Neurotic Behavior :)

Game 3 of the semi-finals was last night.

I am sore, my back hurts and I feel exhausted.

No, this isn't a guest post from the hubs, this is me we are talking about!

I was so tense in the first and second period that I now have a sore back and I feel so spent from just watching the game. The team was down 0-1 until the middle of the third. It wasn't until then that they were finally able to break through and surge ahead with 4 goals before time ran out. It was awesome. And completely made me a nut case. Ha. But, no, really. And this isn't even the finals! Yikes bikes, I am in one.

Now I am not a nervous or anxious person. I'm the first to jump up for karaoke, I gave big speeches for my job back in Texas at least twice a week. I was the kid in Elementary school choir with the solo. Not because I had some God given talent, but because I had no fear. Nothing made me nervous.

But for some reason playoffs this year is making me a nervous wreck! And it's not that I'm not 100% confident in them, but it is a tough series.

I wasn't even this nervous 3 years ago when the hubs was in the championship game and I knew if he won we were going to get married during the team trip to Vegas. 

Oldie but a goodie. Capturing playoff madness.

Or maybe I was, and just can't remember....

I am lucky that the hubs is not too much of a superstitious and on-edge kind of guy during playoffs. I know there are a lot of players (and fans) like that out there. My awesome hockey wife friend over at A Day in the Life of a Hockey Wife went over some of the superstitions that guys have during the regular season and playoffs. 

The most feared thing in the playoffs.....the beard! Ahhh! (source)

The hubs can't doesn't grow a playoff beard, and he feels confident that he can change his clothes and it won't throw off his game. He doesn't do the typical pasta lunch like 99% of the players. He comes home from morning skate and has the same breakfast I have cooked him now for over three years. Two eggs, sunny side up, couple slices of bacon, two hash browns fried up to a crisp and warm buttered toast. 

Ok, maybe not this ridiculous, but still, that is one hearty breakfast! (source)

He takes a nap, watches TV and relaxes.

Then a quick PB&J before he leaves for the game. And that is it. Easy peasy on my side.

And NO this isn't him demanding that I do any of this for him. This is all me and my superstitious ways! He is getting the same damn breakfast and snack whether he wants it or not! lol

If some 'routine' or 'habit' is working, then I don't change it. Keep things the same, keep winning the same.

For instance, the girls made shirts for the playoffs this year and we had all been wearing them to the home games. Up until last Friday, the guys had won all their games. They eventually lost at home, so I didn't wear the shirt last night to the game because, duh, it was obviously not bringing luck to the team. Makes sense in my mind.

Someone asked me last night where my shirt was and I told them I didn't wear it because of the loss on Friday. They said "What shirt you wear or don't wear doesn't determine if they win or lose". I don't think they meant any harm in it at all, my insane mindset just didn't make sense to them :)

Yeah sure, so you think!

How about I come like this next time?!?! (source)

It is warm at the games now, there is no need for a wool butt pad (although it is comfy) but I still bring it along with me to the rink. Why? Because I did it all winning season and I must do it now.

I fidget in my seat, finding the 'right' way to sit during the game. I don't talk, I watch intently. I don't make comments about anything in the game out loud or in my head, so I don't jinx anyone. Ah jinxing. The worst. And it's real, aiiight ;)

Ok, I don't look like this on the outside, but sure feel like it on the inside! (source)

One order of crazy hockey lady, coming right up!

Ok, it is more in my head than anything. The people around me don't tell me I need professional help or  Xanax (although a mental chill pill and a beer during the 3rd last night really helped, ha!). The fans in Germany get it, they are into it too (as seen here).

But really, being so 'into' the game makes it that much sweeter when they win. And from the determination this team has got, I know they aren't going down, at least without putting up the fight of their lives.

So, as to make myself feel a little better about things, I want to know if ya'll are superstitious about anything, whether during sporting events or regular life?

Maybe it is just me. But for the sake of my silly mindset, I will keep wearing the same thing, doing the same things, crossing my fingers and drücken mein daumen, and most importantly keep sending positive vibes. Besides, it couldn't hurt to think a good thing or two about the game!

Heart pounding excitement. It makes the whole cold and long season worth every minute :)