Superbowl!

It is no secret that watching televised sports is not my favorite thing.  However, once a year I enjoy watching football on TV- specifically the Superbowl.  We have been getting together with another couple to party away the afternoon on Superbowl Sunday for years....more than 20, I think.  We started doing this before we had children, during our child raising years, and now on the far end when we are part time empty nesters!   It was interesting to look back on our past celebrations and how they've evolved over the years.  We started out by having a meal together, along with some snacks.  That changed over the years to a smorgasbord....enough food to fill a dining room table.  Then we had the year when everyone was dieting...and we brought the first baked potato chips: one word: EW.  One thing has always been constant - peanut M&Ms.  Some years we had several kinds...but peanut was always present.  This year it was evident that age has crept into our party.  Some of us are watching our blood sugar counts, others are watching high blood pressure and cholesteral.  Our party fare was pretty small....sub sandwiches for each person, some chips, LOTS of veggies, a few cookies, and of course peanut M&Ms.  Conversation was lively, food was plenty good.