So We’re Heading Back to Texas

Greetings and welcome to today's random thought.

So many things to blog about given the 3 months or so I took off from blogging but the most recent, biggest news is that we are going to make a short trip to Texas to go to a Superbowl party. Weeks ago (right before the NFL playoffs started) I promised the wife and kids that IF the Indianapolis Colts AND the Dallas Cowboys both made it to the Superbowl then we would make a trip to Texas. Wait, you say, the Cowboys are not in the Superbowl. Please allow me to explain (jeesh, cut a guy some slack!). I underestimated the chaos my original announcement would cause. For days, it was all the family could talk about. I knew the odds of those teams both winning all their games were small (something like 144:1 [this is not exactly true given the NFL seeding / bye weeks but for this discussion it will suffice to say that the odds were long]) so I added the New Orleans Saints to the possible teams that would ensure a trip to Texas. We have friends that lived on our street down there that were huge Saints fans so it was not a stretch for me to do this. As each weekend's games were complete, the excitement would build. I had to begin to think about offering to go to Texas no matter who made it as I could tell that the family would be really disappointed should the wrong teams get there.

So after the Colts won their games against the Jets I did a little math. A 2,000 mile trip and 3 or 4 nights in a hotel and food / extras will likely run me $600 - $700. This basically equated to me having a $700 wager on the Vikings beating the Saints. If any of you watched the game, the Vikings were close to (a winning) field goal range in the final minutes when they threw an interception. As I was watching the game next to my wife (the kids were in bed by that time), I had to try to contain my disappointment and fake some enthusiasm (which I am not very good at). So,, long story long, we are going to Texas next weekend.

Now, we have a dilemma as there are 2 different Superbowl parties that we can go to (the one we attended while in Texas [Cowboys fans] or one on our old street [Saints fans]). We are torn and will upset someone no matter what unless we split up the family or somehow go to both (quick dash at halftime maybe?). Since the Cowboy fans' party has bounce houses for the kids and it features an 11 foot big screen (trust me, it is a great party) the kids and I will vote for that one I am sure however given my life's motto (happy wife, happy life) the choice is not yet carved in stone. I will have to keep you posted.

Well it is time to head out the door for work.

Thanks for reading my random thoughts.

Jon