Last night I had the pleasure of going to my parent's house for SuperBowl Sunday! This wasn't just any Super Bowl, though. It was a Steelers Super Bowl which meant lots of black and gold throughout my parent's house. My dad grew up outside of Pittsburgh and has been a die-hard Steelers fan his entire life. Just to set the scene a little bit: There is a sign over the garage that says "Steelers Drive", that's there all the time, there is a huge Steelers flag that gets flown from the front porch on every gameday throughout the season, and for the SuperBowl there was black and gold M&Ms, black and gold garland wrapped around the banister, black and gold streamers and a crepe-paper football hanging from the ceiling in the family room, Steelers window clings on the front door, Steelers balloons, Steelers pennants, a Steelers cookie-cake for desert and my dad has saved all of the Sports Illustrated magazines since 1975 that have Steelers covers and those were on display as well. Here is a nice candid shot of everyone watching the game and enjoying some great snacks:
Here's a cute one of mom and dad (if you notice my dad does not avert his gaze during the game, for anything):
We had a great group of people over to watch the game. My cousin Matt is working in NJ for the next few months, so he joined us, Kim, Mike and Alex came over from Philly and John came down with the boys. Every Steelers Jersey that my dad owns was handed out to the crowd, so everyone looked the part and knew what team they were cheering for. And yes, both mom and dad even have on Steelers pants!
This is after the game, and a huge sigh of relief! This also gives you an idea of some of the other Steelers gear that gets set up for Game Day.
It was a little stressful at the end there (the Steelers won by scoring a touchdown with 35 seconds left in the game), but in the end we were all happy with the outcome! It was such a fun evening. Maybe we'll get to do it all again next year.
Here's a cute one of mom and dad (if you notice my dad does not avert his gaze during the game, for anything):
We had a great group of people over to watch the game. My cousin Matt is working in NJ for the next few months, so he joined us, Kim, Mike and Alex came over from Philly and John came down with the boys. Every Steelers Jersey that my dad owns was handed out to the crowd, so everyone looked the part and knew what team they were cheering for. And yes, both mom and dad even have on Steelers pants!
This is after the game, and a huge sigh of relief! This also gives you an idea of some of the other Steelers gear that gets set up for Game Day.
It was a little stressful at the end there (the Steelers won by scoring a touchdown with 35 seconds left in the game), but in the end we were all happy with the outcome! It was such a fun evening. Maybe we'll get to do it all again next year.
2 comments:
Your dad is so cute. I am sure you guys were ecstatic after that last touch down. That was the most exciting superbowl I have ever watched.
Looks like you all had a great time! I can't believe all the gear. What fun family moments. Glad you can live near them again.
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