The Super Bowl - Of course I watched...

Yep, I watched the whole thing.  It was a great game!  But more importantly, the Super Bowl has become this iconic Holiday to throw your diet out the window and put down the remote and actually watch the commercials.  Many of you don't love football (yeah I don't get it) so I won't spend a lot of time on this but a few things deserve a mention from last night. 

• The halftime show was phenomenal!  Madonna is a legend and I love watching her perform.  I did hear a few grumblings about her lack of dance moves.  She is 53 years old people!  I say she did pretty good.  
• One more about Madonna, hated the new song but loved when she played the old stuff.  Loved the addition of Cee Lo but I could have done without the appearances from some of the others.  
• I liked the Clint Eastwood commercial for Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler about it being halftime and stepping up to get through tough times.   But (and this is just because it was the Super Bowl) its hard to appreciate a "make you think" ad when you are drinking beer with your friends.  I liked this on the 2nd or 3rd viewing better.
• Doritos outdid themselves.  The dog burying the cat was one of the funniest of the night.  Loved it and the note!
• Loved the Voice promo with the hosts fighting and Betty White at the end.  The woman can do no wrong.
• And of course we all loved the David Beckham underwear ad.  Don't know anything about the underwear but yeah...David Beckham...no clothes...score!!!

 Obviously there were some stupid commercials too and of course some lame calls etc.  But above is what I remember most about the 2012 Super Bowl.  Did I miss anything important?

Not sure who to pull for...

I am not a fan of the Patriots or the Giants so of course I am conflicted about who to pull for today.  I am a fan of football and will be watching the game but it is never as much fun if you don't care which team wins.  Plus, my football pool is so far out of reach that my pick does not matter.  So today I will be a fan of the game and watch just for fun....

not a bad evening...

The Super Bowl - Best of the Rest...

As most of you know I love football (with a passion) and watch the big game with bated breath. Tonight I was pulling for the Saints...and to watch them pull out a win was amazing. Congrats to Drew Brees and Reggie Bush (my favorite) and the rest of the team from New Orleans. There are parties everywhere in New Orleans tonight (legendary ones).

With that said, here are my other favorite things that stood out tonight and made the game worth watching.

• The Best Commercial - I will get plenty of flack for this because the Bud Light commercials were cute but the Google commercial (Paris, chocolates to crib) was by far my favorite. Simple, easy and a great representation of the product. Well done!

• Best Play on the Field - The on-side kick by the Saints to start the 2nd half. No one expected it (especially the Colts) and it led to a score by the Saints. Its the Super Bowl, you gotta pull out all the stops; and they did.
  

• Best Moment that made me Smile - You all know how I feel about How I Met your Mother. To see Barney Stinson (aka NPH) in the stands with a phone number (which was real) just made me laugh. Called the number. I now have a date with Barney.
  

• Best Hoopla over Nothing - The Tim Tebow commercials were a non issue (in my opinion). It was short and no one paid any attention to it. Even those of us who are pro-choice blinked and missed it. Glad we fought over that one (sarcasm abounds). The only problem; did the hoopla make people want to know more?
  

• Best National Anthem - Obviously Carrie Underwood (the only one to sing it) but I wanted to give her props. The anthem was sung well and the country star looked great. Even the over-the-top shoes seemed to fit. Well done!

• Best Game-Changing moment - the late interception by Tracy Porter (Saints) to give the Saints the final score to put the game away. Exciting moment of course but also you (I) could only imagine what New Orleans was doing at that moment.
  

• Best Quarterback who did not win - Of course Peyton Manning is phenomenal. I adore him and although I was pulling for the Saints, it was difficult to pull against Manning. I love a man that can be goofy and laugh at himself. Plus Peyton Manning is a true, dedicated player. Wonderful season Mr. Manning. No one comes close.

I am sure I missed aplenty. Let me know what you thought of the game (and the commercials). Was it all that you had hoped?

The Super Bowl

I know that many of you do not care as passionately about football as I do but I am very excited about The Super Bowl this evening. I am still undecided on who I am picking in my NFL pool (I am still second place and have the opportunity to win money) but I hope that the game is a good one and the commercials are even better. I will let you know tomorrow if I won anything. Stay posted and let me know your favorite commercial.