Confessions of a Polluted Mindset - Yeah, here we go...

It's midnight as I sit down to write this, having just returned after a visit to the Florida Keys to attend a wedding. The groom (Jay) is a big Packers fan and the bride (Alexandria) has come to realize how important the Packers are to said groom. While neither the groom or I was very pleased about the Packers unexpected playoff game and the nuptials staring at the same time, we both accepted our fates. The bride, in her wedding vows, described their first date. As they walked in to the bar/restaurant and sat down, she quickly noticed there were TVs everywhere and the Packers were on. Coincidence or pre-planned? Fast forward several years later, and here are these two young people in this beautiful Florida Keys resort setting, committing to a life together while the Packers are playing playoff football. It felt a bit like the Godfather baptism scene. In this case as the couple were saying "I do", the Packers were "killing" the Cowboys. It also dawned on me that the Packers had created a kind of perfect circle for this couple from their first date to their wedding day.

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