Happy Turkey Day

My best friend got married January 2, 1993. Why is that date seared into my memory, you ask?The next day, the bridal party and a whole slew of family and out of town guests gathered at her parents house to watch our beloved Houston Oilers vs. the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Wild Card game. It was was going to be our year…the year the Oilers would FINALLY make it to the Super Bowl!!! At half-time the Oilers were up 28-3. The 3rd quarter opened with an Oilers interception and touchdown. With the score at 35-3 Bills fans were leaving the stadium in droves. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be. The Bills mounted the biggest comeback in NFL history and won 41-38. They went on to lose to the Dallas Cowboys in the Super Bowl, but it didn’t matter to me…I completely lost interest in football. It’s only been in the last few years that I’ve started watching again.

My husband, Kurt, was born and raised in Green Bay…search the world and you’ll find no bigger Packers fan, muchless all around sports fan. We got engaged shortly after the Oilers moved to Tennessee and seeing that I was marrying into a big family of Cheeseheads, I had to become a fan! I like cheese! Family lore/myth/rumor says that the second question my soon-to-be mother-in-law asked Kurt about me was whether I was a Dallas Cowboys fan. Needless to say, this has been quite the year for the Packers between the Super Bowl victory and current 10-0 record.

Mom & I arrived home from Quilt Market/Festival and I immediately jetted off for some vacation with the hubby. We went to Chicago for a few days and then up to Green Bay to visit his family. The highlight of our trip was the Packers’ Monday Night Football game vs. the Vikings and my first tour through the Packer Hall of Fame. Inspiring stuff, I tell ya’! I’ve seen Earl Campbell’s Heisman Trophy…but now I’ve seen four Super Bowl trophies in one place! Kurt says the only thing that can top that is to see the Stanley Cup. UGH! I don’t see becoming a hockey fan happening. Ever.

Thursday the Packers take on the Detroit Lions and hopefully will better their record to 11-0. Thursday is also the 118th (and apparently last) time the Aggies and Longhorns will meet on the gridiron. John David Crow, the Texas A&M halfback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1957, has said the end of the UT-A&M game is “the most disheartening thing ever.” UT’s Earl Campbell, who won the Heisman in 1977, says the end of the rivalry “is one of the saddest stories in college football.” True that.

Mom and I wish all of you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving!!!! GO PACK GO!!!! And GIG ‘EM AGGIES!!!