A couple of weeks ago the Dallas Stars held their annual Icebreaker event at the Galleria Mall here in town (hint: if anyone ever asks you if you want to go to the Galleria, just go ahead and put them or yourself out of their/your misery). The Icebreaker allows the fans to meet the players and get photos and autographs, all for the low price of free. The mall opened at ten, and the players came out to start signing at eleven. Jess and I got there at nine-thirty. The place was PACKED. We split up and got in separate lines to ensure we got the autographs we were after.
Here's Jessica with her Stars crush, Stephan Robidas. I'm not sure if you can tell from the photo, but Robi would be a rhinoplasty surgeon's dream (or nightmare). In addition to other injuries sustained throughout his career, he took a puck to the face in last season's playoff series against Anaheim, but he was back in the game five minutes later, his sweater bloodied and his nose packed with gauze.
I told Jess to ask him about the best spots to visit in Montreal because we're thinking about going there for a vacation, but she said she was too nervous.
Robi was super cool, and I ended up getting those travel tips from him. He said that anything in Old Montreal was nice to visit.
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This is me with Sergei Zubov and my freshly signed ЦСКА Moscow Sweater. Two things run through my mind when I look at this photo:
1. That's SERGEI ZUBOV.
2. My face is really fat.
Sergei was cool, and I was super excited that I was able to meet him and get his autograph.
That's it for now.
-WM
P.S.
Did you guys hear that Jessica's going to have a girl?
