So much fun it should be illegal...

Yes, I'm talking about the Superbowl. What a good time. WOW.

So, we have had this problem for a little bit wondering where we were going to watch the Superbowl. There is the American Sports Cafe in London, but after you go there I hear you should just burn your clothes. So Alex, Ben's roommate suggested that we go to King's College where his brother goes to school. His brother, Cal is a wide receiver on the American Football team at King's and their team and the American Society were hosting a Superbowl party. Game on! Hudson, Ben, Arsenyo, and I went into London where we met Alex and then made our way to King's College. Their student union is SWEET! It's in a building right on the Thames, basically opposite the OXO Tower, and on the second floor so you have a nice view. There are leather couches all around, a good bar, and three TVs. We met a few members of the football team, got drinks, and well signed up for a round of Beruit. I ended up playing Hudson... and wait for it... I beat Hudson. Some guy next to me was trying to tell me the rules of Beruit. LIKE I DON'T KNOW! Yeah, Hudson and I didn't completely play by the rules because the first time I got the ball in one of the cups, he shot right away, and that should have been my shot... but we observed all the other rules. It was a good game, I think I missed like 5 times and had two cups remaining when I defeated him.

Not long after Beruit, the game began. Now, I hate the Colts with a passion. Like as much as I hate the Yankees. I was cheering for the Saints which was good since Hudson is from New Orleans. Ben went along with the Saints since he's English and doesn't know anything about the game, and Arsenyo cheers for the Cowboys. Nothing really happened in the first two quarters except that I realized that instead of the commercials three British guys were talking about the game. No commercials. I was very upset.

It was somewhere in the second half that the cheers began. Not sure who started it... but the whole second half we sang, "When the Saints come marching in..." over, and over, and over again. We were singing and the Colts scored...we stopped for about five seconds. As soon as the Colts punted it we were back cheering. Cal and Alex were two of the loudest ones and usually started the next round. I'm not sure how much of the game, I ended up seeing because we were singing so much. And I'm short, so I was half sitting and standing on a stool. If I was standing, I braced myself with my hands on Hudson and Arsenyo's shoulders. I usually had to stand since someone was standing in front of the TV. My yelling, "Down in front," did not work.
When the Saints intercepted Manning... WOW. I think someone got up on the table. The whole place went insane. There were more Saint fans there, or we were being THAT loud. When the game ended, Arsenyo and I dumped beer and cider on Hudson. As payback, or in celebration, he picked me up and twirled. I got beer all over me because his pint was still in his hand. The other guys decided that Hudson had a great idea and did the same thing. I felt so special. Ben ended up on the table as well, and I have many videos of rounds of the Saints song. We ended up taking the night bus home and sang for most of the trip. We were sitting on the top level and were probably hated by everyone.

It was an amazing night. I was talking to Ben and Hudson about it at Spring Grove yesterday and it just brought a smile to all our faces. Ben hasn't been converted to a football fan, but he does like the Superbowl.

So amazing night, good game, and I did watch the commercials later. Commercials were okay...the E*Trade one was the best (of course). I did like the Betty White one as well.