Hurray for the Saints!!!!
I grew up in New Orleans and have been a Saints fan through thick and thin over their 44-year run.
My mother's 90th birthday was Saturday (February 6). She (and my father, until his death) were Saints season-ticket holders from the very beginning -- 1967 -- when the Saints played at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, prior to the building of the Superdome. She remained a loyal fan and continuous season-ticket holder -- and attended all the home games -- until the 2005 season. You'll recall that Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on August 29 of that year and, after the levees breached, 85% of the city was submerged for several weeks. Her house was in one of the lakefront neighborhoods that had 8 feet of water. She evacuated safely and has since re-settled in her hometown of Nashville. The Saints offered a refund to all the 2005 season-ticket holders, and it was a sad day in our family when we wrote to redeem it. She has continued to be a loyal Saints fan (she's still not too keen on the Tennessee Titans) and her birthday wish was that the Saints would finally win the Super Bowl. We are glad her wish came true, and that it was also a really great game.
I'm hoping that Peyton Manning, as a New Orleans native, his dad, Archie, and brother Eli (go, GIANTS!), while disappointed at the Colts' loss, felt a good measure of happiness with the Saints' victory. Believe me, it means so very, very much to New Orleans as they continue to recover from the effects of the hurricane.
Catherine (JerseyGirl 2)
