COLLECTING IS A SPORT

The Super Bowl Sunday Gathering: A Day of Relaxation and Collecting

As I sat down to enjoy some quality time with my family on this Super Bowl Sunday, I realized that snacking was not the only thing on my mind. With the game about to start, I knew it was time to fuel up for a day of cartoons, football, and maybe even some shopping trips to get some essentials for the week. I headed out to the garage to grab a toy for our little one, Jen, who had been asking for something new to play with.

As I rummaged through the box, I couldn't help but think about the science behind snacks. Apparently, calories from different sources are processed differently by our bodies. For instance, almonds and sugary drinks have different caloric counts, which made me wonder what other surprises my body had in store for me. I popped out to get some gas with my husband and son, who were both excited to grab a quick snack before the game started. One of us got stuck on our Zippy zip zipper, but thankfully, we managed to wriggle free.

After fueling up, we headed back home to pick up some essential items for the week. I had ordered storage options for Diana, my friend who was organizing her home, and she had requested them earlier that day. She's always been a creative person, and I love supporting her endeavors in any way I can. As we pulled into our driveway, I got two cartons of eggs and four heavy creams to add to the fridge. However, as I tried to stack them safely in the back seat, the sack fell over, spilling its contents all over the floor.

I couldn't help but think about how expensive organic eggs are, especially when compared to regular ones. Perhaps my gas savings had flown out the window now that we were stocking up on groceries. Luckily, the eggs were still intact, although a bit bruised from the mishap. We decided to play it safe and put them in the fridge before checking if they were damaged further.

As I drove home, I caught myself reminiscing about my childhood days of watching cartoons with my family. Super Bowl Sunday was always a special day, filled with laughter, snacks, and plenty of fun. As we settled into our usual routine, I realized that it was moments like these that made life truly special – quality time spent together, enjoying each other's company.

As the game started, our attention turned to the screen, where heroes from the Star Wars universe were battling it out for supremacy. My husband and son were both huge fans of the series, and they couldn't wait to see what would happen next. I, on the other hand, was more interested in exploring their vast collection of toys and memorabilia.

My husband's shelves were a treasure trove of Jedi artifacts, each one telling a story of its own. There were vintage figures, rare collectibles, and even some exclusive items that I had only heard about but never seen before. As I delved deeper into the shelves, I stumbled upon an original print by my friend, who was also an artist and photographer. The artwork itself was stunning, with vibrant colors and intricate details.

The room soon became a hotspot for our little family members to play with their Star Wars toys, while we adults chatted about everything from art to photography. As the day went on, I found myself pondering the idea of creating a tour focused specifically on people who collect Star Wars memorabilia. It would be a unique way to showcase the community's passion and creativity.

With a twinkle in my eye, I shared my crazy idea with my husband and son, and they were both thrilled at the prospect of going on an adventure like this. We decided to get permission from our friend John, who was the source of many of these exclusive collectibles, and plan an official tour. The idea was to capture high-quality footage for a new series or documentary that would showcase the passion and dedication of Star Wars fans around the world.

As we sat in the living room, surrounded by our little family's beloved toys and memorabilia, I couldn't help but feel grateful for this wonderful community of collectors who share my love for the franchise. Who knows? Maybe someday soon, our tour would become a reality, and we'd get to share our passion with the world.

As the sun began to set on Super Bowl Sunday, we took one last look around our home, filled with memories and laughter, before bidding each other a good night's rest. The cat, Grinin', was safely tucked away in her favorite spot, where she could watch over us as we slumbered peacefully. It had been a day of fun, friends, and family – and I couldn't wait to see what the next day would bring.

