Food, Football, Felines and Fundraising

So I've been meaning to blog for ages now and am now FINALLY getting around to it. So, a brief update on the life of Kyla:
Food:
While in Naples for Grandpa's memorial, Grandma was kind enough to bestow some of Grandpa's cookbooks on me (which I was glad to have since I'm trying to expand my cooking skills). I've tested out two recipes so far, both from his Williams & Sonoma Chicken cookbook - Chicken Risotto with Parmesan and Peas; and Chicken, Asparagus, and Roquefort Divan. The risotto got tested on Josh when he came to visit for Labor Day, and earned thumbs up from both of us. The divan was cooked on a whim tonight when I saw some asparagus at the grocery store tonight and remembered the recipe. As I type this my roommate is going back for seconds and I'm contemplating doing the same after I finish this post. After both extremely successful cooking attempts I'm eager to try more and expand into the other cookbooks. Thanks Grandma!
Football:
Kirsty called me a couple weeks ago and was kind enough to offer me Keith, Dan and her season tickets to the pre-season Redskins v. Jaguars game, which I gladly accepted. The Thursday before Labor Day I gathered up two of my girlfriends from work (oddly enough no guys were interested or availible to go, but who needs them anyways?), and headed out to FedEx field after work. Despite the rain all day long, the weather cleared up for a beautiful night, and even though the Redskins weren't at their best, we all had a blast! Josh was terribly jealous that I got to go to a pro-football game for a second time when he's never been to one. Thank you Keith, Kirsty and Dan.
Felines:
Erin (my roommate) and I recently adopted a second cat from a coworker who needed to get rid of one of hers. Her name is Hazel, she's two years old, with green eyes and "diluted tortie" coloring. Things were tense with Pinto at first, but they're both relaxed now.
Fundraising:
This past weekend I traveled up to Pittsburgh with Mary and Dante for the 25th Annual Family House Polo Match. Family House is a non-profit organization that provides affordable housing for the families of terminally ill patients in the Pittsburgh area. 25 years ago they contacted Big Joe Muldoon (Mary's dad) about putting together a charity polo match to earn money and since then have earn about $3 million dollars at from these annual matches. Each year the Muldoon family puts together a team and plays another team from the DC area. This year Mary played with her brother, Little Joe, and his son, Michael (playing in a real match for the very first time). It was very emotional for all of them since Big Joe passed away earlier this year and had played the very first Family House Match with Little Joe. I went up there to groom for Mary, but also got to enjoy a few of the player perks, like complimentary hotel and an invite to the parties. It was a lot of fun, and definitely a different side of polo than I saw in college. You can check of the article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The photo is of Mary on her best horse of the day - Zuni.
That's about all for now.