football.... and my weekend affair

Every few seasons, I have a great football weekend. For those that may not know, I grew up a UCLA Bruin fan, and no, the reasoning behind it is unabashedly simple. That's another blog post though. I also cheer for the St. Louis Rams and the Purdue Boilermakers. Now, if you have any knowledge of the football legacy of either of these teams, the past few years have been absolutely horrid for me. However, once every few seasons, I have a great football weekend. I like to call that weekend my "autumn weekend affair".

This past weekend, I had my "autumn weekend affair". I didn't expect it. It began with the Purdue game. Purdue failed miserably. I saw no silver lining to the weekend at that point. I threw on a neutral colored polo and headed to my favorite watering hole for a sip. I had planned to meet a few friends from undergrad there to mourn our losses. That's when things got interesting...

UCLA, my beloved Bruins, came out victorious to No.7-ranked Texas, 34-12. My Saturday was redeemed!!! I wasn't sure it could get better. Sunday was going to be ok. I knew it in my heart. It was going to be wonderful. Oh dear reader, it was wonderful. The Rams lost 14 straight games at home prior to Sunday. That is nearly an season worth of games. It hurt. Then they beat the Redskins. Marvelously. It was beautiful. I almost cried. At one point, the wind in my eyes as I walked, I'm pretty sure I shed a tear. True story.

Last night, I reminded people that the Rams had won. Tonight, I will do the same. I plan on stating that fact to everyone until Sunday, when the Rams take on the Seahawks. Get ready people, I am a happy camper. A very happy camper.

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