Go Seahawks!

In case you missed it somehow, the Seattle Seahawks are playing the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. To say that Seattle is excited is a huge understatement. The 12^th Man fans are fired up. Cars are decorated with 12^th Man flags and Seahawk decals. Seattle buildings are lit up in blue and green. Blue Friday has turned into Blue Week. It seems like every man, woman, and child is wearing a Seahawk jersey, t-shirt, hat or jacket.

Everywhere I go, people are talking, to anybody who’s nearby. At Wal-Mart I walked past an older man telling a woman that he’s “just praying that this time we get better officials who treat us fair.”

At the post office, a woman thanked the mailman behind the counter as she clutched a package to her chest, “It got here in time! It’s a jersey!” He laughingly announced to everyone waiting in line, “It’s a Broncos jersey! Ha! Ha! You won’t make it to the door!” Then he said he wasn’t going to watch the game. When we all groaned, he explained that he didn’t want to jinx the Seahawks, so he was going the record the game and watch it later. A lady in line forgave him using the line from the Bud Lite commercial, “It’s only weird if it doesn’t work.”

While waiting in another line, this time at the deli counter in a grocery store, a random woman’s voice called out, “Goooooo Seahawks!” On another row, I turned around to face a crowd of three other shoppers trying to get to Marshawn Lynch’s favorite Skittles. They nodded their approval and let me by so that they could get their Skittles.

Friday at Zumba, almost everyone was wearing Seahawks t-shirts, and colors. We ladies compared our Seahawks manicures. The sound system pumped out “What Does the Hawk Say?” for us to dance to. Our teacher, a former high school cheerleader, led us in Seahawks cheers.

I’ve got all the ingredients for our Super Bowl feast, kicking off with Sausage Cheeseballs, which I’ve been cooking for football luck since my LSU days. Here’s the recipe from Louisiana Tiger Bait cookbook:

Sausage Cheese Balls

3 cups biscuit mix

1 lb. hot pork sausage

1 lb. cheddar cheese, grated

Great with Bloody Marys

Before mixing, have ingredients at room temperature. Combine ingredients; knead until mixture forms a ball. Pinch off small pieces and roll into balls about one inch in diameter. Freeze, separated, on cookie sheet, store in plastic bags. Bake frozen on ungreased cookie sheet at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. If unfrozen, bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes. Serve hot. Yields 120 balls.  

Our Seahawks flags are flying and the mini Hawks helmet is already facing the TV—good luck charms in place for the big game. I think we may be ready for the SUPER BOWL!!! Gooooo Seahawks!!!

Laura Keolanui Stark is experiencing Seahawk fever. She can be reached at stark.laura.k@gmail.com.