HAPPY 2024!!! I have been off my blogging game and been in a deep poetry phase lately. Here we are though. New Year, same Jadium traveling to go to sporting events. ESPECIALLY my Colts football.
So, last Monday Karr and I realized she had hotel points. That’s all it took for me to be like cool book hotel I’ll buy the tickets right now and we will drive 8.5 hours to Indy for the game. Mid week rolls around and we see there is suppose to be “bad” snow storm. LOOK I debated cancelling because I was having a rough work week, but I decided fuck it I’m already committed. Like name a more Jadium thing than ending up in a city for the weekend randomly?? You can’t. And if you’re wondering YES we brought Sadie. She’s a travel girlie.
If you haven’t been here, I absolutely love downtown Indy. It’s adorable and quaint. Everything is reasonably walking distance, especially after being in NYC a few weeks ago. Sadie loved walking around downtown, plus they still have a big Christmas tree up. Lights were everywhere. It felt euphoric. However, that’s not why we are here though. We came for some COLTS FOOTBALL.
If you don’t follow sports, I’ll break it down for you. This was anticipated to be a “rebuild” season in a sense. Our starting QB who is expected to be a fucking GEM got injured early in the season. All faith could’ve been lost, but we got a little hyped over Minshew Mania and JT signing and staying on the Colts. Whether we Win or lose, or are good or bad… I’m a “BUT WHAT IF” fan and then suddenly I stumble into delulu land and I tell myself we are Superbowl contenders… like literally every year. Crazier things have happened in sports, OKAY!? Anyways, I saw a win in Philly (preseason). A win in Baltimore (witnessing a missed FG by Justin Tucker which is a huge deal). And now we are in the freaking COLTS NATION INDIANAPOLIS, and my adrenaline is kicked in.
I’m ready for the game, like I’m about to get FERAL in this stadium. You’re telling me we somehow made it a decent season and had the chance to he playoff contenders???? On this wild emotional up & down season???? I’m ready. The division is literally a toss up on who can win it. Stakes are HIGH. Hearts are pumping. The players run out and it’s time…. Hours of screaming go by, we lose. Heart break, shock, season is over…
Obviously losing sucks. You process and replay everything in your head… things like questionable calls, every flag thrown, he should’ve caught that, why would you not have JT in on 4th & 1…. THATS FOOTBALL. That is what keeps us addicted. The highs and lows, the unknown, and the what ifs. It’s pure and it’s so beautiful. That ended up being a would’ve could’ve should’ve, season. Now we have no playoffs and no solid draft pick. That is what hurts most about being in the middle, the mediocrity gets you nothing.
Losing such a big game was devastating, I’ll admit. Especially when you drove several hours to watch it. The Texans came to play and they wanted it. That’s really it at the end of the day, who wanted it more?? Who showed up?? I think the hardest part of the game was that it was the end of a season. Once you get that glimmer of hope for playoffs and the thought of a potential Super Bowl, it is gut wrenching to watch it crumble apart In front of you. WELP It is what it is, looks like I won’t be getting my heart broken in the playoffs after all this season. deep sigh
Thank you Indianapolis for reminding me the Midwest is where all of the kindest humans live, I forget how much I love that when I re-enter the land of “ope” IYKYK.
I made the most out of my first weekend of 2024. I had a blast even if it wasn’t the outcome I was hoping for. Hell of a trip. My next 3 trips are planned and I’m ready for another incredible year.
Until next time, byeee!
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