My Dad came back from a trip to Haiti just in time for the Superbowl, and I chatted with him today about many things, including the illness he picked up in the Miami airport, the cholera epidemic in Haiti, and family news. And the Superbowl. Even the most globally minded American gets pretty excited about football. As we spoke, my mother returned from Trader Joe's, where she'd been stocking up on Superbowl fare.
One of Martin's favorite parts about being at my parents' house this past Christmas was watching football, Sunday and Monday, with my father. My Dad's the calmest man I know (he reprimanded my sister after she almost broke a plate glass window by folding his newspaper, leisurely getting out of his chair, and telling her, 'Not smart'), but even he gets somewhat excited over a really good run or an excellent pass. And after my parents' stint in Baltimore, he's suddenly a Ravens fan, which colors his opinion of the Steelers.
You can't live in my town without being a fan of the Steelers, at least by appearance. I'd probably be beaten to West Virginia if I were stupid enough to slap a Packers sticker on my window. But it does make the game tomorrow more exciting to know that up in Washington State, my Dad, purely from bitterness over the Ravens game, will be rooting for the Packers.
And for the first time in my entire life, I will actually make a cake with the name of a football team written out in black icing. The background will be gold, and maybe I'll even watch more than the advertisements this year.
4 comments:
Being a Dolphin fan, I normally pull for the AFC team.
Not this year.
We have so many Steeler fans in this area who would have been even more insufferable than normal had they won their seventh I had to go Packers.
And there is that situation with the Steeler Q.B. as well.
Growing up watching Vince Lombardi, Don Shula and Tom Landry made it appropriate in year 45 as well.
I am somewhat sickened by the cost of going to the game now. It is impossible for the average fan.
I went to Super Bowl X in Miami (Steelers won their second over the Cowboys) My ticket? Ten Bucks!
Sorry, frozen fingers quicker than brain this morning.
Face value on those tickets was actually twenty dollars. For once I kept the stub.
And I still have the original game program too, which I think was five.
Josiah cheered steadfastly for the Steelers last night, in loyalty to his PA cousins. He was the only one of our group who ended up disappointed. It turns out that Seahawks fans also hate the Steelers.
Hope you still enjoyed your party!
Heather
Josiah, you lovely, lovely boy. Come to your Auntie's arms and let me feed you some of my delicious Steelers cake.
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