Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Winter Narrative
This winter break was not at all too exciting for me, but one of the best times I had was when I went to the Denver Bronco game. Well, not actually the act of going to the game because half of the time you have to endure those long-lasting, sucky traffic jams on I-25.
As I’m driving along at a fast pace of 2-5 mph, I look to my right and I don’t see a girl. I see the outline of a girl who used to be. Inside the outline is all black; so let’s just call her shadow girl. Shadow girl and I have been together for a little over a year at this point in time, but she is only visiting because sadly (ha!!), she has not lived here for the past three months; due to irrelevant circumstances. It came as a surprise to me when I first told her that I had tickets for us to go. She was excited and actually enthusiastic about it. Being that the temperature would be around zero degrees and colder as the game goes on.
It was the first Sunday after finals, just into winter break. While we are approaching Denver, I anticipate seeing what I have always called the “big buildings”. Go figure, they are all the skyscrapers and tall buildings in the center of downtown Denver. Seeing these buildings always means that you are closer than ever to reaching the city. I find the exit we need to take. Then, the closest parking spot available to my eyes. After we park and get out of the car, the sudden realization of freezing weather is struck upon us. We already know it is going to be a cold one. Just as we near the stadium, we can hear the Stadium PA naming players while the crowd cheers. The game is getting ready to start and we are just in time to see the beginning.
After we found our section and seat row, we squeeze through the isle of filled seats until we finally reach ours. They were about 10 rows from midfield right behind the Buffalo Bills bench. Right away I am really tuned into what a unique experience it is to watch up-close rather than on TV. Hearing the crowd, seeing everything that happens on the sidelines, the players, and the coaches is a completely different experience.
When I think about my winter break I realize that it was really cool watching premium athletes perform at the games highest level, with the best available competition.
As I’m driving along at a fast pace of 2-5 mph, I look to my right and I don’t see a girl. I see the outline of a girl who used to be. Inside the outline is all black; so let’s just call her shadow girl. Shadow girl and I have been together for a little over a year at this point in time, but she is only visiting because sadly (ha!!), she has not lived here for the past three months; due to irrelevant circumstances. It came as a surprise to me when I first told her that I had tickets for us to go. She was excited and actually enthusiastic about it. Being that the temperature would be around zero degrees and colder as the game goes on.
It was the first Sunday after finals, just into winter break. While we are approaching Denver, I anticipate seeing what I have always called the “big buildings”. Go figure, they are all the skyscrapers and tall buildings in the center of downtown Denver. Seeing these buildings always means that you are closer than ever to reaching the city. I find the exit we need to take. Then, the closest parking spot available to my eyes. After we park and get out of the car, the sudden realization of freezing weather is struck upon us. We already know it is going to be a cold one. Just as we near the stadium, we can hear the Stadium PA naming players while the crowd cheers. The game is getting ready to start and we are just in time to see the beginning.
After we found our section and seat row, we squeeze through the isle of filled seats until we finally reach ours. They were about 10 rows from midfield right behind the Buffalo Bills bench. Right away I am really tuned into what a unique experience it is to watch up-close rather than on TV. Hearing the crowd, seeing everything that happens on the sidelines, the players, and the coaches is a completely different experience.
When I think about my winter break I realize that it was really cool watching premium athletes perform at the games highest level, with the best available competition.
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