New Year New habits

Today is January 1st. Figured I would try a few new habits this year. First on that list to blog daily with things going on, or thoughts I am having. So for todays installment, let me bore you with some incredibly dull details of my first day of 2012.

I brought in the New Year at my sisters house, with her family, as well as a few of her friends. Played cards, let off bottle rockets, beat Jeff at Madden 2012, and all in all really enjoyed the low key evening.

I will spend a minute here talking about EA Sports Madden 2012 for Xbox 360. First I don't have an Xbox 360 (unless they send me one for free), but have always been a fan of the Madden series. I miss Madden's announcing, especially since I am not a huge fan of Collingsworth. But fortunately their commentary is something you can turn down. Played two games was able to squeak out victories in both. I play with the Steelers, he plays with the Cowboys. I find that Madden 2012 is visually stunning, but from a player standpoint, there is too much for the player to do with the remote. I miss the days of simple controls. But I really do enjoy the game, love playing the game with my brother in law, and it is fun learning new tricks to the game each time I play.

After playing Madden we set off fireworks, then settled to play some poker. We play for the enjoyment of it. We use chips no money (my sister would want me to emphasis that). I had a very lucky evening and was up most of the night. Won some big hands, and kept my losses to a minimum. I really enjoy playing poker, and even with friends, I like the competition and being able to trash talk as well. I have played a lot of hold'em in different poker leagues and at several local casinos, would enjoy doing it more, but don't have the "extra" money to do so.

Sorry for those that thought this might be more entertaining, but it goes downhill from here. I was able to sleep in a little, and then woke up with the chore of cleaning my house, especially the bathrooms. So I spent day cleaning while the football games were in the background. I enjoy having the Red Zone channel on so it can keep me up to date with all the action. Plus Scott Hanson was a great guest on my Sports Talk Radio show. (The Sports Ministry) I should pause to say that sports are a huge passion, I love doing the radio shows and all the perks that come with it.

So that is for the most part my day in a nutshell. Low key, but feel productive. Bathrooms cleaned, watched football (am watching Dallas / Giants game while typing this). Ordered Domino's pizza, anxious to try the new cheesy bread (will comment on that tomorrow). If you made it this far, then thanks for reading, and look forward to your comments. Follow me on twitter at sports_ministry or tsm_destry. If you want to follow our facebook or google + pages then just search The Sports Ministry.

Thanks for reading.

Destry