My 5:00AM Super Bowl

We probably asked 10 different people where we could watch the Super Bowl here on the island, with about 9 of those people responding back with a blank stare.
Apparently American Football isn't the most popular sport with the Thai's.
But alas, we found an Australian owned bar a few minutes away in Chaweng that said they would be opening at 6am to show the Super Bowl!

We went back home feeling triumphant.

We settled in for the night with the alarm set for 5am. We planned to get up, shower (shocker), grab some Red Bulls, then scoot on over to the bar for game time.

12am rolled around....1am...2am...The Dizzle snoring...3am...4am...

WHY THE HECK WASN'T I SLEEPING?!

Trust me, it was not because I was too excited for the football game to sleep.
When I think about the Super Bowl, I think: commercials & half-time show.

Anyway, I think I must have dozed off around 4am because the next thing I know, that angry alarm was waking us up. For a split second, I debated on whether we should just shut off the alarm, say, "screw you Super Bowl," and just go back to sleep. Buuuttttt, The SportsDizzle hopped out of bed and off to the shower we went. <--Yes, it was a dual shower. I apologize to the mother's reading this post, specifically our Mothers.

Moving on.

By the time we got to the bar, it was still pitch black out, with only about 5 other people there.

Now, every other Super Bowl year, it's been about the beer, beer, chips, dip, pizza, and more beer.
But something about it being 6:00am, I just wasn't quite in the mood.
So coffee it was. Coffee, eggs, and toast. At the Super Bowl.
Weird. Very weird.

Almost as weird as the little gecko friend I had right next to me...watching me eat.
I found it fitting to see him next to a sign that said, "Everyday," seeing as these little creatures are around every. single. day.

Anyway, can I just say how blown away I was by how amazing Jennifer Hudson looked {and sounded}? It gave me the chills. Mostly her singing. Not her body. Okay, fine. Her body too.
But, wow! Good for her. Furreals.

Lest we forget how far she's come, here's a little before and after:

One more time....Wow.

Okay. Anyway.

I started to feel a little funny. Funny like, I'm dizzy and so hopped up on caffeine and one hour of sleep I just might pass out right here, right now, and make a fool of myself in front of all 5 of these people, funny.

But that didn't happen, so I ordered a beer instead.

Then, right before the halftime show, it starts POURING. Like, the saying "It's raining cats and dogs" was made for this exact kind of rain.
And because of this torrential downpour and Thailand's lack of technology, the power went out.
The power!
Do you know what that means?
It means I was about to miss Beyonce's spectacular halftime performance!!!
Dear ThaiZeus, help me and get this power back on!

The ThaiZeus must have heard, because the power did go back on.
And then Beyonce and all of her glory came on.
Mind. Blown.

So yeah, the Super Bowl was quite the experience this year.
I don't think I'd necessarily want to do that again.
But how many people can say they woke up at 5am in Thailand to watch the Superbowl in cats and dog rain? ...Not many. Well, 5 that I know of.

Oh, also.

THERE WERE NO COMMERCIALS.

Which is 90% of why I watch the game to begin with. So you can imagine my disappointment.

I kept seeing Twitter updates on commercials and there were a bunch about #Clydesdales and #Crying.
So the moment we got back, before we passed out and were dead to the world, we had to look up the Clydesdale commercial that got everyone in a tizzy.

Going into it I said, "No way will I cry at a stinkin' commercial. I mean, it's a commercial for pete's sake!"

Then I saw it...

Then the tears started flowing.

Then the V Dizzle laughed at me.

Then we fell fast asleep for many hours.

Also, I just realized that this entire post about the Super  Bowl did not mention one thing about actual football. Hmmm....That should tell you something about me and my relationship with football.

xoxo

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