Ah, the Super Bowl. As someone who is not a fan of football (honestly, "despise" would be an appropriate word for how I feel about the sport), I never watch it. In 1982, the Super Bowl took place on January 24th. My mom was pregnant with me, and she went into labor that morning. She and my dad drove (along with my sister, Jeanie, and my brother, Brian) an hour to the birthing center, only to find out that she was barely dilated. The doctor told her to walk around, so my parents, along with Jeanie and Brian, went to the mall across the street and walked around for a few hours.
Meanwhile, in Pontiac, Michigan, a very exciting kick-off was happening for Super Bowl XVI.
As you can imagine, my dad and the doctor were beyond thrilled to spend the afternoon at the birthing center waiting for my arrival, rather than watching that game! ;) Eventually, the doctor sent my mom home because she wasn't progressing, so my parents made the hour-long drive home. Later that night, my mom went into hard labor and went back to the birthing center. I was born at 1:45 in the morning of the 25th.
Because I was born in a birthing center, my brother and sister were allowed to be there and watch the birth.That was much more exciting than the Super Bowl. I figure that I hated football while I was in the womb, and decided to be born during the Super Bowl just to irritate the doctor (and my dad); or maybe I hate football because I was born on Super Bowl Sunday, and the doctor (and my dad) would rather have been watching the big game ;)
My fifth birthday took place on the day of Super Bowl XXI, but I was too young to remember that. My "Sweet 16" birthday happened to fall on the day of Super Bowl XXXII. Secondary to planning a wedding, a Sweet 16 birthday is a big deal to teen girls! I remember really hating football for ruining my birthday that year. ;) The Super Bowl has been in February ever since 2004, though, so it's only been on three of my birthdays--1982, 1987, and 1998.
For the past several years, I've spent a few hours on Super Bowl Sunday doing somethinguseless that I enjoy, and not feeling guilty for it. Since we don't have cable, Jerry took the kids to my parents' house today to watch the game over there; which meant I had the house to myself! I made a yummy dinner that I normally wouldn't make for the family--sauteed shrimp (my kids don't like it, but I love it). I took a hot bath, and then had a glass of Chardonnay to chase the Oreo ice cream while watching an episode or three of Flashpoint. It turned out to be a very nice, relaxing evening!
Tomorrow is Motivational Monday, so if you have a photo of a health/fitness accomplishment that you'd like to share, you can e-mail it to me at SlimKatie (at) runsforcookies (dot) com, subject: Motivational Monday, along with a brief description, and I may include it on tomorrow's post!
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| My dad was 30, and my mom was 29 in this photo. Good grief, I feel old! |
Meanwhile, in Pontiac, Michigan, a very exciting kick-off was happening for Super Bowl XVI.
As you can imagine, my dad and the doctor were beyond thrilled to spend the afternoon at the birthing center waiting for my arrival, rather than watching that game! ;) Eventually, the doctor sent my mom home because she wasn't progressing, so my parents made the hour-long drive home. Later that night, my mom went into hard labor and went back to the birthing center. I was born at 1:45 in the morning of the 25th.
Because I was born in a birthing center, my brother and sister were allowed to be there and watch the birth.
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| My brother was delighted ;) |
My fifth birthday took place on the day of Super Bowl XXI, but I was too young to remember that. My "Sweet 16" birthday happened to fall on the day of Super Bowl XXXII. Secondary to planning a wedding, a Sweet 16 birthday is a big deal to teen girls! I remember really hating football for ruining my birthday that year. ;) The Super Bowl has been in February ever since 2004, though, so it's only been on three of my birthdays--1982, 1987, and 1998.
For the past several years, I've spent a few hours on Super Bowl Sunday doing something
Tomorrow is Motivational Monday, so if you have a photo of a health/fitness accomplishment that you'd like to share, you can e-mail it to me at SlimKatie (at) runsforcookies (dot) com, subject: Motivational Monday, along with a brief description, and I may include it on tomorrow's post!
