Mood:  incredulous

Holy mackeral!  It doesn't seem possible that I could have forgotten to write about one of the most important events of this century - MY RED SOX WON THE WORLD SERIES - AGAIN!!!!!

This has been another one of those magical times, though not as heavy with emotion as it was in 2004 (hey, 86 years is a long time to wait!).  I didn't go to as many games as I would have liked this year - tickets are near impossible to get.  I did manage to get to my first playoff game, and that was the one where Manny Ramirez hit a walk off homerun.  That might have been the most exciting moment that I've ever been in Fenway to enjoy.  It even beat being at the game when Big Papi broke the Sox homerun records the year before.

It was even more exciting as I have the child of one of the players in my class this year, so we were all even more involved than normal.  It was great for the other kids to see their classmate on the field after the win, and then to see him in the parade.  The entire class was given a championship hat by the family.  That was a really exciting day.  I keep telling the kids that this is something they need to remember and pay close attention to, as it doesn't happen as often as it seems.

It was a wonderful baseball season, and a great fall.

Now it's time to watch the Patriots.  This has the potential to be another historic year.