Black and Yellow Fever

Everyone hates a winner, at least when it isn’t them. So we got a lot of flak for cheering on our Steelers as they made their way to yet another Super Bowl. Yes, I know that they did eventually lose the big game, but up until then, we were just hoping that they'd keep going, and we enjoyed the ride. And we somehow managed to luck out and get some amazing seats to their first playoff game in Pittsburgh and it might be one of the most amazing experiences of my life. So I put together a homemade Miller jersey for Eric to wear over his coat and we were ready to go.

Eric in his homemade Heath Miller jersey.  Yes, I made that.

The intensity of the crowd was unbelievable. Being surrounded by all of that black and gold was amazing and even when they were down and they started playing Renegade on the sound system, the crowd went nuts and it gave me goosebumps.



Fandom



And of course, it helped that they came from behind and won the game. It was the coolest place to be and we hope to be able to be a part of it again in the future. Fingers crossed for no lock-out next season!



Sporting our team colors



Home and Away for the Holidays

When it comes to the holidays in my family, you can't just meet everybody for one big gathering. It takes a bit to hit all the hot spots and hand deliver holiday cheer. But we managed to see everyone at some point between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. We spent Thanksgiving with my brother and his family in Ann Arbor then moved over to see Eric's parents for Black Friday, which in the Zuzek household, is a holiday in and of itself.

Christmas was spent in various spots in Sturgis to visit with my family, including a birthday celebration for Miss Violet and a visit from my half-brothers.



Violet turns 1!



We traveled back to see the Zuzeks (and their local Chinese buffet) before getting away to Cleveland (of all places) to celebrate New Year's and take in the Steelers last regular season game. The game was a cold one, but with a brand new Steelers blanket from Eric's parents and a blow-out win, it was a little more tolerable.



It's very cold in Cleveland in January...just in case you were wondering.