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It's been a little while since I wrote here. Have some deadlines looming on some work stuff so it's been real hectic. We've also had a lot of excitement going on locally with the Saints making it to the Superbowl for the first time ever.

I probably can't do the feeling justice in words, when that ball went through the uprights to win the game will be a moment I (along with probably anyone else from here) will remember forever. I wish I had thought ahead and recorded video of us watching that moment. We were all standing in my theater, pretty much holding our breath, staring fixated at the screen and the moment that was in front of us. There were only two ways this was playing out. The old way we have felt too many times where the play goes wrong, the goal is missed, and the other team comes back to win, or the new way, a way we have never experienced where the stars align, the goal is good, and... well I'll just let this video show you what happens when this path was walked.

http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2010/01/saints_video_bourbon_street.html

Yeah, that's 40+ years of frustration coming out there.

I had some people over at the house to watch the game and it was like that. Just jumping, screaming, going nuts. Tried calling people after and the cell network was down, couldn't even text for about 30 minutes.

Now I missed all the craziness going on in the city the other night, but yesterday was another event. The dress parade.

Quick recap, Buddy D was the local Saints broadcaster for ages. He was here through the worst of the worst times as far as being a Saints fan is concerned. He died before Katrina so never got to witness the all time worst moment in Saints history. One thing that was always out there, was his pledge to wear a dress down Bourbon St. if the Saints ever made it to the Super Bowl. It was a long shot safe bet for ages. Buddy D Wiki

Well, the Saints actually made it, so his replacement broadcaster (and former Saints QB) Bobby Hebert decided to honor the pledge and held a dress parade. Only he wasn't alone. Thousands of people lined the streets continuing the party that started last Sunday. Men in dresses were everywhere.

Here's a few of the videos I took (can anyone familiar with video on the iPhone tell me why the 2nd video is turned sideways?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE74Tv92UCc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os8D95PjNDA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiLlWPTrVCQ

 

So now that we're heading up to the big game, it's time to plan an event. This event needs to be epic.

We're letting it serve double duty as a house warming party / Saints Superbowl party since a lot of my family hasn't seen my house yet. So I'm going to have the game on 3 screens, 2 projectors and 1 TV. I have a keg of Bud Light Lime reserved, everyone is bringing a meal for the party pot luck style, and we're going to have a good time.

I'll post back once we get past that party, and hopefully once all these major distractions are gone, I can finally get back focused on the diet.

 

Edit: Good read here