I experienced a bizarre internal event at the end of football season this year. I became a football fan.
Through the years I occasionally watched a football game with long arid periods between those occasions.
When I was in college at the University of Washington, I went to the games and followed the season.
In my sophomore year the quarterback was my biology lab partner. We shared a moment where we both jumped and screamed —okay I will give him the benefit of the doubt that he just yelled—-when the frog we were dissecting rose from the dead. That’s a long ago story back when the world was flat.
Neither my sons or my husband had the slightest interest in football. So this supported my non-watching days.
Despite being invited to football game watching parties, I never attended. Weekend time for a working woman is crowded—no more like overflowing with ‘choices’ of how to spend the time. However two games back I realized I was being a little too task oriented—maybe bordering on boring— so I accepted an invitation. Guess What! I had an enjoyment BURST. Surprised the heck out of me.
Sooooo my friends since I live in Seahawks country, my post is unashamedly one sided.
GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Judit + Corina @Glamorous Bite says
Hope you enjoy your weekend and the game today!
Carol says
Thank you. I had a most wonderful time despite ‘my’ team losing. It was a good game.
sue|theviewfromgreatisland says
I know absolutely nothing about football…maybe next year!
Carol says
Or maybe never—-who knows. It will be interesting to see if I am still semi-interested next year. I make different choices for my time slots. Ha. Albeit 3 games these season when all involved social gatherings wasn’t to extreme.
Simi Jois says
Hope you enjoyed the game, I am not a sports fan…hope you will still visit my blog :))
Carol says
I did enjoy the game despite losing. It was well played. I always visit your blog. I visited this past Saturday in fact, but didn’t leave a comment this time.
Simi Jois says
Carol,
Thanks ! I do than on your blog too….I go check if you have any new stories. :))
Carol says
Well I better get in gear and get another segment out this weekend.
Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says
It was such a close game! Hope you had a good super bowl sunday!
Carol says
It was close. The opponent played a good game. Made it exciting. I really enjoyed my FIRST Super Bowl party.
Fun to have some new ‘firsts’ in one’s life.
John@Kitchen Riffs says
Really fun game, wasn’t it? Sorry for you the Seahawks lost — but fans of both teams won. One of the better Superbowl games, ever.
Carol says
This is the first Super Bowl game I’ve watched. Yikes what an admission. But I thought both teams played well
and that it was evenly matched.
marcie says
Good for you, Carol — I’m glad you enjoyed the game! I love football, and that was really one of the best games. What a shocker ending — I was expecting the ball to go to Marshawn like everybody else! haha
Carol says
Everyone is second guessing the call. But no one knows for SURE if the obvious plan would have worked.