Day 4 - Cowboy Fans for Life

My day 4 picture is of two very important guys in my life.  Todd and Josh have bonded over Cowboys football over the past couple of years.  Back before that Josh didn't care about football, or any sport but when he got his first fantasy football team he decided to learn about the game and he became a hard core Dallas Cowboy fan.  He studied up on players and actually learned a lot about the game and now he and Todd can talk football with the best of them.  As a mom it is great watching them bond, as a Cowboy fan it is nice to see them rooting for the same team that I cheer for.

As we played the Packers today it was an exciting game.  It didn't end the way we wanted, but it was a good game all the same.  There were some calls, one in particular that will have to be talked about for a while, but then again there were some last week too.  It is what it is and as a Cowboy fan I am proud of the team this year.

As for the two in this picture, I see a lot of Todd's dad, Ralph in him and the older Josh gets I see more and more of Todd in him.  I love them both dearly.  The two of them make me smile so many times, even when all I want to do is be angry with them.  There are times I am successful at being angry, but most of the time they have a way of making me shake my head and still smile.

If you don't know Todd, when he does something, he does it all or nothing.  Balls to the wall as he calls it.  He doesn't know how to speak in a soft voice, walk at a slow pace, cheer halfheartedly, nothing is small.  It is go big or go home.  When he works, he gives 110%, when he hunts he goes for hours in any weather, when he goes to a game, he isn't just there to sit and watch, he has to participate, that is who he is.  This is especially true when watching his Cowboys, Cardinals or Illini. Before each Cowboy game the hats are brought out.... nearly 20 of them, all the shirts that aren't being worn by someone are placed on various chairs, tailgating begins before the game, pork chops are usually the "lucky" food, beer is chilled, and everyone is in their correct place.  Josh & Todd are in front of the television, as seen above.

As the Cowboys lost today, he was upset, but he handled it much better than I expected.  He put his hats away, hung the shirts that had been strategically placed throughout the living room before the game, and calmly put on his Fighting Illini hat in preparation of tonight's game.  

Yeah, it is only a game, but no matter what anyone says, post season anything is fun... it is just more fun when your team wins.

Bring on Monday, let this week's game of life be a win for all of us.