I thought it was bad enough that the Bears finally made the Super Bowl and I had to listen to my fiance, the Colts fan.  But I never dreamed that I'd be watching at a Super Bowl party in Guatemala City, and I'd have to sit next to a Packers (thus, anti-Bears) fan, of all things!  This was a first for Sarah and I to be on opposing sides for a sporting event.  I guess the only other possible scenario besides Bears/Colts would be if the Bulls meet the Pacers in the playoffs someday.  I'm sure Sarah would suddenly become a big NBA fan. 


This post-game photo tells the story.  Luckily Sarah was too chicken to make a wager.

So close, but yet so far for da Bears.  Dungy and the Colts are certainly worthy champions.   You have to wonder if Lovie, Urlacher, and company will bring the Lombardi home anytime soon unless they fix the QB situation.  I wish we could trade up in the draft in order to get Brady Quinn.

One side note, Devin Hester fulfilled my prophecy on his opening kick-off return touchdown.  Several people can vouch for me and I have the emails with timestamps to prove it.  Not that predicting a run-back by the NFL's best return man is such a bold prediction, but I was emphatic about the opening kick-off.  Too bad I didn't take some action on it.  I think he was 30 to 1 for scoring the game's first TD.

Now that the football season is closed out, it's time to wait out the most boring sports month of the year.  Not a bad season of football though.  Besides the Bears Super Bowl run, the Irish provided some moments for the ages and I was able to witness one in person.  ND's finish was disappointing, but only due to unrealistic expectations.  Now, besides hearing those magical four words soon - "pitchers and catchers report" - we must wait for March Madness.  I can't wait for the bracket pool, with 2 football pool championships already on my mantle and in my wallet, this is my year.

We have a 3-day weekend approaching, so we are hitting the mountains for a serious biking/hiking trip.  Looking forward to breaking in all of our new adventure gear from Santa Claus.  This will be an ambitious trip, but as long as my athletic skills hold up better than Rex Grossman's, I should be able to keep up with Sarah.