Most of the time I am not sure when the Super bowl is, let alone have an intense desire to watch the Super bowl. However this year is different. My team, the Green Bay Packers, is headed to the Super bowl and is going to decimate the field with the Pittsburg Steelers. Now by my team, I mean I haven’t watched a single game all season, but I went to college in Wisconsin and therefore have a lifelong loyalty to the cheese heads.  Aside from cheering my team on to victory, I am looking forward to beefy refrigerator like men in uniform smashing into each other for four hours, entertained by hilarious commercials, and ultimately I’m looking forward to have a justifiable reason to overindulge myself on fried fatty foods. I spent time last night devising an ideal menu for game day. Of course, paying homage to our Wisconsin roots, we are breaking out the grill and serving up some good ole fashioned brats. I also thought I would break out one of my killer appetizers - mainly because one bite will clog your arteries- my spinach artichoke dip. The last part of the menu came to me during a feverish hunger dream where I fantasized about a mound - dare I say pyramid - of chicken nuggets surrounded by 12 different flavorful dipping sauces to appeal to all tastes.    

Of course, what I am looking forward to most is the return of GLEE. The popular FOX show, which is in the midst of their second season, has been on hiatus for the past two months. They triumphantly return this evening with a "super bowl" special episode entitled "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle". As usual, Sue Sylvester is constantly trying to up the ante on her Cheerios routines. She incorporates purple wigs into the show - perfect for a Katy Perry number no? - guys on motorcycles, and hula hoops. None of these added elements impress Sue, so she gets the idea to shoot Britney out of a cannon. Katie Couric is scheduled to make a guest appearance to interview the Cheerios coach. Some of the numbers planned for this episode include a massive "Thriller" dance on the football field, Destinys Child's "Bills Bills Bills" performed by the Warblers and fabulously hot Darren Criss, and Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now". I am excited for the return of GLEE and how they intend to wrap up this latest season. Will Kurt stay with the Warblers or will he switch sides once again to lead New Directions to victory? Will Kurt get with the adorable Blaine or the hunky testosterone spewing closeted bully Dave? Will John Stamos ever return for another episode? I have appreciated the plot direction that writers have taken. However I noticed that though the plot lacked consistency and authenticity in the first season, the musical numbers rocked. In this second season, the plot has captivated me far more then many of the musical numbers. In the past few episodes the musical numbers have been few and far between and often have nothing to do with an overall theme. Ultimately I enter the rest of the season with an open mind; I just hope they don't actually follow through on the Justin Bieber themed episode of GLEE. 

 A co-worker sent this to me this morning. Apparently frozen chicken nuggests are not considered an actual food but more of a food by-product; well there goes half of my food intake.

Happy Hump Day!