Playoff Football

It's the playoffs for football and you know what that means?!?

……

Only a month left till this horrendous sport is over.

I should have been Canadian for my love is for hockey not football. To be frank,it always puzzles me as to why Americans don't like hockey- you literally can start a fight with just about anyone when they piss you off and your punishment? You sit in a box for 2 minutes, kinda like adult time out. Passive aggressive doesn't exist in this sport- there's no crazy ego's (well maybe not as many),IT'S IN THE OLYMPICS! Not to mention have you ever tried skating? Hardest thing ever.

However regardless of my feelings towards the sport I am surrounded by those who disagree with me and preach the sport. I grew up watching football and due to a dedicated fiancé I know more about players, stats and odd ball facts then I ever care to. Each week I am peppered with facts, quotes or the odds of his team winning/loosing and each week I nod and listen intently as I've done my whole life. My mom loves the Dallas Cowboys, my dad's side are Pittsburgh Steeler season ticket holders and to round out the football fans in my life Chris loves the New England Patriots (which is strange, considering he's from Alaska)Needless to say football is a popular Sunday activity at our place. Most Sundays I cook, bake, ride Rocko or watch Netflicks for hours.
Since living in Seattle we are surrounded by the '12 man'. To be honest, Chris and I both could really care less about the Seahawks however their fan base in impressive. Even if it is partly due to lack of better options. New England, or Boston to be more specific, is full of winning teams. Patriots, Bruins (yay hockey!) Red Sox and Celtics so while their fans are dedicated there is no one sport they favor to the other- as long as they're winning of course. Chris and I went to Gillette stadium where the Pats play and it is no where as loud as 'The Clink'. But when the other teams you have to cheer for are the Mariners or the Sounders (soccer- yes Seattleites love themselves some soccer, how European of them!) its' easy to get behind the only winning team the city has. The city has been trying to get a hockey and basketball team to replace the Seattle Sonics that left circa 2008. I, for one, am hoping it happens and if it does I will be the first to buy season tickets to their hockey team, after all I won't be on the Seahawks bandwagon anytime soon.

Don't get me wrong there is one game I love, and that is of course the Super Bowl, for the commercials of course. Nothing makes me tear up faster then the Budweiser horses.
Good luck to all of those who have a team in the playoffs and for those of you who will not make it , or your team didn't make the playoffs at all, just know that Hockey is waiting for you- come to the (Canadian) dark side.