Wednesday, January 14, 2009

The Whirlwind Continues....

Well......It happened......The Arizona Cardinals did the unthinkable and ended up beating the Carolina Panthers on the road this past Saturday to earn a spot in the NFC Championship game. At the time, it hadn't been determined as to WHERE the game took place, so Saturday night I became a HUGE E-A-G-L-E-S fan!!!! Why you ask....If the Eagles could pull an upset victory in New York, then the NFC Championship game would be held in GLENDALE ARIZONA at UofP Stadium. To my total surprise...


IT HAPPENED!!!!

And that's where the whirlwind continued....Monday night, I receive a phone call from an Associated Press reporter. 30-40 minutes later, we finally close out the interview. A few email sessions back and forth later that night, she's got all the information she needed from me complete with pictures.

Tuesday was a group workout day, and I run some ridiculously fast 1K splits. For me, a 4:25 split is kind of crazy, but my legs were feeling fresh after some light running last week. All 8 were in this range. Tuesday morning, I find out that my article was going to run in the afternoon, so check Google News and do a search on my name. And that's where it gets a little hazy.....The Article his EVERYWHERE....Phoenix, Tucson....Sporting News.....You name it...It's out there. Thinking that's it, I go to bed and call it a night....

Imagine my surprise when I wake up to this picture on the local newspaper online version...



Yes...that's me in all my Super Fan goodness. The Article, an opinion piece from Greg Hansen, a local Tucson Sports write who must have caught the feed. It's a GREAT article....I must admit. At least it's a picture of me that's NOT in an orange Jump Suit with Numbers....WHEW!!! got that going for me! Which is nice.....

So as the week goes along, it's going to be interesting to see what transpires over the next couple of days leading to the BIG GAME! I dunno....but this ride has been great so far! I'm just happy we ate those Black Eyed Peas for Good luck on New Years Eve and New Years DAY!