Martini Musings

You Can’t Make This S @%# Up! I’ve always said that when I have the time to sit down and write my book, this will be the title!   My life the past few weeks has given me the confidence to use this title and mean it! There have been a variety of incidents this past few weeks and some of them are too much for the blog, and some of them just make me want to cry…then laugh…then cry!   Perhaps a sampling of my life these days would be what happened last Thursday.   Mt. Notre Dame had an all-day retreat for faculty and staff.   As you know, the Gala is just a few weeks away (less than three weeks as of today!).   I was given permission to skip the retreat for this very reason.   My options for the day were to be in the school building all alone or to work from home.   Well, at this point, working from home would not be very productive because the things that I need access to are all at my desk at MND.   My tablet from MND would be helpfu...

I’m amazed… I don’t really know how time goes so terribly fast, but this month, I’m feeling it for sure.  The Gala is just a little over three weeks away.  There are so many new things happening with The Gala as I take on my 5 th one – New venue, new food stations, new activities, new rules and security logistics to name a few things.  There is still the same solicitation of gifts and sponsorship that gets harder and harder each year.  (shout out to my friends who donated baskets or bought raffle tickets!  You rock!!) But…things are coming together…just like it does every year.  To say this month is stressful and a bit terrifying would be an understatement!  So, when people say, "Is planning the Gala your only job?"  Well, yes it is...my only job! Time is certainly going fast when it comes to my buddy Gabriel growing up!   He just turned five months old and that is hard for me to believe!  Maybe not quite as hard a...

It’s Just a Game… Well, it’s a HUGE game for football fans and even for those who aren’t football fans. It’s a reason to party and pull out those festive foods…wings, chili, pizza, and more.     Even though I’m not a sports person, I did watch some of the pre-game festivities and fixed myself a charcuterie platter for my one-person Super Bowl party. I like the stories of legacies, of rookies, and of Cinderella teams/players.   I enjoy the silliness of the commentators on a fake field prop, imitating plays they predict will be part of the game.   Like many, I look forward to the creative commercials, the pre-game National Anthem, and the halftime show. This year was no exception…I looked forward to all of these things.   I hesitated to produce this blog post because I know it will stir controversy.   So let me say…this is my opinion and we are all entitled to our opinions…right? Start with the celebration of the 100 years of NFL history…the...