WOW! I cannot believe where we are, right now! Back in August, I predicted we’d finish the season at 13W-3L, yet we ended up with an 11W-5L record -- So I wasn’t too far off! Despite the guys missing my prediction by two games, I’m still very proud of where we are and the progress we’ve made, thus far :-)
All this winning has made it easy for me to become a legitimate football fan. I’ve learned so much about how the game works and I’ve finally wrapped my head around what my husband’s job description is at free safety.
With that said, don’t get me wrong and start thinking I haven't always been a fan. It’s just that - thanks to this incredible season - I’ve begun to appreciate the game from a much more exciting perspective. Now I'm able to watch a game with the same intensity of the 4th Phase, because I understand the game on a much deeper level.
Now that I’m an “expert” on the game (HA!), I sit up there in the stands with the other player’s wives and get frustrated when I can see that a play isn’t developing how it should. I find myself wanting to call or text Chris and say...
“Hey, Chris! Here’s what I’m noticing... You guys are getting KILLED on the left side! Do something about it!” (Haha!)
But, unfortunately, I cant’ get in the player’s ears when I’m sitting way up there in the stands. So I just sit there and keep cheering them on, hoping they recognize where they’re going wrong, on their own.
It feels so great to live in a city that cares about their football team as much as you guys do. Everyone around here truly loves the Bears and all of its players. Just about every time Chris and I go out, he gets recognized by fans, and they’re all so nice! They’ll yell out “Hey, Hitman!” and tell him he played a great game and that they’re huge fans of his. Witnessing those moments always make me smile and feel true admiration for this city and all the people who live within it. Hopefully, we’ll be able to stay in Chicago for the duration of Chris’ career, because we sure do love it here.
While I’m on the subject of completely awesome people, I wanna give a shout-out to all of the amazing wives of players who have so warmly accepted our family into theirs. They’ve taken me under their wings and I have so much appreciation for them doing that.
Now it’s playoff time! I’ve been looking forward to these games just as much as each and every one of you have. And I’ll admit it... I’m feeling pretty anxious and nervous about things -- I’m even having dreams pertaining to what’s going to happen out there on the field - Haha! So to stay sane, I’m doing the best I can to just stay calm and keep my support for Chris strong. After they BEAR DOWN and get the job done on Sunday, I’ll be able to look back on this anxiousness and realize none of it was necessary.