So.....I don't really know what came over me but I decided to give Brandon an EXTRA Special 1 year Anniversary Gift....Hawkeye Season Football Tickets. Perhaps I was feeling a little guilty (shopping problem) or maybe I was feeling a little bit generous, but either way I surprised him with the tickets a couple of weeks ago.The reaction was just as I expected. COMPLETE SILENCE. He was Stunned. Baffled. Speechless. It was AWESOME. Now, I must admit that this was a semi-selfish gift as I got a taste of the Hawkeye Poison last year when our neighbors removed my Hawkeye Virgin Belt and took us to a game for Brandon's Birthday. It was over. They got me. Hook. Line. Sinker.
Now, don't get me wrong...it has been mandatory to "bleed black and gold" since we got married - have I ever mentioned that for my birthday the year we got engaged I got lotion from Von Maur and 2 Iowa Hawkeye T-shirts? He's such a giver.
So, anyhow - this whole die-hard Hawkeye thing has been burned into my brain from day 1 but it's different now. As Brandon said - "we're REAL fans now". It's true, I'll admit it. During last Saturday's opener against Maine, I actually found myself thinking "#6 - Jake Christensen just threw a pass to #23 Shonn Greene" AND THEN I even went on to think "o.k...Shonn caught it and he's running, that's a first down." A FIRST DOWN. I knew what a First Down was and I didn't even have to ask!! Holy S, there is a god. It was remarkable, it was as if the football gods opened up the heavens and dumped holy hawkeye football knowledge all over me.So, with all of this new holy hawkeye football knowledge pouring out of me....I turned to Brandon and preceded to ask "So, I forget in this game are their 2 quarters or 4 halves?". Damn.
Maybe next game.....