We know that a swimmer can be a little awkward on land, but add some ice and a few stairs and it can get downright dangerous.  Ryan fell, broke his wrist and the next thing we know, I'm on a plane to take care of him while he has surgery so they can put a pin in there.  The doctor said it was the best solution to put him back in the pool the fastest and to avoid arthritis before he is 30.  Sounded like great advice to us.

I should have turned on the video camera during pre and post op.  Didn't Sean's drug induced hilarity teach me anything? Obviously not.  However, I did take notes of the goofy things he said.

"When in doubt, pinky out."

"You snorted like a truffle."

"I don't like dimples in my ties because I think it looks like a butt crack."

"I'm going to invent a light saber for ages 6 and up."

"It's amazing what a person can do right after they have surgery. Lance Armstrong should have had surgery instead of steroids."

"Wow, this is the first time I can really see."

"I counted to 57 before I fell asleep. I almost broke the record because Dr. Martin said the record was 55. Dang."

"The only reason any of us exists is because Morgan Freeman narrates our lives because he narrated "The Big Bang". Morgan Freeman is ageless."

"I know all this because I watched a youtube video where a guy documented true facts about Morgan Freeman and it was all true."

"I learned true facts on youtube about the angler, the echidna and the hedgehog. I'm not making this stuff up."

Here's how it went down:
1. I bought Kent 4 tickets to the BYU/University of Portland basketball game for Christmas.
2. Jan. 26th we make the relatively quick 2 hour drive down to Portland.
3. Found our seats just 7 rows above the BYU bench.
4. I take a picture of the team and text it to Fancy Nancy Monahan - bestest friend from our Hawaii days and the aunt to #13 Brock Zylstra. I always take a pic of him when we are at a game.
5. Game starts and we are having a great time in great seats.
6. Fancy Nancy texts me a picture she took of her television all the way in Hawaii asking if I recognize these people.
7. We got at least a dozen messages and texts from people saying they saw us on tv!
8. Yeah, I wondered if I was doing something like pick my nose while on camera. No evidence has come to the surface so far...

Fancy Nancy arranged a meet and greet with #13 when we went to a game over Thanksgiving break.  Troy was thrilled.

BYU won by about 20, but there was a crazy episode that involved Brock.  There was a loose ball and Brock and a Portland player dove to the ground and right about the time the refs blew the whistle for a jump ball, another Portland player jumped over his team mate and went after Brock.  At this point all the players and refs grabbed the players and pulled them up and off each other.  Brock came up with his hands up and held by 3 other players.  The Portland player was being restrained by a ref when he suddenly wrapped his arm around Brock's neck and slammed him to the ground.  The place went nuts.  There were more BYU fans than Portland fans and Mormons can get very vocal when one of their own is being victimized.  It was bad and I could feel my blood boiling.  The refs reviewed the game tape and threw the Portland player out of the game.  Kent saw the kid drop a filthy word at his coach when the coach tried to talk to him and Kent was pretty disgusted that the kid wasn't kicked off the team for his behavior.  We had a great time at the game and plan on going again next year when the Cougars come up to Portland.  We will try to get tickets even closer and maybe if Troy paints his face blue we can be regulars on national television!  Keep your eyes out and maybe you will see us next year!

Here is the video of the attack on #13 Brock Zylstra: