She hath wings

I’m headed to the footy tomorrow with E-man; first match I have been to since he was in Auskick, a junior football program. E-man and I used to head into the city on a regular basis when I didn’t have a car every day, and spend hours there including travelling on trains and buses to and from the city. I’m so excited to be making this journey tomorrow that I am cooking up a storm! Brownies with toasted slivered almonds and Anzac slice, because it’s way faster than making the mixture into biscuits. No outside hot food can be brought into the match, so we will enjoy some delectable snacks instead. What are some foods you take to sport matches? Do you cook or do you buy food there?

This is the last game before the finals, so it’s going to be a good crowd and it won’t hurt to get there early.  Having a toddler means that I don’t get to go out and do these things very often, so I will feel the relaxed not having to look after him but I will miss his adorable ways. A-A, as he sometimes still calls her, loves the footy too, and it will be her first match with Dad next year.

I’m pretty sure I know all of the AFL rules now but it won’t really matter; E-man will be sure to let me know them all. He doesn’t miss a beat- he lives and breathes footy. He will be likely to record every detail in the match booklet and chat about it in detail all the way home. Hopefully this will be one of those memories we talk and laugh about for years to come. I couldn’t be any crazier than the fans E-man and his dad saw the most recent time they went to the footy!