This morning...

So this morning it was brought to my attention that I might have something to offer in the way of writing about sports. It would be nice to be able to do so, it would be fun and my husband and I are sports fans. Pretty much all sports all the time. Funny since we were BOTH cheerleaders in high school. Neither of us athletes in the typical mid-west American definition. My husband was a gymnast and was elite at one time. He also tried his hand at wrestling and is good enough with a racket and some clubs. Sometimes he has to be reminded who turned him on to golf and I am happy to do it. That makes me a golfer and currently a runner and undisciplined yogi. More importantly we are fans. We are the fuel for the market.

We have season tickets and buy gear emblazoned with our favorite teams names. We pay to park and tailgate for hours before the game. We dutifully stand and scream while our team is on defense, we learn all the chants and cheers and download our favorite stadium or theme song music. (Come on Dana White, get that theme song on iTunes where I can find it. I want the intro for The Ultimate Fighter on my workout playlist!) We follow on facebook and twitter and watch Hard Knocks. We DVR games we attend and watch embarrassing hours of football, MMA, hockey, college basketball, olympics. We IM each other throughout the day with clips from youtube and links to a Rick Reilly piece.

So I have been on this epic quest for my calling. The vocation I can be passionate about (besides raising my children myself). Maybe this has something to do with it. It is my favorite past-time. Sports. I am an athlete. Kind of. Mostly I want to have a great time and offer a new perspective maybe. One from a woman who truly enjoys the sports but isn't trying to be masculine. A woman who honestly cares about these guys who play each week for her. I don't watch to please my husband anymore, I can't imagine spending an autumn Sunday doing anything but watching football. I watch because it is amazing what can happen when athletes are performing at their peak. Because it is interesting. Because it is fun. Really fun.