12th Man

In case you haven't heard us yell it yet, 

THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS ARE SUPERBOWL CHAMPIONS!

(there is no way to write that without all caps).

The game was incredible, well, so I heard.  No, I did not watch the Superbowl in real time.  I call myself a member of the 12th Man, but on the day of the Superbowl, I certainly didn't feel like it.

I had to work that day.

No, I did not do so willingly.

But what do you do when something happens that you can't control? You make the best out of it.

And that is what me and my fellow 12th man/worker-on-the-Superbowl friend Annah did.  

We resolved to be the craziest undercover Seahawks fans we could be.

So I donned my Seahawks headband, bracelet from my sister, and cupcake ring.  

I painted my nails deep blue and sparkly green in the car on the way.

I wore my jersey to the last possible second before I had to put on the uniform and start working.  

It was actually quite a good day at work, and it was brightened when friends came by whispering the score and describing the last big play.  We were shaking with anticipation.  The Seahawks were on fire and we weren't watching!

But we ate our personalized skittles at breaks and rushed up to watch the first bit of the second half during dinner.

We celebrated with a Skittles Rice Krispy Treat made by my mom.

And then finally, we were off! We all gathered around the laptop to see the end of the game and silently cheered when we had done it.  We had won the Superbowl. 

WE HAD WON THE SUPERBOWL!

Then it was time to celebrate.  We ran through downtown Bellevue, yelling, "Go Hawks!" with complete strangers who were wearing jerseys and cheered at cars passing by who were honking non-stop.

We stopped in at Red Robin to end the day on a high note, with wonderful milkshakes.

So there you go, my Superbowl day experience.  Nothing like what I would have expected the day to go and nothing like I necessarily wanted the day to go, but in the end, it was a blast, and quite a memory made with Annah. 

We are the best undercover 12th man fans that there are.