Tuck!

Scott and I celebrated 6 years of marriage on Saturday. We went for a drive and ended up in Jamestown which is 99 miles from Bismarck. We ate at Buffalo City Grille, which was nice and reminded us of a restaurant we once ate at in Sacramento. 2008 also marks 9 years since we first met.

Yesterday we watched the Superbowl and I am THRILLED that the Giants won. I still haven't forgiven Tom Brady and the Patriots for stealing the AFC championship from the Raiders in 2002. I remember that night as if it was a few weeks ago. We went to Auntie Jo's for cioppino and then all of us crashed on her sofa and floor to watch the game. There it was January 19 with 2 minutes left to play. Raiders were ahead 13-10 when Brady attempted a pass but was tackled by Woodson and fumbled the ball. Biekert recovered the ball for the Raiders and the Superbowl was in sight. Then the stupid official, as usual, sided against the Raiders during a play recall and said the tuck rule applied. With that, the Pats got the ball back, tied it up with a field goal and in OT won the game. Because of 9/11, the Superbowl was postponed one week, and was rescheduled for 2/3/02, the day after our wedding. As the Raiders marched towards the 'Bowl, Scott and I made plans to buy Superbowl Aloha shirts to wear as we left our wedding. And, since we would have landed in Kahului just minutes after kick-off, we planned on immediately finding a bar to watch the game before even going to our condo. But, alas, that dream was dashed because of a supposed tuck. So, imagine my glee last night when Tuck, a defensive lineman for the Giants, sacked Brady 5 times! I'm pretty sure that retribution was served. Now only if Tuck was a Raider and last night was the AFC championship game. Oh well, a girl can always dream.