Katie and Karlene) I cannot get enough of it! Maybe you will enjoy some dairy and the article too:
Brooke
My sister Brooke is amazing. If you haven’t already heard me talk about her incredible basketball skills, you might not want to ask. I could go on for hours. She is a freshman (in high school) and is rocking the Varsity team. On Friday night she had her first round district play off game. Mark and I had planned to leave work early, drive the 2½ hours, and get there just in time for the 2nd half. The best part, we were going to surprise Brooke.
Well, so much for planning. Thursday night, we both got the FLU! Or at least a 24 hour throw up bug. It was not pretty. I was not happy. We slept all day on Friday. Around 3 o’clock we woke up staring at the TV, the only thing you can really do when you are sick. I lay there, sick, with a headache, my heart aching too. I slowly watched the clock as Brooke’s game began, half time rolled around and then as the game should be finishing… “RING” “Ring Ring”
Shannon: Hello?
Brooke: Shannon… (Brooke proceeded to talk a mile a minute to tell me every painstaking detail of the game. She commonly asks, “Do you want the play by play or just the quarter break down?”)
Shannon: (I attempt to interrupt amidst the many voices of my family on the other end of the phone) Did you win?!
Brooke: Oh. Yeah. We Won. And we play our rival next week and the paper interviewed me after the game. (This has begun to happen quite frequently. She has now been featured in three separate local papers!)
Here is an excerpt from the game write up: (courtesy of the local paper)Midway through the second quarter, Villa Maria was sparked by an 11-0 run and stretched its lead to 10 at the half. The Hurricanes were sparked by two bench players during the run…freshman Brooke Angelos provided a spark with her end-to-end hustle and scored four of her eight points during the run.
“I just run a lot and try to get the lose balls,” Angelos said.
The best example of her hustle play all night occurred midway in the third quarter, when Radnor inbounded the ball under its own basket. The Red Raiders' [player] broke away from the Villa press and was three steps ahead of everyone when she received the outlet pass, but Angelos made up the ground quickly and swatted the ball out of bounds.
“(Angelos) has a lot of quickness and a nose for the ball,” Coach McCartney said. “When she’s in the game the intensity goes up. You expect a freshman to make mistakes, but she didn’t make any tonight.”
My sister Brooke is amazing.
(even if I did have to miss the game)
Gettysburg, PA
I had the “privilege” of driving to Gettysburg for work yesterday. In spite of the horrendous weather forecast, sleet, ice, and freezing temperatures, the event was still on and my co-worker Janet and I needed to make the trek. The weather set us behind in our start but Janet being the great person she is made us coffee for the road and we headed up 270. The windshield time granted us ample opportunity to catch up with one another and share our recent stories. Even with all that chatter, and the nasty road conditions, we actually made it to our location ahead of schedule. Out of coffee and needing more, we headed into the town center in search. Gettysburg is like a wheel with four main spokes. After our fourth attempt we thought all hope of coffee was 
lost and then we spotted it: The Ragged Edge Coffee House. And it had an OPEN sign. We were thrilled; we would get our warm boost of caffeine to carry us through the morning. The coffee and cakes were great and the day which followed turned out to be quite a success. So here is to Ragged Edge Coffee! Thank you for being open early on a wet winter day.
lost and then we spotted it: The Ragged Edge Coffee House. And it had an OPEN sign. We were thrilled; we would get our warm boost of caffeine to carry us through the morning. The coffee and cakes were great and the day which followed turned out to be quite a success. So here is to Ragged Edge Coffee! Thank you for being open early on a wet winter day. ST08
Interpretation: Ski Trip 2008 – Deep Creek Lake, MD – Wisp Mountain (hill)
Never in my life did I imagine that a Western Maryland ski vacation could be so much fun. Nor did I anticipate that teaching Mark to ski would bring so many highlights. We woke up the first morning to a fresh snow fall and Mark declared he was amped to shred some mountain and ski through powder. While we aren’t sure if one actually shreds a mountain, we were certain that a few inches of fresh snow would NOT be skiing through powder. Nevertheless a few inches of snow was much better than the forecasted wintery mix. We headed to the mountain (hill) with high hopes.
