That's how it feels to have 'your' team win the Super Bowl. Turns out it was the most watched television event in U.S. history. That shocks me, frankly. Guess most of them tuned in to see Peyton Manning's coronation. Surprise!!!
We spent Saturday and the first half of Sunday getting ready for the party. Cookies were baked ...
and cupcakes were decorated.
House was decked out. Here was a 'museum piece' installation on a wall - a reminder of just how awful the Seahawks' first Super Bowl went ...
We had a couple dozen-plus rabid fans on hand. The game was playing on nine screens in the house. Which wasn't quite enough, but we made it work, LOL. Guests started arriving around 2:30. We had riblets, cast iron pan corn bread, chips, dips, three kinds of deviled eggs and more ready for the pre-game, but people were too nervous to eat!
At halftime, with a 22-0 lead, people were breathing a bit easier and we broke out the Katz's Deli pastrami.
It was dee-licious as always. Good stuff and fun to have such a NYC food destination represented on our kitchen island in Seattle.
By the fourth quarter, I had "Danger-Russ" mac-and-cheese ready. I adapted it from a Paula Deen recipe, and I'd never made it before, so I was taking a risk foisting it on a crowd for the first time. Good news - it was fantastic. (I made the pasta because Russell Wilson says his #1 vice is mac-and-cheese. Yes, apparently, he's just that 'Danger" Russ.)
Over all, the game was like a Seahawks' highlight reel. Even the biggest Seahawks' booster in the world couldn't have hoped for more! SCENIC: Today, we just had two primary goals. First, we had to get our house back together. Second, I wanted to go on a long, brisk walk.
We accomplished both.
We decided to walk Magnolia Bluff, and take in some pretty Puget Sound views. Some of the houses along the way also caught our attention. Clearly, a number of them were Seahawks' fans.
The Space Needle was representing, too. :) (Tho it looks like it's attached to the side of the Needle, the 12 in the foreground was on a big flag pole in Magnolia, while the Needle was about a mile to the east.
It was windy this afternoon, which made the skies clear, and the Olympics very visible.
The wind made for pretty white caps on the sound, too.
There were pretty views back toward town, too. Naturally, CenturyLink Field caught our eye today as we thought about the magic played out on that field this season.
We accidentally discovered a newly improved access path to the beach. Sweet!
beautiful shots of Puget Sound and the Olympics. thanks. Nice beach too.
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