What's in a name...?

We were reading through some blogs and notices Lauren and Mal have a picture of us with our nicknames so I thought I'd fill you in.

Nate's Nickname - 'Slater':



I have no idea how this came about, but this was coined by Malachi. It does come from A.C. Slater on Save by the Bell (loved that show), ask Mal for more details on this one. I'm ok with it though, he's dreamy...


Linds' Nickname - 'Doritos':

This was courtesy of myself and I love it:



Linds is a baked chip enthusiast, she refuses to eat any kind of chip unless it's baked and this nickname goes back to the weekend we met in Moab. We stopped at Albertson's to buy food for the day and she wanted some Baked Doritos, so we bought a full bag. Later that day we took a break from Jeepin', I reached for the chips and she'd eaten the entire bag! Needless to say, she's been known as 'Doritos' ever since. She hates it, but it's hilarious... at least they were baked!

Is that Kyle Korver? Yes it is...

Well we've finally got a reason for our first blog post. Lauren, Lindsey's sister, is a Creighton University Alumni and the Alumni Association hosted a Utah Jazz party for the March 8, 2008 game versus the Denver Nuggets. This was because of Kyle Korver being a Creighton Alumni as well. We sat in a suite and they fed us dinner and all the pop, nachos and popcorn we could eat.

At half time, Malachi and I went down to FANZZ to buy something for Kyle to sign because we had a sneaking suspicion Korver would make a surprise appearance to his fellow Alumni. So we picked up some framed pictures of Korver, which the actual picture slid out so it could be signed. Mal ended up winning a Korver jersey in a raffle after the game as well. The Jazz whooped up on Denver, 132-105 and Korver played well hitting 2 shots from 3-point land with 12 points on the night. It was a great game, especially because we can't stand the Thuggets.

After the game we were packing up to go home, and we were suddenly rushed down to the concourse, they had arranged for us to meet K2! It... was.... AWESOME! They took us down by the locker rooms and he came out to meet us. We shook his hand, he signed our plaques and then took some pictures with us. Unfortunately the picture with Mal and I didn't turn out that great, but it was good enough! Linds and Lauren were head over heels for this guy, so we weren't allowed to be in the picture with them. Hmmm... should Mal and I be worried? Linds is leaning a little too close for comfort and Lauren is holding Kyle’s hand...It was a really fun night and as HU
GE Jazz fans, it was amazing.

Much thanks to Lauren for graduating for Creighton and letting us tag along! Now we just need to get invited to the Duke and Illinois alumni nights!

Kyle was mad I was wearing AK's jersy and not his...

Easy Kyle, they're both married...