As our little family settled into bed, we all agreed that this Super Bowl Sunday gathering would be one for the books. We laughed, we played, and we collected – but most importantly, we shared moments of joy and love with each other. And as we drifted off to sleep, surrounded by the soft glow of screens and the peacefulness of our home, I knew that this was exactly where I belonged.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthank you you do realize that's one of your used diapers look Jen go to the box and get a toy did you yeah it's not quite a toy have at care it is Super Bowl Sunday which means I'm planted in front of the television watching cartoons and then as the game begins or maybe before the pregame begins or the kickoff we're going to leave do we still get to eat snacks calories do count but apparently a calorie is not a calor like if you eat calories in almonds they count differently than if you eat calories in some kind of sugary beverage your body processes them differently this is science hun hun did I forget them at home in an effort to save time I'm popping out before we all pop out to get some gas ow one of the hairs on my chinny chin chin got stuck in my Zippy zip zipper but not after I picked up storage options for Diana she requested them she's going to be organizing and I'm all about enabling that I'm paying less than $2 a gallon thanks Obama oh man I got two cartons of eggs and then I got four heavy creams and put the four heavy creams on top of the two cartons of eggs with 18 eggs in each of the cartons and the sack fell over I don't know if the eggs are damaged I hope not but I can't check until I get home I pulled the sack up right after pulling the creams out of the sack organic eggs are expensive all of my gas savings may have flown right out the window each egg is perfect otherwise we could have been having scrambled eggs for lunch these are not baby compatible they even put a graphic there saying no babies we shouldn't even let you be touching them this time the entire family is with me I didn't forget them at home not that I forgot them at home earlier that was intentional I I meant to leave you at home earlier Daddy needs to pick up his latest Comics daddy also has to pick up an exclusive pop or two from John of the super awesome geek Show podcast I secretly want to peep at his Star Wars collection I don't want him to know well how are we going to pull that off don't tell him oh she's making sure John's not going to make any sudden moves I'll be all right wow chewbaca and I love Yoda oh cool yod Shrine wow oh what do you think you see Darth Vader wow ET He-Man it's just different stuff we need this we need this by our front door I saber holder it comes with that clear thing when you get those you can actually still it oh wow it's been plugged I plugged the barrel and we just bolted this onto the side and machined it put glass on it doesn't really magnify but you know I was big into He-Man and black star when I was a kid and of course Thundercats and stuff well there's Treasures everywhere look over here wow Diana didn't believe that another grown man could have a collection see this is a size Jedi needs I think possibly scale yeah and then my second love is Transformers and recently they just been putting out so many good ones that I've been buying up a lot of the Transformers I never had any Transformers toys when I was a kid my originals are on this shelf oh and then those are original from when I was a kid the um Soundwave with a cassette tape player see this is what I'd like to do with Jedi go back and get all the Vintage figures that I lost get ones in better condition than the ones that I had that I was lucky enough to find and trade for and then I love comparing so you know you'll see like the first 12 and then right above them are the modern first 12 oh cool yeah and the same with the bounty hunters and then above them are the bounty hunters you know you got some droids here too uh KY B yeah yep right KY Bon y are these original cells from yes ABS the droids cartoon and gendi Clone Wars the gendi tski one yeah they're what they call C cells though cuz Lucas puts their on him and sends him out oh this one is original from the Ewok cartoon right from the guy who did it w a background and thing same with this and I met Thomas Cooks we signed it he knew he could tell that he drew that one himself so that's why I got him to sign it it's not a dog it's a cat meow this is the first time she's actually seen a cat oh really in person she's very very friendly loves to be petted so one day I asked I was like well do you have two daughters and he's like no just the one and I was like well who's the girl I saw in the back seat he's like that's my wife oh really I she look so young I thought oh my God you look so wow well thank you that makes people feel so good I'm glad I found this cuz it has the Nintendo Super Nintendo Genesis you'll even play Game Boy you know so I can play all those all those games now on one system w wow and you thought I collected and then I do my own art and photography so this is an original original one of my original prints yeah beautiful yeah she's getting close to the shedding moment she'll start turning brown and then she'll turn white and shed when she comes out of the shedding she'll be bright bright yellow like almost fluorescent it's weird yeah cool I'm just marveling at the Tie Fighter the whole time and The Hobbit itself Cricket on the top supposed to be down there to be eaten I've been thinking about getting the floating shellsy do you recognize anything grandin's a nice kitty we came over to pick up these exclusives and walked away with so much more memories experience ideas Jedi came home and wanted to play with her Star Wars toys right away I had a crazy idea what say you to me going back to John's Place with permission of course and doing a full-on tour like an official tour getting high quality footage that'd be kind of neat like the beginning of a new series of sorts people collect everything but what if I focused it specifically on people who collect Star Wars stuff you could join me Jedi what is that even if nobody tells me they want me to do it I may do it anyway that that I'm pretty sure you can't wait to go back so long as we put the cat away no the cat's not here thanks again for 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