I had the best year ever, in 2008. Here is a brief look of hw my year went, and some pictures to boot!
(Editors note: some pictures are grainy and suck due to the fact they were cell phone pics, clearly. )
JAN
I started 2008 in El Paso, Texas. My family and the trip out to see the USF Bulls play at the Sun Bowl against the Oregon Ducks.
Texas was....eh. We had a lot of fun at the game, despite the fact we lost. And, my family and I did go to Juarez, Mexico and buy awesome stuff for cheap, and get drunk. =)
After we left Texas, we drove through New Mexico and Arizona, on our way to California, to see more family. The drive was BEAUTIFUL!
We stopped and stayed a few days in Arizona. We went to Tombstone, and up to the Mt. Lemmon ski resort. 
We finally made it to California. Seeing my brother, sister-in-law, and my two favorite kids ever, always makes me a happy person. 
Carly and Bryce are 5 and 3, and are pretty much the only two kids I can tolerate for any extended period of time.
San Diego was nice and relaxing. My brother lives in the Sunset Cliffs area of Point Loma. 
FEB
Pretty laid back month. We wear gearing up at Pink Sneakers to start filming our first season of Brooke Know Best, a Hogan Knows Best spin off. My birthday was on the 17th, and it was excellent. Krysti came up from Lauderdale with Steve, and Tasha hung out too. We spent the night drinking at Odins, where Benny made me a sake drink that tasted like dishwashing detergent. I drank it anyway. I haven't a single picture from Feb.
MARCH
March consisted of a very heavy work load. Brooke Knows Best has started taping and we were planning for a show to start taping (Lukes Parental Advisory) to start taping immediately afterwards.
Brooke Knows Best schedule:
Sarah hard at work:
APRIL
Kyla, Sean and I drove to Birmingham in April to attend Rhiannon and Joel's wedding. The drive there and back was an adventure in itself. We had a wonderful time, and even got to see some old high school people, Bryan and Eric! On the way home, we stopped in Gainsville to enjoy some pizza at Leos By The Slice. Best pizza, ever.
MAY
Basketball! The Magic just beat Toronto and Chris Bosh, to push up to the Semi Finals against the Detroit Pistons.
I went to ever home game the Magic had post season, but none were as exciting as game three against the Pistons where we blew them out with a 111 to 86 win. We sadly didn't go on to the conference, but oh well. 
SUMMER
Kind of lumping all this together.
My family on my Dads side has a bit of a reunion in P.A. up in the Endless Mountains. I used to go to the Endless Mountains (which are just above the Pocinos) when I was a kid, and I haven't been in years. It was really nice to see everyone, including my favorite rugrats, as well as take in all the beauty of a summer in the mountains. As you can see, we spent a lot of time at my uncles lake house. I know, I know... there's a lot of pictures. Shush. =)
After we left the mountains, we went down to Philadelphia to see my moms family, and eat some yummy Genos hoagies!
We then headed to Washington D.C to see some friends, and see some sites that we haven't seen in awhile. 
SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER
With September and October, came the end of baseball season. I had been to a handful of Rays games through out the year, and made promises all along that they were going to the playoffs over the Red Sox and the Yankees. A few someone's (Ryan the 13th and Drew R. Garabo) we strong forces, telling me there wasn't a chance in hell. I prayed that the Rays wouldn't make me put my foot in my mouth, and in the end... my boys prevailed over the division, as well as wining the ALCS against the defending Boston Red Sox. Game two of the American League series, was probably one of those games you will forever heard about in the history of play off games. Three extra innings kept everyone in their seats for almost 6 hours. Game 7 however, was the most exciting. Watching Kevin Youkilis walk off the field, after he talked so much sh*t was awesome, as the Rays celebrated going to the World Series.
I also attended my first World Series game as well. Two actually, as I went to both games against the Phillies. We lost the first, won the second. Next year, hopefully... the Rays will go back to the World Series, and take it. =)
Samantha Mae
