Once upon a time, in a city far far away (from the cold) there lived a team that no one thought could or would amount to anything. Often doubted, always mocked, and forever in our hearts as let-downs, this redbird was destined for failure. Until the whole stinking world turned upside down. THE CARDINALS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!
What an amazing, incredible game! We had an amazing time tailgating and then watching this incredible match up in our home stadium in Glendale. We got picked up by my buddy Robert and his Dad, who came into town from Utah to see the game. My friend Andrew and my Uncle Steve also came with us. We headed down early and ended up meeting up with some more friends, Jason and his wife, Bryant, and some others. The place was a madhouse. I traveled to Green Bay and saw a game in Lambeu and dreamed that ONE DAY, SOMEDAY the Cardinals might have a fraction of the excitement and fan base that they have in the frozen tundra. That day was today. The place was absolutely filled with fans and it was like a giant party with 60,000 of your lifelong friends. 
The game was a roller coaster ride of emotions. We had the most incredible first half, up 24-6 and ready to shock the world. Incredibly, and appropriately for the playoffs, the Eagles stormed back and took at 25-24 lead. It was up to Kurt Warner and the Cardinals to rally and they did with an amazing game-ending drive to score. The place erupted into a mix of jumping/screaming/crying/disbelief as we watched confetti fall down upon the players and the NFC Championship trophy hoisted. UNREAL. For a man who has lived 24 years in this state, and been around for every single game this team has played since they moved here, it was surreal and amazing. I had a dream the night before that we would win 33-13…and I was wrong. The final score was 32-25, but we did win and now we’re in the Super Bowl! So all you family and friends better root on the BIG RED in two weeks!!! Go Cards!!!!!!
PS…more pictures to come, as Robert got some of us in our seats from across the stadium, and we also took a little family picture with the little guy before we headed out. Special thanks to my parents for watching him all day long!
(Oh and isn’t my wife extremely cute in Cardinal red?)
January 18th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Isn’t it amazing how sports brings people together like that? It’s unreal that the Cardinals are in the Super Bowl, and that against one of my most hated teams, the Steelers. This is the first time since Steve Young was playing that I have a reason to watch the Super Bowl. Go Cards!
January 19th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Huzzah!!!! We were looking for you the whole time! We were hooting and hollering and having as good a time as we could in our nice warm library. Thrilling and so so happy you guys were able to be there to see history being made! You know my sister lives near Tampa and has an extra bedroom, if you can get your hands on Super Bowl tickets…….
January 19th, 2009 at 10:44 am
YAY! IM SO HAPPY!
April 3rd, 2009 at 10:21 am
Hey I just found your blog because of your attempt to “fool” me with your walking Caleb. But I had to comment on this story. How do we “know” you had a dream about a Cardinal win? Did you tell anyone about the dream before it came true? Remember my dream two seasons ago? Now there is real pre-cognitive skill!!!
April 6th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
I definitely remember your dream. Aren’t you glad that Warner’s back at the helm? I can’t wait!