Hopping On The Bandwagon...SKOL

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"I thought she was a Packer Fan" They Say...

"She jumped on the bandwagon" They Say...

"A fair weather fan" They Say...

"No Better Year" I say...

     I didn't decide to be a Viking fan last weekend, or the weekend before that even, I decided at the beginning of the season.  If I am being totally truthful,  I decided when Rogers got hurt and was out for the season, because why would I want to be in a crabby mood every time the Packers are playing?  Fair Weather fan?  Sure, I'll take that...this year!  I made the conscious decision to be happy, to jump on the bandwagon, the one that just happened to be going by my house at the perfect time. 

Text From my loving son on New Years Day!

I honestly will let anyone tease me, laugh at me, get angry with me...(and by anyone I am talking about my family...we are a house divided!) and I will take it!   Just this morning I got into it with my daughter and my husband...it ended with My husband saying "Think of yourself as sneaking into a movie theater behind the people who have paid!"  Am I supposed to feel guilty for not paying the price of a 50 year fan??  I don’t...feel guilty that is...I’m having a blast! 

     My husband Eric,  has been waiting 50 years just like every other Minnesotan who has been let down year after year after year.  "Being a Minnesota sports fan hurts!"  he says way too often. And it does, I have experienced this through him for 32 years.   I have found him trying to coach teams, yelling at the TV, and I guess this has finally paid off!  Maybe this is the year!  The video below shows him angrily talking to the players during a game...Enjoy, I sure do :)

  The excitement in the voices of kids, sportscasters, students, adults, even non Viking fans...it is just is so contagious.  just about everyone has made this state the happiest place on earth.  From SKOL challanges, to watching videos of THAT final touchdown put to music, to listening to the sportscasters (almost cry) over and over again...the chills just keep running down your spine. 

 It sounds a little over the top to think that everyone has had a better week because of a football game, but it has been fun to be out and about seeing everyone in their Vikings gear in their SKOL moods! (who even knows what SKOL is!).  I must say that even being at Costco today,  Saturday before THE game, more crowded than before the holidays, no one seemed overly annoyed!  Everyone was there for the same thing...Snacks and Beer...well, and wine in our cart :)  The same thing on the persons mind in front of us, behind us, all around us...Can we do this?  Can we make it to the Superbowl in our home state...and win!  50% of this question will be answered today...If we don't then everyone can go on saying what they have always said..."Typical Vikings!"  Until then all we can do is hope, cheer, prepare, and pray...C'Mon , it's time...It's our time, Yes, I say "our" because I haven't fallen off the bandwagon yet, I don't know that I ever will...It's been a fun season Vikes!

SKOL

Heart&Soul...

Welcome to my blog...it’s still me, Simple mom and her dog, just a little different.  You will still find all of my older posts and find new ones as well. I have linked my blog to a new Facebook page that i have created as well.  It’s a page of things to make you smile, laugh, and be positive.  I will post small things daily, and videos to laugh at and pictures to smile about.  I have been realizing in the past few months just how important it is to be happy, have a smile on your face, for yourself, and not for others.  You may not be feeling great every day, a cold, the flu, sore muscles, bad back.  If you're lucky enough to open your eyes in the morning, but the first thing you think is that you don’t want to get out of bed...just smile.  Force it if you have too, and think of all the others that will will affect in a positive way once you do actually get out of bed.  This may not get you through the entire day but it will be a good start.  My husband Eric has been a huge part of this.  There are days when I am just not feeling great, and he looks at me and says something that will make me laugh...then he says “Have I ever told you that you are a lot more attractive when you smile.”
Another reason for all of this heart and soul stuff is because I am finding that your heart can emotionally as well as physically affect the soul.  I have always been a very happy person who smiles and laughs...a lot...(Laughing is very good for you too!).  Recently I had a very non threatening diagnosis that is affecting my heart.  It is called pericarditis.   If you look it up it will just say that I have fluid around my heart.  This will not kill me, this will not affect my health in any way, other than it hurts.  And it may not go away.  Even though it hurts, it is not going to stop me from being happy.  I look at this condition as showing me that no matter what, even when things hurt (emotionally speaking) you can get through it...with a smile and a little optimism.  This is where I am hoping that Heart and Soul will come in.  If I post something every morning, and throughout the day if I find something funny, and it makes just one of you smile or laugh, I have made a difference.  Follow me if you’d like or don’t if you don’t think it matters...but once again, if I can make one person a day smile, that’s all that matters...
Because it is all about your heart physically and emotionally that will affect your soul ❤️