Never in my life did I imagine that a Western Maryland ski vacation could be so much fun. Nor did I anticipate that teaching Mark to ski would bring so many highlights. We woke up the first morning to a fresh snow fall and Mark declared he was amped to shred some mountain and ski through powder. While we aren’t sure if one actually shreds a mountain, we were certain that a few inches of fresh snow would NOT be skiing through powder. Nevertheless a few inches of snow was much better than the forecasted wintery mix. We headed to the mountain (hill) with high hopes.
Mark started the day like any new skier, figuring out to put on those crazy boots and learning to ride the lift. With the vote of the group, we shuffled Mark past the bunny slopes and pushed him towards his first run of the day, a green. Mark made it down the mountain successfully with only a fall here and there when his back ski would get caught. By lunch he had mastered the greens and Kami and I tricked him into a blue run. Following lunch, we continued to hit the blues for the rest of the afternoon. Mark was a Champ! The day was a huge success, Mark decided he would ski again (next year – ST09) and we celebrated with a big lasagna meal back at the house.
The next day of our trip, although another night snowfall coated the ground, it was treacherously cold and we were all sore from the slopes. We opted to stay indoors, in our beautiful mountain lodge, and spend the day improving our other skills: Wii Sports, American Idol Karaoke, and Guitar Hero. Amidst the video games we also found time to read some good books, play a game of scrabble (which Phil won), and relax our tired muscles.
This only begins to explain the non-stop laughs and stories that emerged from this weekend. Here are a few of the photos, including a group shot.
This only begins to explain the non-stop laughs and stories that emerged from this weekend. Here are a few of the photos, including a group shot.
Schreibers and Wagners eating lunch at the car, Kami and me on the ski lift, Mark and me on the lift, Karin, Phil, Matt, and Katie waiting at the bottom of a run.
The Whole Group!
No More Blueberries
Blueberries?! I can always go for blueberries. Alone, on ice cream, in pancakes, by the handfull. That song from Oliver, "Food, glorious food," could be sung about blueberries in my life. However, sometimes you want a muffin that is not [gasp] blueberry.
Here is a great recipe that I found for Orange Juice Muffins. I started making them one weekend when Mark and I both got colds. We hunkered down with tissues and blankets, played cards and boardgames and spent the weekend drinking lots of fluids. We needed a healthy "snack" and these orange juice muffins did the trick.
Here is the recipe:
- Pre-heat Oven to 400
Mix following in a medium bowl. Whisk.
1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1/2 c. whole wheat flour
(sometimes I reverse these flour measurements and it still works well)
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
In a separate bowl:
1 c. orange juice (I use low sugar)
1/2 c. vegtable oil
1 egg
lemon rind (about half a lemon or so)
- Mix well. Add to the dry mixture. Whisk until moist.
- Add 1-2 c. golden raisins
- Coat muffin pan with spay or use muffin cups. Pour mixture into pan. Sprinkle a bit of sugar on top of each muffin. Bake for 20 minutes.
Enjoy your blueberry-free muffins!
Here is a great recipe that I found for Orange Juice Muffins. I started making them one weekend when Mark and I both got colds. We hunkered down with tissues and blankets, played cards and boardgames and spent the weekend drinking lots of fluids. We needed a healthy "snack" and these orange juice muffins did the trick.
Here is the recipe:
- Pre-heat Oven to 400
Mix following in a medium bowl. Whisk.
1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1/2 c. whole wheat flour
(sometimes I reverse these flour measurements and it still works well)
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
In a separate bowl:
1 c. orange juice (I use low sugar)
1/2 c. vegtable oil
1 egg
lemon rind (about half a lemon or so)
- Mix well. Add to the dry mixture. Whisk until moist.
