I think this weekend I pretty much ate my weight in hot sauce. It all started on Friday with a trip to see the NJ Devils play the Toronto Maple Leafs in a hockey game. Scored a free ticket so decided it was too good to pass up! Met my friend before the game for wings and pizza (and a few beers) before heading to the game. Things were looking good early, leading 1-0 after the first period however 3 Toronto goals in the second took the atmosphere away. It appeared the Devils were looking at a depressing loss, 3 minutes to go in the game and still down 3-1...then they scored to at least make it a little interesting. A minute later, they go on the power play and score again with about a minute left in the game. THEN, they score the winning goal with about 20 seconds left!!! So 3 goals in 3 minutes to win 4-3. To add to the excitement, all 7 goals were scored right in front of us, so we were certainly sitting at the right end of the ice.
After getting home, I then watched the T20 game, Australia v Pakistan...another game we had no rights winning but a great bowling effort and the usual assistance by Pakistan got us home there as well.
Saturday brought the snow and some friends came over for lunch and sledding on our hill in the back yard. Lunch was, once again, wings and pizza. The sledding was a lot of fun with no injuries of any kind. A successful afternoon.
Sunday was of course Super Bowl Sunday. Went over to Gary's house for, yes, wings AND and amazing Buffalo Chicken Dip. I think I am done with hot sauce for a while now...in fact, I should be done with eating for a while. We had to leave soon after the game started to get the kids to bed but it was a great game to watch. I really didn't like/dislike either of the teams too much but I was hoping for an upset result and the Saints did not disappoint. After a shaky start, they closed things down and with a few VERY gutsy calls from the coach were able to run away with it in the end. Down 10-0 early, they ended up winning 31-17, it really was a great performance. I was also totally sick of hearing the announcers referring to Peyton Manning as simply "Peyton" for the whole game. Every other player gets called by their last name, why is he so friggin special?
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Because he IS "so friggin' special" - except, of course, in big games and in those cases where he apparently can't successfully argue his case in favor of immortality rather than just sitting on the sidelines watching the team lose on purpose...
He may well be the best quarterback to play in the NFL (although he will need to win some more Super Bowls I think). Nothing against him...more a comment on the announcers who choose to elevate certain players with a first name status. Now if "Eli" was on the other team, they have a point. I don't see that happening for a while!
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