Hoops

Monday night we got to see a couple NCAA Women's Basketball icons at the Regional Final here in DSM. My buddy Deb met us at the door, as we had scored some cheap tickets thanks to our Monday morning breakfast chatter. Diana McKim had told us that a co-worker had gone to Saturday's game and had 5 tickets he wasn't using Monday night. We snatched 'em up for a whopping $30 total!

Waiting outside the Well for Deb

Tennessee Coach Pat Summit is a coaching legend. She's 59 years old and is suffering from early onset dementia, so this could be her last year of coaching. It's obvious she's no longer the take-charge lady she used to be already. Her assistant is the one in charge on the floor these days.

Griner is the tall one

The other is Baylor's 6 foot 8 inch center Brittany Griner - a huge game changer. Though last night the point guard, a very quick gal who can shoot the 3 ball looked to be a big game changer too. Of course it helps when you have the defense sucked in guarding the big girl. You find yourself open a bit more!

Pat and assistant have a word with a zebra

The crowd was good, it was fun sitting with Deb and Paul. Before the game, Paul and and stopped by our new fave joint, The Standard. The bartender, let's call him Jeff - because that's his name. He knew to make me a lemondrop martini. Is that wrong...that a DSM bartender knows my drink? Oh it will be over soon. He'll have to unlearn it when Paul goes home. Unless...I can talk Joan into going there! It was a fun night.