The Super Bowl is one of my favorite sporting events of the year. I love football, advertising and eating, so what's not to like. Unfortunately, they don't take Israeli viewers into account when scheduling the game (it starts at 1:30AM here). Our apartment came with a 46" TV, which we don't want so we did not continue the cable service. I was unsuccessful at trying to get the service on just for the Super Bowl so I was kinda disappointed. Then I found that you can watch the game online in HD for just $9.99 from NFL.com, so in the end I was able to watch on the big screen in the comfort of our apartment, instead of going to Mike's Place.
This year the game was between Seattle and New England. Nobody likes New England in general, so of course I was rooting for Seattle. This scored me some points with my Father in-law who was born in Seattle and is still a fan. I invited him over to watch the game and we had a two person Super Bowl party. Unfortunately, his team blew the game in the end, but it was a great and memorable game! I'm happy I stayed up for it, even though I felt sick the whole next day and I still haven't caught up on my sleep.
I feel really bad for my FIL and all the Seattle fans and especially the players. It's unimaginable to work so hard and get so far, only to fall short in such a spectacular way. I can relate in a way, being from Detroit. The Lions always find new ways to disappoint, but at least they never give us reason to think they won't. We never really have hope, so we can only be so disappointed. Without hope, you can't have crushed dreams, so what Seattle did in this game is so much more painful.
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