Here is a time line of the last 24 hrs.
10:00 PM Saturday Night: I'm on the phone with Mikeydise. We talk about how he thinks that we have a shot to win the game. We talk about how amazing it is to be in the playoffs. We talk about how nervous we are. It is a moment of reflection.
10:15 PM: While finishing my last slice of Kathy Fogg's Lemon Pie I decide that there is no way that I am going to be able to sleep tonight. The weather is getting bad so I call Ariel Webstar and ask her if it's cool if we go to Kansas City tonight so we can beat the weather. If I am going to be stuck anywhere it's going to be in KC.
11:00 PM: Ariel and I load up the 96 Camry and head to KC. We talk about a million topics. I didn't really know her very well before this trip. An awesome way to get to know someone is to sit next to them for six hours of driving.
3:00 AM: After getting to my folks crib in South Kansas City I am finally able to get some sleep.
8:00 AM: Wake up. Try to sleep. It's not going to happen. lay wide awake thinking about the game.
9:00 AM: Leave for JoJo's
10:00 AM: Leave JoJo's for Arrowhead.
10:30 AM: Walking around the parking lot is surreal. All I can think is that I can't believe I will be watching a Chiefs playoff game in a few minutes. I get into the stadium grab a hot dog and head down to watch the players warm up.
11:00 AM: Roger Goodell comes out of the tunnel and starts signing autographs for the Chiefs fans. Dante Stallworth comes over and gives him a big hug. Todd Haley leaves the field for the locker room and thanks all the Chiefs fans around me for being at the game.
11:30 AM: I head up to my seat. I feel like I'm going into battle.
11:50 AM: The Stealth Bomber flys over. The crowd is getting juiced. This is the most pumped up crowd that I have seen at Arrowhead this year. Everyone is happy and nervous. There is a real tension in the air. Everyone is filled with hope. Natalie once told me that the Chiefs have taught her to never have hope.
Start of the first quarter: The Ravens march down the field. We hold them to a field goal and a moral victory. Our offense takes over and goes three and out. Tamba strips Flacco of the ball and Jamal Charles makes the most exciting play of the game. To describe to you how I was feeling when Jamal Charles scored is to say that I was going out of my mind. After he scored I really thought we had an amazing chance to win. I started to think about Pittsburgh and where I was going to watch the game. I was thinking about how far the Chiefs have come. I was thinking about how happy I was going to be after the game.
Halftime: I go to the bathroom and refresh my twitter. At this time there is hope.
Midway through the 4th Quarter: I realize that I haven't said a word for about 20 minutes. Here comes the self pity. JoJo would later comment that I didn't say a word all game. I remember that I was shaking but I wasn't cold. I guess it is hard to describe how much I wanted the Chiefs to win this game.
End of game: As we walk out of the stadium I give JoJo a little hug and we talk about how it was a good season.
Shoutouts to the Webb family and the Paradise family. They are great fans. I respect them. I don't respect many fans but they lay it all out on the line.
Drive home: I get a text from my mom saying that she is sorry that the Chiefs lost and that God and family are the most important things in life. Ariel and I listen to depressing music. We discuss Union College. We wonder why the Chiefs don't love us when we love them so much. I wish I was Izaby Da Baby that way this loss wouldn't hurt so bad and I could take a nap.
I mention to Ariel how losses like this make me think of all the other things in my life that are bootsy.
- I am close to out of Silk Milk
- NaTaTa keeps buying the extra fiber bread
- My ankle hurts
- The Union Warriors are on a losing streak
- January has the worst movies
- I won't get to talk to Michael Paradise until Mel Kiper comes out with his third mock draft
- I don't have many honors on my Pathfinder Sash
- The sun makes it hard for me to see my computer screen every day at around 4 in the afternoon
- Duke is #1 in the nation
- The Royals are goin to probably have their worst season of all time
- Natalie really likes Glee
- I can't properly digest milk products
7:30 PM: I walk into my house and I see that NaTaTa has baked me a Pecan Pie. And I realize that nothing even matters at all.
5 comments:
Go Natalie! Sorry buddy, even I sat in the Tuscon airport trying to get reports on the game and if I'm sad it must mean you're close to dying. :( love you!
:)
I hope I can find a husband like Natalie.
Yes, I wanted the Chiefs to win. I am still proud of them. This has been one of their best seasons. I was sad that the Chiefs lost, but what really made me sad was thinking of you. I do not ever want you to be sad. I do not ever want you to suffer in any way shape or form. I want you to always be surrounded with joy.
I am pleased that yesterday at 7:30 PM you realized that as sad as you were, what really counts was there for you, loving you in a tangible way - showing that she was hurting for you. At that point you realized that "nothing even matters at all". You are blessed with your Little Natalie.
I must admit that your bullet point #7, of the things in your life that are bootsy, was just too funny. I could not stop laughing.
I love you.
dang it... I wrote a nice comment and I guess it didn't post... what I said was
Honestly I was very sad when I found out. Jairo and I were in big bear and him being a football fan gets all the info on his Iphone... when he looked at the score, he told me... the first thing he said was... "I feel really bad for your cousin"... plus I know he was rooting for the Chiefs... sorry man.... stay away from the Chocolate Milk!
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