Indianapolis, we have a problem.

I am quite depressed, for I have just witnessed something no living person should have to witness. The Indianapolis Colts lost the Grand Opener at Lucas Oil Stadium to the Bears in a remake of Superbowl XLI.

Dallas Clark was again hit and taken out in his valiant attempts at tight-ending.

Joesph Addai was wounded in battle.

Peyton Manning - now there's a 300 page tragedy story in itself. It was his first game since his knee surgery, and I was expecting the Peyton that had been ancy to get back the whole season. The Peyton with that "I'm the real deal" swagger and the southern drawl. The risk-taker Peyton. The Peyton that I like. Instead I see this alien that's happy to be playing, yet unsure how this thing's gonna go down. There was all this uncertainty and doubt in his eyes! He only threw one touchdown pass. He did nothing out of the expected. He didn't throw a crazy Hail Mary during the last few seconds even though they couldn't win. He didn't stamp his feet and throw up his hands screaming when the ref made a bad call, or even when he himself threw something that looked like a drunk bat. He called timeouts and huddles in the red zone. Oh well, it was the first game and he'll find his groove. It just took him a little long. Like, more than one game. Which is uncharacteristic. That number 18 didn't even LOOK like Peyton Manning - it must have been his evil second-cousin. Sticks and I were passing the empty Quakers bag around for most of the game.

What shall become of us? What to do, what to do...

Farewell Favre

VERSE OF THE DAY: Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life. Proverbs 19:20

You know I've said it (and cried it) before and I have. You know he's said it (and cried it) before and he has. But now the nightmare is reality - Brett Favre, the 38-year-old, 17 season, hall of famed, number 4 quarterback for the Green Bay Packers is really gone.

Gone.

He has retired and we shall never see him throw a football again. America shall miss him so and all Packers fans shall spend this never-forgotten night with pillows drenched in tears over our "mentally tired" quarterback. Toria and I found out at the exact same time, so we talked about sorrows and weeping and gnashing of media teeth on the phone. You may notice I am being very sorrowfully subdued about this. I thought he would retire last year and got my tears out and my heart close to healed. He was my favorite best awesomest, so I cried as he did in 2006 and gave my heart to Peyton. A worthy recipient, but Favre came back!!! But I knew it was coming: he would have to leave soon. And somehow I know now... inexplicably... unexplainably... that it is time for him to - not step down as some would say - but set in concrete his hall of fame place and set in stone his fans' support and love.

This is NOT defeat.

This is NOT retreat.

This is Victory.

It is finished.

A good career ended.

A living legend in place.

A drug addiction.

A Super Bowl.

A wife with breast cancer.

Two daughters.

A number 4.

A big "G".

Seventeen years throwing pigskins.

Thousands of fans.

A Hall of Fame.

Nothing left unsaid.

Nothing left undone.

It is finished.

Brett is Victorious.

Favre 4ever.

Why? WHY????????

VERSE OF THE DAY: Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD, for our hope is in you alone. Psalm 63:3 (How does the verse always fit pretty good? I guess now my hope is that Dungee stays!!!!!!)

My Indianapolis Colts lost to the chargers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BARELY!!!!!!!!!! Why? WHY?????????? Please do not laugh in comments, this is extremely unfunny. They have to leave!!!!!!! They're done with this season!!!!!!!!! Peyton the Manning threw like 2 picks!!!!!!!!!! Addai and Keith kept switching out as RB b/cuz they were both hurt!!!!!!!!! Bob Sanders (NFL Defensive player of the year) got smashed up and became a benchwarmer!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In the final seconds Peyton knew what he had to do and nothing got done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To the CHARGERS of all things!!!!!!!!! Without even LT!!!!!!!!!!!! Top it all off with the Coach extraordinaire Christian best-selling author perhaps Tony Dungee LEAVING US!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been crying ever since. Let me leave you with some pictures of the team I will not see till next season. Play some sort of sad song in your head. I don't want to think of one right now.

Quarterback Coolness

Victories are a thing of the past:(

Our kicker Adam Vinatari

"Here's what we gotta do..."

"What kinda call was that?" I couldn't agree more.

Reggie Wayne, I feel your pain

Dungee and Manning... *sniff*

I need to babysit soon so I should stop my groveling and weeping and gnashing of teeth and my barrowing that can only come from the bitterly bummed out. I can't help it!! Man, don't yall hope I don't play fantasy football next season? Then what shall become of me? I want to play anyway though.

God please bring my favorite coach back and bless every bit of Horseshoe Hotness next season!

A long, loud, tremulous, drawn-out, Luke Skywalker, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"

VERSE OF THE DAY: The LORD doesn't see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7

VS.

MANNING THE MAN & his COLTS! vs. Brady the small and insignificant & his patriots

Ok, ok, maybe not small and insignificant Pats. But can you believe they had the stuff to beat the invincible? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Oh, Manning, how could you have let them bat that ball away from you and so win the game??? WHY??? How do you plan to win the Superbowl now? Why did yall let me down like this? Sniff sniff.

Ok, here's the plan of action: The Pats play the Bills and Bills win (you hush! Stop saying "yeah right"!). Then we're even and the Colts can go win the big game! Sounds good. But we MAY still make it to the Big Bowl even if the Bills DON'T win! HeeHEE! That sounds good too! Oh, well. There may be another chance=( And the Pats have been putting some gut into this season. I suppose they are honorable foes. Not like... the BEARS or sumthin.

(Actual Photos from Game)

Car Break-in

VERSE OF THE DAY: Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. James 4:10

The UHAUL people have been giving Dad a hard time. They said they would hold the truck, then they said they wouldn't do that when he got there and he would have to unload the whole thing. Nu-uh. And last night somebody smashed the back window on his new car and stole FOUR of his work's laptops. Yikes! We hope insurance will cover that business.

I'm going to Grandpa & Nana's today. Shall update later.