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Snowy Monday (...and the Super Bowl Aftermath)

The weather gods must have been smiling for the Super Bowl attendees this past weekend.  The weekend's weather was mild (for February) and generally beautiful.  Today, it's snow, snow, snow.  It's snowing as I write.  Fortunately, I had the presence of mind to use a personal day and avoid the commute to and from Trenton.  While the State did have an early closing, and though it cost me one whole personal day, it saved me the aggravation (and potential hazard) of driving in the elements.  Besides, I was able to get to the gym for the 9am class (the gym later canceled the afternoon and evening classes).

After the overindulging on the Super Bowl grub from yesterday, I woke up feeling lethargic but I knew I needed to haul my cookies (not real cookies, my ole self) over to the gym and somehow, get through the workout.  All in all not a bad showing on my part, but an after-workout nap was necessary.  Slept pretty well for two solid hours, and it was just what the doctor ordered.

I called Al to see how he is doing and had a late-breakfast/lunch (scrambled eggs with some shrimp, mushrooms, onion, peas, and chorizo...yum) and chowed down.

Since there's an abundance of free time today, I went onto nj.com and read the stories about the Super Bowl's aftermath.  Though the game appeared to have went off without a hitch, transportation to and from the Meadowlands was apparently a nightmare for the spectators, many of whom who are visiting from other locations.  In a nutshell, getting to MetLife Stadium was log-jammed once they got to Secaucus Station to change trains to get to the Meadowlands.  Leaving was even more of a nightmare, because everyone left pretty much at the same time.

Here's the link to the article: Super Bowl: More train problems as announcer asks fans to stay in MetLife Stadium

To reiterate, it was a very wise move on our part to watch this game at home, from a convenience, financial, and comfort standpoint.  There are no regrets that I didn't plunk down large sums of money for tickets.  I'm not sure where the blame lies.  Some are saying it's NJT (New Jersey Transit), others are saying the NFL.  The NFL's handling of the event was pretty unscrupulous, and NJ got little more than a lot of aggravation.  Much of the accolades went to NYC; much of the headaches went to Jersey.

That's about it.  Hopefully the snow will stop soon; I'll need to shovel and dig out the cars later.
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