We've been enjoying the Super Bowl festivities in downtown, leading up to the big game on Sunday.I asked Kevin just last night if he found it weird he's been into downtown 3 times this week - I go every day (for work), but he doesn't generally get down there this much! It is weird but in a good way -- one trip to take it all in (so much hustle and bustle doesn't even feel like the same city), another trip to meet me after my volunteer shift (we intended to go to NFL Experience but ran out of time after grabbing dinner at Biggio's and deciding it better to go on a night we didn't have work the next day). We had fun people watching and happened to see the red carpet to a gala, lots of NFL hall of famers; and then last night we finally made it inside.
I was glad to finally get to see NFL Experience as a spectator. We wandered the whole area -- lots of football events, green screens, even a Skittles locker room! We stopped into a section to see the referee calls and were able to watch a panel discussion of a former QB and former referee talk about their experiences and answer questions, even my lifelong football fan of a husband learned a few new things.
We also wandered through Discovery Green (park) and the city blocks connected that are blocked off for free events --- the area is unrecognizable! Some of the best things we saw are not even part of the event, just kids being kids -- an impromptu dance-off, and they were good!We saw a lot of food options - food trucks galore, but opted to head out of the festivities to eat at a restaurant, sitting and having the food brought to me was a winner!
I have one more shift today, should be busy being the weekend of the big game. My volunteering is going well -- it has made me feel more of a part of the festivities; my assignments have all been at "NFL Experience" inside the convention center. Seeing the kids so excited to do anything football (I helped retrieve and set up balls for punt, pass kick one shift) is the best! Some kids are so tiny, and some adults become like kids again.
