Every Super Bowl Sunday since we’ve moved to Grand Rapids, we’ve met up with our friend Ashley
to watch the game, have some laughs, and eat Frank’s Buffalo Chicken Dip. Super
Bowl 2013 was no different!
The game
opened with the Newtown kids singing “America the Beautiful” with Jennifer
Hudson. I have to admit I had a little something in my eye – those kids are so
strong and inspiring.
I was rooting
for the Baltimore Ravens & a triumphant end of career for Ray Lewis, so the
first half was pretty uneventful. The Ravens were making touchdown after
touchdown, including a ridiculous 109 yard rush in 11 seconds, and the score
was 21-6 at halftime. Nothing to worry about here.
My favorite commercial
in the first half was definitely the old people 4th mealing it at T-Bell. I think we’ve all been there!
We made a
quick run to the store but made it back before missing Beyonce’s halftime show.
I don’t have much to say about that – I don’t think they ever choose a really
good performer for halftime. The multiple dancing Beyonces were a little bit
too much for me, but my 12-year-old self dug that it turned into a Destiny’s
Child reunion.
The second half opened and the Ravens
scored immediately. All of the sudden we lost the announcers…and then the
lights went out.
Twitter blew up INSTANTLY. I have to say, Super Bowl 47 was one of my favorite sporting
events to tweet during. We spent the half hour or so waiting for the game to
start back up laughing at everything from “The guy from Airplane shut off the
lights!” to “Any minute now, the heavens will open up and Ray Lewis will ascend
into heaven.” To see our favorite tweets, check out our Twitter feeds.
Finally, the
game gets going again, and now it’s the 49ers turn to score multiple times in a
row. I almost lost faith – the blackout seemed to really cause the Ravens to
lose focus. But they held the 49ers off, and kept the lead to win the game
34-31. What an amazing way to end a career; but I can’t imagine what the score
would have been if the power never went out!
I had two
favorite commercials from the second half: Gangnam Style Pistachios and the Tide Montanaland spots. Here’s the Tide spot, if
you missed it:
The
commercials were really different this year, pulling at the heart strings more
than tickling the funny bone. I guess there is a place for that right now, with
all the hurt our country has faced recently, but I enjoy laughing more. A lot
of people seemed to really like the Farmer commercial, and while I enjoyed the
nostalgia, I didn't find it very realistic. All in all,
it was a great game, and I will surely miss the football season. At least
baseball will be here before we know it!
What did you think of last night’s
Super Bowl? What was your favorite commercial?
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