I will start this post by saying GO PATS! SUPER BOWL XLIX CHAMPIONS!!!!!!! WOOOHOO!!!!
There are a few things I have realized in the last few weeks leading up to the Super Bowl this year. All which lead to me say that I am proud to be a New Englander!
The first is LOYALTY. A few years ago my therapist told me that I am loyal to a fault. On a side note, I believe that insurance should pay for every person to see one regularly. It is so nice to have someone to confide in and just listen. It made a significant difference in my life working with a Christian therapist, but I digress. The same can be said of New England sports fans. Being a Red Sox and Patriots fan I've learned to never count either team out. Through losing seasons, through controversy, through tough breaks, they are my home team and I will proudly rock those jerseys win or lose. Once a Boston fan, always a Boston fan. No.Matter.What.
The second is ATTITUDE. A lot of people I meet are surprised when I say I am from the Boston area because I no longer have my wicked awesome accent. I always tell them that it's still there but it usually only comes out when I am angry or worked up about something, which is not very often. Now when I say attitude I don't necessarily mean as in rude. I mean it as in we won't be a push over and will stand up for something if we believe in it. For example, with this whole "Deflategate" nonsense. I normally stay pretty quiet when it comes to sports talk because I don't watch ESPN hourly and I'm usually not up to date on the latest news, but I followed this one. There are a lot of Patriot Haters out there and that's fine but my attitude was starting to come out with all the bashing. Some just got plain ugly about it and it was hard to be quiet. I was starting to get very defensive and annoyed. I have a hard time tolerating ugliness but I had to remind myself that my words should be used for good so I gave it a rest. As of now the jury is still out on this one anyway and I remain a loyal fan.
Lastly, I've learned that New Englanders stick together. Surprisingly, or maybe not with Boston covered in 40 inches of snow right now, there are a lot of us here in North Carolina. I meet fellow New Englanders on a regular basis here. I wore my Gronk jersey to work the day after the Super Bowl and I got so many high 5's and it sparked many more conversations throughout the day. It's almost impossible to run into someone wearing Pats or Sox attire without talking to them and finding out where they are from. I'll be the first to say that, in general, people are friendlier here in the south compared to the north. But when you run into a fellow New Englander in the south we become instant friends. It's like we are part of a special club and it gives me peace and familiarity on the days I feel homesick. We have our own language, using words like bubbla (water fountain), clickah (remote control), and barrel (trash can). and our own way of doing things and I love that. I'm thankful for my New England upbringing and wouldn't want it any other way. You can take the girl out of New England, but you can't take New England out of the girl! Y'all can keep that snow though!!! ;)
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