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I Came for Touchdowns, Stayed for the Message

Posted on by Eryn šŸ°
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Iā€™m just gonna say it: this yearā€™s Super Bowl kinda sucked. And listen, I am so glad the Patriots didnā€™t win. Truly. Deeply. Spiritually. But alsoā€¦ are we sure theyā€™re okay without Tom Brady? Like, are we sure? Because watching three full quarters of the Seahawks getting field goals felt less like the biggest professional football game of the year and more like a very expensive group project where no one wanted to take initiative. As a football girly, I was genuinely surprised. This is the Super Bowl. Where were the touchdowns? The chaos? The ā€œoh my god did you see thatā€ moments? It didnā€™t feel eliteā€”it felt awkward.

That said, the halftime show? Loved it. No notes. I love Bad Bunny. What really hit for me wasnā€™t just the performance, but the reminder of how deeply this country is built on Black and brown communities. Football does not exist in a vacuum, it is always political. No matter how hard some people try to deny it, or how loudly they support ICE and MAGA while benefiting from the culture, labor, and talent of those same communities, the truth is unavoidable. We depend on them. We always have.

Seeing ā€œTogether We Are Americaā€ on the football genuinely made me pause. And ending with ā€œThe Only Thing Stronger Than Hate Is Loveā€ felt necessary, especially right now. We need that reminder. Loving our communities doesnā€™t mean agreeing on everything politically or morally. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefsā€”I truly believe that. But loving your community means recognizing humanity first.

As someone who comes from immigrants, farm workers, and enslaved people, I cannot stand by and watch people be treated as less than human. I canā€™t pretend that hate is just another opinion. It isnā€™t. Football is entertainment, sureā€”but itā€™s also a mirror. And while the game itself disappointed me, the message didnā€™t.

So yeah, the Super Bowl wasnā€™t great football. But for those of us who live this reality every day, it was a reminder that love is still stronger than hate. And honestly? That mightā€™ve been the strongest play of the night.

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Super Bowl,Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on by Eryn šŸ°
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Soā€¦ full honesty? Iā€™m not excited about either team winning this years Super Bowl, which is exactly 1 week away!!!

I was really hoping the Rams would make it to the Super Bowl, and when that didnā€™t happen, my hype kind of deflated. Patriots vs. Seahawks doesnā€™t do much for me, so Iā€™m officially going to be watching as a very uninvested observer. The real highlight for me is the halftime showā€”which, conveniently, is the only time my family actually stops talking. No one in my house is a big sports fan except me, so those uninterrupted 15 minutes feel sacred.

Because my heart isnā€™t fully in the game, Iā€™m also giving myself permission to be lazy this year. No hand pies, no empanadas, no football-shaped anything. Just cookies. Easy, comforting, low effort cookiesā€”and honestly, that feels right.

To keep it at least a little festive, Iā€™m coloring the dough in each teams three colors and turning them into tri-color chocolate chip cookies. Itā€™s simple, itā€™s fun, and it doesnā€™t require the emotional investment that this matchup apparently expects from me.

Ingredients
1 cup softened butter (sweet cream, salted)
1 cup granulated sugar
Ā½ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
Ā½ teaspoon salt
2Ā¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 bag NestlƩ Toll House chocolate chips
Wilton Color Right Food Coloring System

Instructions
Cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a mixer.
Add the eggs and vanilla; mix until fluffy.
Add baking soda and salt; mix well.
Add flour gradually until fully incorporated.
Divide dough into three equal portions.
Color each portion a different team color.
Mix chocolate chips into each portion.
Form a 2 oz cookie dough ball using all three colors together.
Lightly press onto a cookie sheet.
Bake at 375Ā°F for 8ā€“10 minutes, until edges are golden.

I may not care who wins, but I do care about dessert and an exciting halftime showā€”and this year, thatā€™s more than enough to make Super Bowl Sunday worth it.