Joy in the moments of a football game...

Who would have guessed that I would have started a blog this way? With moments from a football game? A girl, finding joy in a football game?!? Yep, it's true...the details are...

**Standing amongst thousands of people yelling "HOUSTON TEXANS, FIRST DOWN!!!"
**Watching the giggle and smile on my husband's face as he shares the joy of a touchdown with friends.
**High fives after an AWESOME PLAY!!!
**Kindly rubbing a victory in the face of a friend who cheered for the opposing team.
**Laughing at the beer man who is yelling out, "Cold beer, the best brunch that you have had all year!" And the smirk on his face, he was so creative!
**The anticipation of third down and one, and we decide to go for it, instead of punting. (By the way, we didn't make it but there was joy for the few moments preceding the play!)
**Listening to the questions of an Englishman a few seats down, who had never been to a REAL football game before. What a culture shock today must have been for him!
**Watching a football field sized US flag be spread across the field, in salute to our troops. It was BREATHTAKING and HUGE!!!
**Feeling my husband's hand in the small of my back as we fought through the sea of people to find the car.
**The sore throat that I now have from yelling, every chance I got! Tony says that it is sometimes embarrassing to sit with me at a football game, but I have fun...so it's OK!
**The peaceful nap on a comfy couch, in a quiet house, after the game.

I think that about sums it up. The Houston Texans beat the New Orleans Saints today 23-10. Visit http://www.houstontexans.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=3919
for more details.

In short, it was a great game and I found lots of joy there!!!