Welcome to football season

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Friday night at dinner, talking about the Thursday night football game:

Me: That guy on the Ravens team was not having a good night. I think his name was Blake.

Jeremy, scrunching his forehead: Blake?

Me: Yeah..I think. He's a big white guy that was not having a very good night. He dropped the ball. It was right there in his hands and he dropped it. He was really mad at himself.

Jeremy: Probably a tight end..{he thinks for a second}..you mean Clark.

Me: Yeah, Clark! I knew it was something short. Look at me..almost knowing what I was talking about.

When did this happen?

During the first several years of our marriage we did not watch sports on TV. No sports...of any kind. We just never were very into it. Jeremy didn't grow up in a house with football on the TV all day Sunday. I grew up in a house full of girls...we didn't watch football ever.

And then something happened.

Fantasy football happened.

My uncle has run the family league since the beginning. About four years ago Jeremy decided to play. Next thing I know Jeremy is glued to the TV every Sunday...Monday....sometimes Thursday. All of a sudden he has favorite players.

I still wasn't all that into it. It was just background noise.

And then something happened.

I started playing fantasy football too!

Now, we spend our Sundays in the living room watching football all day long. We talk about our fantasy teams and players. Jeremy has to explain to me what being offsides means....again. I'm yelling at the TV. I have favorite players.

Even though I'm new to this whole football fandom..I'm starting to understand a person's unfailing loyalty to their favorite team. I'm a Cowboys fan, all the way. I love one team, but hate no team. I won't talk smack about my Boys, but I won't talk smack about other teams either. Other people might like to do that..I'm not one of them. I am a fan. Of the game. And it IS just a game.

Games are suppose to be for fun. And I'm having a blast!

Nothing Better Than

• Wearing one of Jeremy's long sleeve shirts while I'm lounging around the house.
• The "big" boss sending an email saying "I agree w/you". I want to print it out and frame it.
• My Boys (the Cowboys..duh) making it work two weeks in a row. Might not be pretty, but we like to play a little down and dirty.
• Walking the dogs at the end of the day and airing our frustrations from the work day. By the time we get back around to the house we are done complaining and can enjoy our evening.
• Seeing all the rain. It might not always be right on top of us, but it's been around. And after so long of being without it..without a HINT of it..even a glimpse of rain is welcome.
• Overtime at work right before the Holiday season. I'll be doing some Christmas shopping very soon.
• The front yard spigot getting fixed...finally {Love you, Honey}. There has been a leak in our spigot for weeks now and it's finally fixed. I can't even describe how happy it makes me to walk up to the front door and see DRY dirt and not a small mud puddle. It's the little things, people.
• My neices and nephew making me feel special. I always try to make them feel special and loved but I'm amazed at how special and loved they make ME feel.