Thanksgiving Week!

11.24 Tuesday.
I won 3rd place, bragging rights and a camera at work today Turkey Bowling! Thanks Coach Steve!
District 5 game at the Pond in Mound with Scott (Btm B - single)
11.26 Thursday - THANKSGIVING!

O'Brian's at 12.00 / Rolstad's at 16.00

Finally a picture of Cory and I

Junior Hockey:)

11.16.09 Monday - Treadmill with Eric and etrain http://www.etrainhockey.com/

11.17.09 Tuesday - HS Hockey - Spring Lake Park vs. Prior Lake at Fogerty with Michael

11.20.09 Friday - NCHA - Eau Claire (3) vs. Adrian College (6) 7pm; working with Michael and Rob
http://www.uwecblugolds.com/?view=schedule&sport=whky

Came home to hang out with Sjoukje! She is in Blaine coaching a U10 team and the U14 team!

11/21/09 Saturday - CSHL - Dubuque Thunderbirds (IA) vs. Motor City Chiefs (MI) (Junior A - Tier III) 7pm Working the game with Chris and Brandon

So here is the real, behind the scenes deal...

Mom, Dad, Katie (sister) and Ava (niece) pick me up Saturday 8:30 am and we are off to Iowa. We stop a few times along the way, check into the hotel and meet up with Joy and Roger to get something to eat. I get dropped off at the rink and they go back so Ava can swim in the pool; then they come and watch the game. Fun? Are you kidding me? This is Junior hockey! Oh yea, and I called the too many men penalty:) Sunday morning I hit the pool with Ava and Dad and we stop by Mason City on the way home to have eats with Sandy. What a packed two days!
http://cshldubuque.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1035961

It's already, only, the 2nd weekend in November...

11.13.09 Friday, Nov. 13 River Falls (3) vs. Gustavus Adolphus (3) at 7:05 p.m. in WI - NCHA (OT) partners: Candace and Nick
http://www.uwrf.edu/sports/hockeywomen.schedule.php
11.14.09 Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 3:30pm Whitecaps vs.US National Team at Chisago Lakes Ice Arena (mixed the teams up; put half US players and half Whitecaps players on each team and I skate my butt off for all 3-20 min periods) Lines: Debbie and Mike
http://www.minnesotawhitecaps.com/schedule/

Team USA

Team USA and the Whitecaps

Some referee chasing players...

Photos by:
Cory Shubert
http://www.coryshubertphotography.com/

Megan made Varsity!!!

Way to go Megan!!! I am super proud of you!
http://mshsl.org/mshsl/schoolactpage.asp?school=86&actnum=460

University of WI vs. Robert Morris - WCHA Hockey

Monday 11.02.09 Treadmill with Eric at etrain http://www.etrainhockey.com/
Wednesday 11.04.09 Treadmill with Eric at etrain http://www.etrainhockey.com/
Thursday 11.05.09 Drive to Madison...
Friday 11.06.09 (14.07)
University of WI (1) vs. Robert Morris (3) with Dan, Cindy and TR
http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/stats/2009-2010/11-06-09.html

Then to watch the men's game; it's a college game with a pro atmosphere...

Jerry (CD), me, TR

Spohn, Bokal, me, Thul, Kovarik

Kovarik, me, Sauer

Sauer's photo in the lobby

Saturday 11.07.09 (14.07)

University of WI (3) vs. Robert Morris (2) in OT

http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/stats/2009-2010/11-07-09.html

Halloween Week Events!

Wednesday. Celebrating Birthdays: Dad and me! Mom, Dad, KT, Ava, Cory and I celebrate by gathering at our house around Chinese takeout, Ava eating cupcakes and dressing cat up in her pig outfit...
Friday. Compass Build Wins the Painted Pumpkin Category at the C.H. Robinson IT Contest!
Why a "cash cow"? 3rd Quarter Earnings for C.H. Robinson reports that Sourcing revenue is up; we build software for this group. ...Kelli goes home and carves 4 pumpkins; this is a total of 7 (2 princess with Ava, a stray and these 4, courtsey of Dustin).
Saturday.Halloween party at our house! Celebrating Oct Birthdays; too many to list, Cory passing the 1st part of his CCIE test and Nico passed the Bar exam!!! My husband is complaining that he isn't getting enough face time on this blog! (Cory, my husband, playing guitar).
Sunday. Boys HS Hockey in Stillwater (2 games)
Monday. Suburban HS Hockey Meeting at Blaine and over to Bloomington Ice Gardens for Training on the Treadmill with Eric.

Catastrophe's Halloween Costume!

UMD vs. NDU - WCHA Hockey

10.24.2009 Friday - NDU at Duluth
http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/wccompos/wchaw

(photo: after the game hanging out with friends: Aaron / Me / Tai)

10.25.2009 Saturday - NDU at Duluth

http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/wccompos/wchaw

10.26.2009 Sunday 8:30am sharp New Hope Arena; MN Girls Elite HS League (2 games)

USA Hockey flies officials in to Minny to work these games; women's development program.

(photo: Candance / Danielle / Jackie / Me / Tai / Susan / Leah)

University of MN vs. Duluth - WCHA Hockey

Fri, Oct 16 University of MN vs. Minnesota Duluth at Ridder Arena 7:07 PM
http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38867&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204815475
Sat, Oct 17 University of MN vs. Minnesota Duluth at Ridder Arena 4:07 PM
http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38867&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204815984

Sun, Oct 18 Teaching at USA Hockey Seminar for Officals Levels I / II / III in Willmar, MN
Thank you Mooney for including me!

