3 Weeks after Surgery, 1 week after football

Even though it's great to have a 3-day weekend, I've found myself in a bit of a funk. No more football... We enjoyed going to the ProBowl last week here in Hawaii! It was fun to get to see so many players from all the teams at once. All the team mascots were there, doing what mascots do to each other, and I had a good time making fun of the cheerleaders sent from each team. No word on their selection criteria...

"don't they realize they're a joke?" I said to Chris. "They're not a joke," he insisted. "Every man here is glad to watch them. Just wonder where they get those go-g0 boots."

Somehow I don't think his focus was on the go-go boots... A woman spilled some beer on my head passing it to her husband. That was annoying, but a minor blip. It was definitely one of those games where people were soaking up the atmosphere (and the beer) more than the plays themselves.

The ProBowl next year will be played the week before the SuperBowl in Miami, where the SB is being held. But that's brought a lot of backlash from the players, who see Hawaii as a reward. So the NFL is in negotiations with Hawaii to bring the ProBowl back here for 2011 or 2012.

I'm still in the knee brace, but called the doc on Friday to see if I could unlock it for walking, and he said "yes," so I'm feeling more mobile. No more "FrankenEva" when I move around. At slow speeds, I almost look normal... It still hurts more than I expected it would at this point, but it does get better every day. I see the doctor a week from today and am hoping I will be out of the brace then, or at least can sleep without it.

Other than that, just enjoying the end of the Hawaiian winter and rainy season. We haven't had a lot of rain in February. It's nice and cool in the mornings when we wake up. I'm looking forward to getting our warmer weather back so I can really start to enjoy the pool!