You Know You Live In the BEST City EVER when...

Three out of the four of your teams make it to their finals!!! It is no small secret that Boston is a sports town. We live and die by the ebbs and flows of wins, loses, disappointments, euphoria, shame, and pride. The Red Sox won the World Series! Our undefeated Patriots lost their last game of the season...aka one of the biggest Superbowl upsets in history...The Celtics are up 3-1 over The Lakers and MVP Kobe Bryant. Phew...it has been a long year.

I remember being forced to watch basketball, baseball, and football when I was a little girl. We only had one TV in our house so when my older brother and Dad said it was game night, it wasn't really worth the fight to watch Step-by-Step (I was a child of the eighties, I am not to blame for my bad choice in TV sitcoms). However, now as a sports fan myself, I am glad that I grew up with these teams. I been to Celtics games when NO ONE was in the crowd because they were the worst team in the NBA. I have sat in Fenway when tickets were only $15 a person and I would stand over the railing of the bleachers hoping to catch a ball. These teams have become part of my childhood and now a deep cultural component in the city I love. The picture is of me as a college sophomore after the Red Sox won the world series, one of the best moments in my college career.

I know that Manny and Paul Pierce could probably care less about my enthusiasm (and slight crushes...) for their play and my love of the game. But I am part of the larger phenomena that has made them stay in Boston so long. Red Sox Nation is not just a fan group, they are THE fan group. We are unyieldingly faithful, and yes, pushy. But I wouldn't change it for anything.

GO CELTICS!