CH Robinson Article

Uncle Jim or to those at work OB talked to the Marketing Department and had an article written up; it is posted internally on one of the main pages.

Thanks Uncle OB!

Kelli Rolstad Chosen to Officiate at the Winter Olympics
Only 15 women are chosen from the entire world to officiate at the Women's Olympic Hockey Tournament. Kelli Rolstad in CHRW's IT department is one of the 15--and one of only 3 women from the U.S.--who will be officiating from February 13-25, 2010, in Vancouver, Canada.
Getting this gig is no easy feat. For the last 13 years, Rolstad has taught locally and nationally, worked games, gone to hockey camps, been evaluated, and attended national and international tournaments. She's officiated hockey for boys and girls (youth and high school), women's college (WCHA/NCHA), whitecaps, juniors, various men's and women's leagues, and women's international hockey.
That's been in her spare time, when she hasn't been working for the last two years at C.H. Robinson. She started at CPDS East Transportation Sales, and is currently a Business Analyst on the Produce Compass Build Team in IT.
Congratulations to Kelli, and to her proud uncle in the Corporate mailroom, "OB" Jim O'Brian!

USA vs. NDU - October Hockey Weekend

10/10/2009 Saturday night: Warroad, MN
U.S. Women’s National Team Rolls Past North Dakota, 11-1, in Second Game of Qwest Tour
http://www.usahockey.com/Qwest%20Tour%202009/default.aspx?id=271946&DetailedNews=yes
Officials: Referee-Kristine Langley; Linesmen-Kelli Rolstad, Laura Johnson
Attendance: 1,236
There was snow falling at 1:40 am when I picked up Laura from the airport as her flight was delayed. We left the house at 6:45 am to meet Krissy in Maple Grove. Stopping in Brainerd to drop Stella off, in Berrrrrr-midji to say hi to Vance and take some photos (Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue ox on the lake in Bemidji / duck attacking Krissy and her car in retribution for taking out the bird on the road / Giant Fish with some really scarry teeth / sign that I tell everyone about up by the boarder pointing to a city in MN and Canada). The only bummer was the attendance; when I did this game on the tour with PR and Lisa for the Salt Lake pre-tour the place was packed past fire code. Krissy did a nice job of getting us there and back safely.

10/11/2009 Sunday: Blaine, MN at the Super Rink
High School Girls Elite League 15.00 / 17.15
Partners: Candace / Brenda (2 games)

Medtronic TC 5K = 3.1 miles

Friday: WCHA Minnesota State University, Mankato vs. Whitecaps
Sanya was a BRICK WALL for the Caps!
http://www.msumavericks.com/news/2009/10/13/WHOCKEY_1013092040.aspx#
http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/wccompos/wchaw
http://www.minnesotawhitecaps.com/

Saturday: This is the first organized run that I have participated in.
C.H. Robinson paid the entry fee for all employees that wanted to run, we had a good turn out and the yellow shirts made it easy to spot co-workers. I didn't train and my legs were pretty sore after as it is a whole different set of muscles that you would use for skating, but it was a good hurt! Thank you to Kristi for the photos. (Hailer, Me, Driscoll, and Jim / Me and Ben)
http://www.mtcmarathon.org/FiveKAndFamilyEvents/FamilyEvents.cfm
...more on Saturday
Teaching at a clinic in Rosemount; thanks to Dist 6 for having me!

Sunday: High School Girls hockey at Blaine (3 games)

NDU vs. Manitoba - WCHA Hockey

Friday: WCHA Game North Dakota vs. Manitoba
http://www.fightingsioux.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=58668&SPID=6403&DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=204801833
http://www.fightingsioux.com/downloads1/356206.pdf?ATCLID=204801833&SPSID=58668&SPID=6403&DB_OEM_ID=13500

Saturday: WCHA Game North Dakota vs. Manitoba
http://www.fightingsioux.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=58668&SPID=6403&DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=204802137

Sunday: Premier Elite HS Girls hockey in St. Cloud (2 games)

Credentials Photo...

Bad photo?

Annemarie (from work) and Mom and Lisa say I must explain!

I received an email on Thurs afternoon that I will need a credentials photo: white background, no shadow, no smile, no teeth showing, specific size, specific memory and other specs.

I call Costco, Walmart, Sams, Walgreens and other stores about taking a digital passport photo. They don't / can't do it they can only print it out.

Over the weekend Cory (husband), Katie (sister) and Mom (mom) take photos in the basement bathroom, because it the only room with white walls in the house. We use fake lighting and have no success; the walls look yellow and there are shadows.

The photo is due on Monday at 12.00 so I get up early and go to CVS before work, panicked, they take the photo, download it on to their system, print it out, scan it back on to their system and write a disk so I can take it work and email it by the deadline.

Who would have thought that this would have been such a difficult thing to do?!?

You are going to Vancouver!

Congratulations on your selection to officiate the 2010 Winter Olympic Games!

Now that you have achieved your goal, your work is not done. Let's make darn sure that you are prepared to perform at the highest level come February 12th. Now is the time to work harder physically and mentally than you ever have before. There will be plenty of time to sit back and relax after you have gone through the Olympic experience.

http://www.vancouver2010.com/