Sports and Domestic Bliss

You may be wondering about the title, thinking – what has one got to do with the other. Oh, everything, everything. Ask any spouse of a die-hard sports fan and you will know. There are good days and bad days in sports – and you like it or not – it has a direct linking to your day at home.

Now if the spouse is a fan of multiple sports, things could get even more complicated. Your morning, noon and night depends on individuals and teams. Spans the various time zones. So it is just not domestic players – it’s international too.

My hubby had a dream run last weekend – till it all came crashing down on Sunday night. If you are not a sports fan – then here’s the list of things which was happening during the weekend – all of which my hubby follows. Euro cup football (Europe), Western conference basketball (US), French Open Tennis (France), F1 race (Monaco) and the insane IPL Cricket in India. Ignorance is bliss - i have no clue about all the other sports which was going on - didn't affect my domestic bliss you see. 

So you need to get this. The spouse (me, in this case) – will have to keep the fingers crossed for not only individuals to play well but also teams – and add to it that it is just not domestic players – so praying to just Ganesha will not help – need to add all the multiple religious Gods, cos there are foreign players as well, and God knows which God they pray to!!!

Everything was fine – Real Madrid beat Atletico, GSW – with Stephen Curry in particular made a nice comeback to beat OKC, Wawrinka was again showing his tenacious nature, and the others players, who have absolutely no clue that their performance can wreak havoc, advanced to the next round in the French open. The icing on the cake was Hamilton podium finish. All well.

Until then. Seriously, I have no clue what happened to Kohli and his boys. All I can say is, the dream run came to an end. And I was back to reality where my hubby’s euphoric mood got a big puncture and I was thrown back to reality!!!