- Add 1-2 c. golden raisins
- Coat muffin pan with spay or use muffin cups. Pour mixture into pan. Sprinkle a bit of sugar on top of each muffin. Bake for 20 minutes.
Enjoy your blueberry-free muffins!
Liz's Superbowl Soup
My friend Liz made the best potato soup in the world this past weekend. She posted her recipe and inspired me to do the same, so here you go!
Ingredients:
- 4 cups broth (chicken or vegetable)
- 4 medium sized all purpose potatoes
- 3 fresh leeks
- 3 yellow onions
- 1/2 cup whipping/ heavy cream
- parsley and or chervil to taste
Bring broth to simmering point. Peel potatoes and cut into eigths. Add potatoes, onion and leeks to broth. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Mash potatoes into the broth using a knife or a potato masher to form smaller pieces of potato. Add chervil, parsley, and cream. Simmer for five more minutes.
Toppings: bacon, cheese, scallions, sour cream
It is so easy, and yet so good!
Ingredients:
- 4 cups broth (chicken or vegetable)
- 4 medium sized all purpose potatoes
- 3 fresh leeks
- 3 yellow onions
- 1/2 cup whipping/ heavy cream
- parsley and or chervil to taste
Bring broth to simmering point. Peel potatoes and cut into eigths. Add potatoes, onion and leeks to broth. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Mash potatoes into the broth using a knife or a potato masher to form smaller pieces of potato. Add chervil, parsley, and cream. Simmer for five more minutes.
Toppings: bacon, cheese, scallions, sour cream
It is so easy, and yet so good!
84848
During our recent weekend to the North Shore, Mark and I realized a few things:
1. It is much colder in Boston than in DC – we are glad we live in DC.
2. There are way too many people we love who live on the North Shore…
3. …and there is not enough time in one weekend to visit everyone!
4. We miss seeing it snow. We were so excited to wake up to a light snow fall on Sunday morning. It snowed just for us!
5. (and we are well aware that points one and four conflict)
Our weekend was great. We were able to stay at our old apartment and hang out with Honey, Hull, Nora and Muddy. We had lunch with co-workers, dinner with friends, and ran out of meals to enjoy with people. We hung out with lacrosse players. We even made it to Hamilton Congregational for church Sunday morning. We lingered in the fellowship hall, not quite ready to leave where we used to call home. We were so sad to have missed so many people, but grateful for the time we did get to spend. It could not have been a better weekend.
The drive was long, but permitted us lots of time to laugh. We have stories, which you probably don’t want to hear. Fortunately the traffic was light and made for an easy trip, as easy as 9 hours can be. Somewhere along our trip home, in Connecticut on Rt. 84 the odometer on the Oldsmobile hit 84848 miles. It seemed fitting for the numbers to match so well, as our trip was perfect!
1. It is much colder in Boston than in DC – we are glad we live in DC.
2. There are way too many people we love who live on the North Shore…
3. …and there is not enough time in one weekend to visit everyone!
4. We miss seeing it snow. We were so excited to wake up to a light snow fall on Sunday morning. It snowed just for us!
5. (and we are well aware that points one and four conflict)
Our weekend was great. We were able to stay at our old apartment and hang out with Honey, Hull, Nora and Muddy. We had lunch with co-workers, dinner with friends, and ran out of meals to enjoy with people. We hung out with lacrosse players. We even made it to Hamilton Congregational for church Sunday morning. We lingered in the fellowship hall, not quite ready to leave where we used to call home. We were so sad to have missed so many people, but grateful for the time we did get to spend. It could not have been a better weekend.
The drive was long, but permitted us lots of time to laugh. We have stories, which you probably don’t want to hear. Fortunately the traffic was light and made for an easy trip, as easy as 9 hours can be. Somewhere along our trip home, in Connecticut on Rt. 84 the odometer on the Oldsmobile hit 84848 miles. It seemed fitting for the numbers to match so well, as our trip was perfect! Ben...
