I first started watching professional football, (Lions football)in 2009 when Sean began playing football when he was 7 for the Dearborn Lions. That was when I first fell in love with Matthew Stafford. I can’t even begin to think about what next season is going to look like without him as a Lion but that’s a completely different subject.
I clearly remember going to my brother, Steve’s, house to watch the Super Bowl in 2011. It was the Steelers versus the Packers. I wanted the Packers to win and I think it was a couple years later that I ordered Cheeseheads for me and Sean. I received them after the Packers were eliminated from the playoffs.
it was in 2009 when I first began watching the NFL network religiously. Sean and I would wear our Cheeseheads during the playoffs but we have never got to wear them for the Super Bowl. I was hoping that would change this year but they were also eliminated.
The Super Bowl in my house has been a holiday every year! I save money to get my “Bandwagon T-shirt” (as Sean calls it) ordered after it is decided who will be playing in the Super Bowl.
I go all out for Super Bowl food! I would order pizza AND cinnamon sticks or I have placed an order at B Dub’s at noon for a 6 o’clock pick up of family size boneless wings, artichoke dip, AND cheese sticks.
But this football season has been completely different! Now that I am sheltered in place with my Mom, someone who is definitely NOT a football fan, this whole season has been strange! I checked football scores on my phone rather than yelling at my TV. I did NOT order a shirt to wear for it because I’m indifferent to both teams in it and I don’t have money for that anyway.
I’n not going to order food this year and that feels weird. But I AM going to watch the game because STILL LOVE football And I have four Rocket Mortgage squares riding on this game and I could win “50,000 smackers!”
But, it does make me a little bit sad that this Sunday will NOT be a holiday!