365: The Reboot: NFL Game: Saints vs Buccaneers

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NFL Game: Saints vs Buccaneers

By Christina 11:29 AM

Growing up in Louisiana, being a Saints fan is something that you inherit much like your eye color, love of spicy foods or tendencies for having an addictive personality (have you seen the number of billboards along I-10 advertising gambling addition help?!). My dad watched the games each weekend as he commandeered the remote. My Paw Paw religiously watched them (often times playing solitaire in his kitchen) and rooting for them despite their ability to rock a loosing streak. Lots of my parents' friends had season tickets and rooted on these eternal underdogs. We didn't have discretionary income so actually going to one of their games was never even imagined. The boys in black and gold paid a visit to the sunshine state this past Sunday and I decided to treat myself to a fabulous "me" day of football. Not caring about price, I got the best seat I could (given the late decision to even go to the game) and I spent four glorious hours sitting seven rows behind the team that I normally cheer on from the comforts of my living room or a local bar. Seriously a fabulous day. The energy of the stadium was amazing and I was thrilled to see so many Saints fans stirred into the mix of red and black Buc fans. I gotta say... our fans are crazy. The closer to the end of the game brought on larger amounts of booze-filled cries of "Who Dat" chants and songs. Thankfully the Buc fans surrounding me were good sports (though almost all left halfway through the last quarter once convinced there was no path to recovery). I adored being so close to the team... literally being able to see everything better than even from a HD flatscreen. Hooked... that's what I am. Definitely making more games in the future (even if I have to fly to NOLA to do so). Just a really really amazing day. I think this day might have taken over the #1 favorite new experience of this challenge - if not, its definitely in the top three.