Football anyone?

Have you ever wanted to like something? I mean genuinely wanted to enjoy something, expected to like it, but just couldn't find your way to it? For me there are 3 notable examples...sushi, cooking and football.  When we moved to Hawaii shortly after we married 18 years ago, sushi was just coming into vogue. I was a newlywed and ready to embrace a new culture and try new things. A coworker brought me sushi and I dove right in, ready to like it. Maybe even love it! I hated it. I tried hers and I've tried different types over the years with different sauces. I still am disappointed. It's pretty and rather exotic and lets just face it, very cosmopolitan. I just don't care for it though. At least I tried. Cooking is another good example. I listen to my friends who enjoy being in the kitchen. They talk about experimenting with new recipes and spices that I've never had in my spice rack. Some of them spend hours in the kitchen! It all sounds so romantic. Me? I like to get in and out and I'd rather be out. If I had the extra dough (ha! no pun intended) I'd hire my own personal chef. I don't and so I keep hoping that one day I will magically start to love cooking. And I'm sure my husband does too! This leads to my final "want to love it" topic...football. My father is a die hard Bears fan and his enthusiasm is contagious. He has successfully indoctrinated my younger sister to his love of football (Bears style). My husband also is a big football fan, although his loyalty lays with the Dallas Cowboys.  A true fans enthusiasm is contagious and when I'm around it I love it. But alas I find I am only a fair weather fan. I love being at a football game, but if the action lulls, which it often does, I find myself distracted by...everything. The cheerleaders, my friends, the snack bar. Being at home is even worse. I have tried, really tried to pay attention, but there are SO many rules and SO many time outs. I need excitement! I really want to be a football fan...but