It was a great weekend to be a Seattle sports fan. All of our local teams brought home a win. Honey and I have spent years (and a lot of our entertainment dollars) going to football games, soccer matches and the occasional baseball game. One huge benefit living close to a major city; any weekend you can generally find professional sports, musicals, live music, plays, great new restaurants to try.
A few years ago, when the Seahawks became serious NFL contenders, the energy in the Seattle area was contagious. Pop up vendors starting selling Seahawks gear at the gas stations. 12 man flags starting flying from office buildings, houses and cars. Local businesses strung blue and green lights around their buildings. Though most of the talk was about the most recent win, some long time fans became disgruntled. They complained that you were merely a fair weather fan if you hadn’t cheered on the Hawks through the losing seasons.
I admit, sometimes I’m that fan. I like to see winners win. Some seasons it gets old watching your team lose game after game. So this week I am celebrating the wins of the weekend and I am going to ride the Seattle sports high. Go Dawgs! Go Hawks! Go Sounders!
So glad they aren’t the ‘sea chickens’ anymore. Oh, we weren’t very good fans back then!
that’s right…I forgot they were called that!