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Super Bowl 2014


If you are wondering why I didn't post any recipes for Super Bowl this year, it's because I'm not cooking…I'm celebrating in Seattle!  


We flew in on Friday and have been celebrating non-stop. Nick flew in from Japan just for this weekend so he could celebrate with friends and family for this big event.


Downtown Seattle was going crazy.  It was like Mardi Gras and it was the place to be.


The last time a team won any kind of championship in Seattle was 1979 when the Seattle Sonics won the NBA Championship. I remember it and watched that game where I worked at Providence Hospital. The city went crazy then, too. Most Seattlites remember where they were when that happened and now we'll remember this weekend, Seahawks win the Super Bowl!

 The town is crazy about the "12th man" which is the fans.  Seahawks are known as the best fans around so you always see the number 12 everywhere around town


like on top of Starbucks headquarters
on top of the Space Needle



pier 59.



We watched the game at my nephew's house with many serious Seahawk fans.

It was a good place to be to cheer for our hometown team.


I was mainly happy to have a weekend to spend with Nick, all the way from Japan.  I'm such a mom.



There wasn't a lot of sitting down at this game because everyone was up cheering for the Seahawks so much of the time and so much to cheer about, final score 43-8.

I loved all the cute party favors for the Seahawk Super Bowl parties.  Skittles are popular this weekend because that is what Marshawn Lynch, the Seahawk's running back, eats during the games to "settle" his stomach.  I'll have to remember that tip when I see my patients with upset stomachs.


Even Southwest airlines was celebrating and it was such a joy to see as we left Seattle after such an unforgettable, historic weekend in Seattle.



















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