We all looked forward to the Superbowl because we traditionally have a family party to watch it. This year it was expected to be a good game played by the Steelers against Uncle Dan's team- Green Bay!
The kids told me an interesting "factoid"-that the Superbowl is the second biggest Food occasion with Thanksgiving being the first. I'm not sure if that's true, but like most people, special foods are a big part of our Superbowl celebration!
We decided on pizza for the main meal, Little Smokies and Buffalo Chicken made out of boneless breast meat for snacks. I did my shopping for the game on Sunday after church and all the little Smokie packages were gone! Oscar Meyer premium hotdogs were substituted, which I cut into 5 pieces each. These were wrapped in crescent rolls to make pigs-in-a-blanket.We all agreed that the hotdogs were actually better than the little weiners.
Sliced veggies with Hidden Valley ranch dip added some crunch to the menu.
Chocolate was a crowd pleaser! We could have eaten ten times more of it!
We were absolutely thrilled to be joined by all of our children on this side of the country except for Tori-Dori who had to work!
Tim and Kristy came in after the game started and announced themselves by Tim making a Loud, Deep GROWLING noise. This shocked the menfolk into action, and a few of them went barreling up the stairs to accost the intruder! When they saw their brother, I'm not sure who was more surprised!
The Game itself was fantastic! As usual, we recorded everyone's prediction of the winner and the final score. Greg, who knows the ways of the Golden Horseshoe, was the winner. Most of us did not expect Green Bay to win but it was so much fun that they did!
At one point, I was able to capture this picture of Larry with his five sons and his little grandson. How sweet it is....What really meant so much to us was that all of our adult children had a number of places they could have gone to watch the Big Game. The fact that they wanted to come to our alcohol-free party to hang out with their family is an honor and a treat for us.
Jeff brought over his large screen, Hi-Def TV which made for a wonderful view of all the exciting plays. It was set up high so that the kids didn't break the most important rule for all football games, "Don't Block The T.V.!" Hilarious commercials did not disappoint! The Black-Eyed Peas, who are much better known to the young people than the aging rockers that have been featured for years, put on such a wild Half-Time Show, that everyone was inspired to dance!
and sing!
Despite twenty minutes of musical fun and a crazy light show made out of Alien looking people on the field, Tim said that he still preferred Janet Jackson! All in all, it was a wonderful evening and I enjoyed every minute of it!