Ben got/made us the best Christmas present ever. We still haven't gotten it printed, but it is amazing. We cannot get over the time Ben put into this gift. It is a picture of us, made out of pictures of us! (sorry for the delay, the original was too large to upload)
Birthdays
I have seen quite a few extravagant birthday parties in my day. My family always went above and beyond…we were the kids that always had a moon bounce at our house and parties that never seemed to end. One birthday I even had an Olympic Swimmer come talk to me and my friends about goals. Yes, my family is a bit crazy, but this is not new news.
So the point is, with birthdays, we have seen it all. And yet, a few weekends ago I experienced something I could hardly fathom. My friend Kate – that is really all I have to say if you know her. She amazes me daily. Well, Kate and her roommate Elizabeth and their friends who all live and work in DC decided to have their birthday in New York. What an incredible idea! What amazes me about all of this is that Mark and I participated. We drove from DC to New York and back again, all for a birthday dinner.
The entire car ride up, (which is really not a bad trip) we kept saying, are we really doing this? The great part about it all is that it gave us a perfect reason to crash with Katie Mac and spend some quality girl + Mark time. Mark has a way of realizing when Katie and I need to see each other. I am working too hard and she is studying too hard and spending time together is rejuvenating. Mark understands this and caters to us accordingly. He has taken the two of us for a girls day at the spa, secretly brought Katie to Boston when I was super stressed, and this weekend, treated us like royalty as always.
So the point is, with birthdays, we have seen it all. And yet, a few weekends ago I experienced something I could hardly fathom. My friend Kate – that is really all I have to say if you know her. She amazes me daily. Well, Kate and her roommate Elizabeth and their friends who all live and work in DC decided to have their birthday in New York. What an incredible idea! What amazes me about all of this is that Mark and I participated. We drove from DC to New York and back again, all for a birthday dinner.
The entire car ride up, (which is really not a bad trip) we kept saying, are we really doing this? The great part about it all is that it gave us a perfect reason to crash with Katie Mac and spend some quality girl + Mark time. Mark has a way of realizing when Katie and I need to see each other. I am working too hard and she is studying too hard and spending time together is rejuvenating. Mark understands this and caters to us accordingly. He has taken the two of us for a girls day at the spa, secretly brought Katie to Boston when I was super stressed, and this weekend, treated us like royalty as always.
Our weekend was filled with food and naps, and then more food. We had lunch on Saturday at a cute little place called Out of the Kitchen. It was soooo good! Then it was time for coffee at Grey Dog. Our drinks were delicious and Grey Dog was the perfect place to sit before we headed back to Katie’s apartment for a long afternoon nap.
Then it was time for Kate and Elizabeth’s birthday dinner! We ate at the Antique Garage in Soho. It was quite the scene and a great meal filled with laughs. As you can see by the picture, we had a blast. By the end of it Katie, Mark, and I were ready for bed and we said our goodbyes as the birthday girls and company went on to continue the evening. And that was that, the birthday celebration we drove hours for was over, but worth it!
Sunday morning we went to church with Katie and were able to hear Tim Keller preach. It was a wonderful sermon on suffering. After church, as we were wondering the streets for brunch we capped our trip by spotting the NEW Magnolia Bakery! It has just opened for business the day before on 401 Bleecker Street. Delicious cupcakes for the car ride home…
Then it was time for Kate and Elizabeth’s birthday dinner! We ate at the Antique Garage in Soho. It was quite the scene and a great meal filled with laughs. As you can see by the picture, we had a blast. By the end of it Katie, Mark, and I were ready for bed and we said our goodbyes as the birthday girls and company went on to continue the evening. And that was that, the birthday celebration we drove hours for was over, but worth it!
Sunday morning we went to church with Katie and were able to hear Tim Keller preach. It was a wonderful sermon on suffering. After church, as we were wondering the streets for brunch we capped our trip by spotting the NEW Magnolia Bakery! It has just opened for business the day before on 401 Bleecker Street. Delicious cupcakes for the car ride home…
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