I am much more of a baseball fan than a football fan (see my countdown timer to the first game of Cubs spring training to the right). But I will admit that I love watching football; mainly because my husband loves it, and I love to see him enjoy things that make him happy. Oh, that and the fact that whenever he watches football, it’s become sort of a tradition with us that he gives me excellent backrubs! So while I couldn’t care less who won yesterday’s Superbowl,( although I chose the Cardinals to root for because it’s always fun to pick a team and scream and shout and get into the game) I did have a great time watching it.
We had decided to have a get-together; a fun evening filled with friends and food (too much food! We had to have pizza for dinner again Monday and will have it twice more this week just to get rid of all the extras!). Because I have 4 kids, I didn’t get to see all of my favorite part of the Superbowl – the commercials. But that’s ok, I’m sure I can catch them online somewhere if I’m so inclined. The ones I did see were pretty good – I especially liked the Potato Head one (think it was for tires). It just cracks me up when Mrs. Potato Head changes into her ‘angry’ eyes, hehehe! I also really liked the careerbuilder.com commercial with the moose head on the wall – I won’t spoil the rest of it because I recommend you go out and find it yourself if you haven’t seen it. I missed the newest E-Trade.com commercials with the talking baby, so those I will have to find because I always enjoy those. Oh, and I’ll have to see the latest chapter in the saga of the Budweiser Clydesdales…
As for halftime, I’m not a fan of “The Boss”, so I wasn’t paying attention to Bruce Springsteen’s performance. I am glad to note, however, that he didn’t incur a wardrobe malfunction ala Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson circa Superbowl XXXVII in 2004. Also during halftime, there was a special 3D event. We had picked up enough pairs of 3D glasses for the party at a store ahead of time (we actually got enough to last us until Superbowl L!), but in my opinion, they should have given a few minutes warning for people to get their glasses ready. We had ours ready because they did mention it in the 2nd quarter, but I didn’t get a chance to get my regular eyeglasses to wear underneath, which guaranteed an absence of 3D for me. But other people seemed pretty impressed… I have seen the preview for Monsters Vs. Aliens in the movie theater and it looks really funny – I’m looking forward to that movie coming out.
Well, anyway, much fun was had by all. We had originally intended to make this a game night / Superbowl party, but by the time the big game ended, there wasn’t any time for board games. Next time! And oh yeah, I should report that the Pittsburgh Steelers won the Superbowl, in case you’re using my site for a news report 🙂
The Steelers won? 😉 There were many Cardinal fans at your party and very few Steeler fans, so I thought it would have been better not to mention that fact. I think a good time was had by all. Good food, good friends, what more do you need?
I had to scramble to get 3D glasses Sunday morning- just for the one break. Though I really picked them up for the TV show I watch that was aired in 3D Monday night. I haven’t watched it yet- still have a few episodes to catch up on first.
I second that motion. If you happen to have found a sweater vest on the table, CAC lent it to me for to see if I could use it in MMiSL. There were lots of good commercials. Watching football… any football… game at your house is always a fun experience.
I also don’t know how Springsteen’s show compared over others, but from what little I saw, it wasn’t too much to write home about. I didn’t really care who won either, but decided to go with the team who had not won several previous championships.