I feel like with every holiday/major event you get there and ask yourself… where did all the time go?… I swear it feels like last [insert holiday here] was just yesterday. Or in my case for this event, Superbowl, it sounds more like “wasn’t it yesterday that I freaked out, had a meltdown and totally embarrassed myself because the Tom Brady pulled out yet another win.” Where’s Eli Manning and the Giants when you need them? Anyway, I deserved 2017’s Pats vs. Falcons Super Bowl, and perhaps I deserve this one too, because here we are again. New Superbowl, and only one team changed. So we see the Patriots at it again.
(If you are not a sports fan, skip the next paragraph and just know that my at-that-point-in-time-arch-nemesis made a spectacular comeback win… and I was really, really mad about that!)
I conned my (super huge Patriots fan) friend into coming over to watch the 2017 game on our big screen TV. I used the argument that since Peyton (Manning) retired I was indifferent towards any of this “football nonsense” Really I knew from the get-go that I would be cheering for the Falcons, and I was selfish because all I wanted was someone to help me make (and EAT) chocolate cake. When it looked like the game was “pretty much” over, and that the Falcons had won, I was smug and totally apathetic to my friends’ football letdown…. and then I, along with the Falcons and their fans, was stunned and suddenly on the losing end. I try my best to control myself, and rarely do I feel the need to apologize, but you probably could’ve flagged me for “unsportsmanlike conduct” three times over.
Knowing I had this chocolate cake made me feel better though. I try not to make sweets, but that’s tough when you are a person who loves to bake. I have countless cookbooks, at least a 1/4 of them for baking, but I will never turn to another chocolate bundt recipe again, because this was the best!
For those of you who love football or amazing musicians or moments when we come together as a nation, I can’t help but share this (it’s quite a bit longer of a video than the commercial below). I don’t remember seeing this performance, or even hearing the story behind it. I guess when it blows your mind to hear ” 2nd -year quarterback Tom Brady” because you aren’t old enough to remember watching football then, its understandable. I find that moments like this speak strongly of the power when we come together as one nation against evil. It’s a much needed reminder.
Also, as I get older and crankier with football (read this and you might get there too) I drift more and more towards watching for the sake of commercials (says the girl who HATES commercials). The 2017 choices were slim, even when they did “feature” Adam Driver, but when I saw this commercial, I choked up a bit. Even a year later, it still feels powerful. I (apparently unlike the rest of the internet) loved this. Hope you do too!