Happy Birthday To Me!

Hey folks!  Sorry for such a delay!  Things have not been going great with sweet Daisy pup.  It's taken a lot of focus and energy away from things like this.  I have taken a few pictures from the days I have missed.  I will post those today.  I hope everyone is still enjoying the great playoff action that is happening around the league!

Saturday was my birthday and I couldn't think of a greater gift than the Caps finishing off the Rangers and becoming the first team in the East to move on to the semifinals!  We watched with anticipation during yesterday's Buffalo/Philly game to see if we would find out our next competitor.  Not so easy.  Philly decided they were not ready to exit the season quite yet and tied the series 3-3 by winning the game in OT.  If Buffalo had won, they would have moved on to the next round and faced the Caps in the semifinals.  So for now, the Caps remain the only team in the East in the second round.

In the West, the Red Wings and the Predators have claimed their seats into round two action.  The Predators finished of the Ducks Sunday evening in a 4-2 regulation win.  In more Western Conference action, the Blackhawks took the Canucks into overtime last night in game six and with a goal by rookie Ben Smith, the Blackhawks won the game and force a game 7 on Tuesday night back in Vancouver.  The Blackhawks have now won three in a row after going down three losses early.  Game 7 will definitely be an interesting one!  Tuesday's game is at 10pm.  The last Western Conference series is San Jose/LA and San Jose has the chance to wrap is up tonight.  They lead the series 3-2.

And now the beard.  I must say, when the Caps won on Saturday afternoon, we were very excited, but Brian did seem slightly concerned that the beard was going to go on for at least another two weeks!  This will be the longest he has ever grown a beard!  I hope you are ready folks! :-)  The first pic is from Friday, and the second is from Sunday.  Enjoy!  Keep the hockey action rockin'!  And for those of you who have a soft spot for four-legged furkids, keep Daisy pup in your thoughts.  She needs it.  Thanks!