Snow and Upsets = March Madness

On the first day of Spring we woke up to snow.

Like most of the snow we get here in Albuquerque, it melted quickly. The weekend turned out to be a cold but beautiful one that we spent working on a fun project and watching so many March Madness upsets that our brackets are done for.

The Kansas Jayhawks, who I chose to go all the way, were beaten yesterday by a team from "nowhereswille" Northern Iowa. It's frustrating to see my bracket go up in smoke but you really can't beat a good Cinderella story and I'm excited to see how long Northern Iowa can stay in it. If only the Aggies could have pulled something like that off. They were so close!

Even though I have a loosing bracket, I've really enjoyed following the teams and watching the games with Matt and friends. I can't handle more than 7 games in a 24 hour period, though. So, Matt's on his own for these couple of games today. I'll get the recap from him later.

Whether you've had snow or sunshine, a winning or a losing bracket, I hope you are enjoying the first days of Spring. Happy Sunday!

Selection Sunday!

Today is Selection Sunday and that means that I get to cross another item off my list!

20) Fill out a well researched March Madness bracket

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After a busy weekend filled with family, basketball and baby showers, Matt and I got to work on our brackets. I filled mine out with a little help from Matt and the guys on ESPN. I hope they know what they're talking about and Kansas doesn't let us down!


This is an exciting year for basketball fans all over New Mexico because the I-25 rivals are both going to the dance! That's right the NMSU Aggies (Woo! Woo!) and that other team from Albuquerque will be competing.  Although I would love to see the Aggies go all the way, the reality is, that they don't have a chance and UNM will probably make it farther. So, I have NMSU making it past the 1st round (Fingers crossed!) but losing to Maryland in the 2nd. I have to admit that it would be cool to see a New Mexican team make it to the 3rd round, so I have the Lobo's beating Marquette and losing to West Virginia. Our other rival, the UTEP Miners, are supposed to be good this year as well. I'm predicting another upset with them beating Vanderbilt and also making it to the 3rd round.

I'm excited to watch my teams play and am hoping my predictions are not that far off, even though I might have picked Kansas over Kentucky because I like their mascott. Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!

Who do you have going all way?