Are You Ready For Some Football?
Nov 3rd, 2008 by Marie
On Monday Night!
Don’t tell my husband this, but I do like football. After asking tons of questions, I mostly understand it, enough that I enjoy watching it. I know what “pass interference” means and what a “safety” is. I love going to games and having a team to cheer for. Well, I mostly like eating concession food and bundling up in warm cozy clothes.
Also, I’m now in my fourth season of playing Fantasy Football, I know, probably taking it too far. But I’ve actually been having fun playing this game with my family’s league. I even won the whole thing my second year, not a fluke - total skill! My team names have been: MegaStarz, MegaHurtz, MegaPainz, and this year is MegaHitz. For the winner of our Fantasy Football league, I came up with the winners “football trophy”. The winner gets their name on this football and the bragging rights for the year. Gotta love it!
What sports do you watch or have been suckered into loving?
I’m also playing Fantasy Football this year even though I really don’t understand the game. I drafted players with cool or weird sounding names. So I don’t have the best team in the league, but I’ve won a few games. My husband likes to help me set my line up. Sure, I could do it myself, but I like hearing his advice. And I really like that my husband wanted me to play in his league and enjoys playing with me. And I think he likes that I’m more interested in watching the games with him.
Well… I’ll give you a hint of what sport I watch…. I live in Green Bay! Are you ready for some football?!!!!!! Yahoo! Lovin’ Aaron Rodgers this year!
Lol, this is a fun post. I come from a family of 5 sports adoring brothers, but somehow it didn’t rub off on me!
I , myself, am not a fan of sports and I happily married a man just like me! We like to go to NBA games, but we never ever watch sports on TV. We decided to try following the Jazz games in the playoffs last year, but it only lasted about 20 minutes into the first game. =)
If you won’t tell my husband how much I’ve gotten into football (the patriots) and baseball (red sox) then I won’t tell yours!!! After all these years whining about watching it I’ve actually started learning a thing or two… even worse… I’ve caught myself watching it when he’s not around!!!! SSSHHHHH!!!!
My girlfriends and I play fantasy too and it’s adicting and fun!! Love the trophy and I think I’m going to steal the idea ;)
I LOVE your football trophy. This is my second year of playing fantasy football. My hubby ADORES the fact that I now sit and watch football with him. This year I’m actually in two leagues: an all ladies league and a couples league. My DH loves smack talking to me when we play each other. So far, I’m proud to say that I have a better record than he does.
Really though, I’m a basketball girl and love my Phx Suns!
I am a huge sports fan. My absolute favorite is baseball! I just love how the craziest things can happen.
But really, there isn’t a sport I won’t watch… well maybe hockey or soccer.
Football is the only sport I will watch on tv with my hubby. Everything else I have to pass on because there is too much to do.
GO TEXANS!!! I’m a Houston-ite and am so happy we’ve got a football team again ~ not a fan of Bud Adams and the Titans. Boo!
I watch football with my hubby and he laughs at me when I get more excited about a play than he does. He watches baseball with me and laughs at me that I’ll sit through a baseball game on tv. I luves my baseball :)
I visited because I saw you following me on Twitter. I enjoyed your blog. My daughter (http:www.myfirstkitchen.net) was the only other woman I know who plays Fantasy Football and wins. She’d probably love to get in on your family fun as well. The rest of us aren’t nearly as hooked as she is. She didn’t get that love from her mama!
I love football the most, too! I have played FF for the past 3 seasons, and this year have 4 teams!! Crazy, I know, but I’m hoping that by having that many, I have a better chance of at least ONE of them doing well! :)
Fun trophy! I’m in my second year of fantasy football, thanks to my boyfriend-now-husband’s fascination with the game. I’m definitely with you on football concession food and warm, cozy clothing… and when it comes to live games, I think I may actually prefer high school games to anything else!
Anyway, the reason I thought to comment was… does your trophy say “Holt Family Fantasy Football”?!?!… ‘cuz that’s definitely my (pre-married) family, too. Only we don’t have a fantasy football league. Yet. I’m inspired.
Oh my goodness. Bring. It. On. My husband and I play with high school and college kids we’ve volunteered with over the years, and it’s gotten pretty competitive. This is my fourth year playing football and my fifth with the NBA. You and I need to start a club - Women Who Win. I won the first two seasons of my NBA league, the second season of my NFL league, and a NCAA pool three-year champ. You have a kindred spirit in me, and it’s super fun to find another woman who actually enjoys playing and knows what she’s talking about! :) Good luck to you in the quest for the family trophy. Such a great idea.
That is a REALLY fun idea. I love it. Our family usually does the NCAA brackets together every year … maybe we could do a trophy basketball :) Thanks so much for sharing.