Tribute…

Please bear with me….I know I said in my post about this, that I was
thinking too hard but apparently I'm not done thinking.

I watched Brett Favre's retirement press conference and the realization has
hit.

He's really not coming back…

I am heartbroken.

I have been watching Brett play for almost his entire career. I got into
football during the 1995-1996 season. That's when Zak started his career in real
estate and I knew he would have time to watch football and me, not wanting to
lose him to football, asked him to teach me about it and maybe I would like it.
Well, I wound up loving it. (I'm sure it didn't hurt
that the Patriots went to the Super Bowl that year…ha!) . Green Bay also went
to the Super Bowl that year and even though I was bummed the Patriots lost, I
couldn't help but love the passion that Brett displayed…while playing and when
he won. It was contagious and you couldn't NOT love that guy.

And I just really dug watching him play.

He was just so exuberant, so happy, so mad when he messed up, just so
passionate.

I fell in love with him more and more over the years. The Patriots has
always been my favorite team, no question about, but Brett has always been my
favorite quarterback. I just loved watching that man play…and the more
interviews I read, the more articles I read….not only was he a passionate
quarterback, I discovered he was a passionate man. Passionate about his family,
his love for his wife….his charities…his team…just everything. He's so
down to earth too and funny. He's a funny guy and we all know how I feel about a
man that makes me laugh. <wink>

He's just so real.

Watching the press conference….was tough. Really tough.
I cried and
then felt like an idiot for crying. "This is football"
I tell myself…"toughen up, you wuss."

But then….he was crying too.

There he was….struggling to get the words out….with a room full of
press….and Brett Favre was crying.

It's so hard to say goodbye. No matter who you are.