Superbowl Frenzy

After having what I like to call a "Depressed Fest," which consisted of watching four very depressing movies The Truman Show, The Number 23, The Green Mile, and The Shawshank Redemption, and not going out at all I decided to take a drive after school. I usually hate driving but today was one of the most beautiful days this year. It was partly cloudy and about 61 degrees and it felt awesome!
With all the Superbowl hype going on this week I decided to take a drive around the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale to see if I could bump elbows with any hotties like Tom Brady. I drove all around the stadium and took lots of pictures before actually parking. The area around the stadium is called Westgate which is full of little shops like The Body Shop, a Puma store, Quicksilver, McFarlane, and some other boutiques. There is also a movie theater and some new restaurants. Among those restaurants there is a Margaritaville, The Yardhouse, Kabuki, Motus and some others that have not been open yet.
As I did some "investigating" I came across a lot of people from out of town. Must be nice to take a whole week off work to come to the Superbowl. Anyways, I encountered some people from Minnesota, Colorado and Michigan. They were really nice people asking me if I could take a pictures of them and making small talk with them.
It was actually pretty exciting being there. The Superbowl will bring a lot of revenue to the city and maybe some potential homebuyers so that's always a plus. Its kind of funny how everyone is taking advantage of the Superbowl being here. Its too bad we (my family) didn't take advantage of it. People that live in the area are renting out their homes for the week for people that are not staying in hotels for as much as $175,000. Others are shuttling people from their houses, hotels, etc to the stadium and back. Everyone is out to make some money. There will also be charity events, concerts, and exclusive parties all over the valley hosted by celebrities and athletes.
Now if only I can figure out where I will be watching the actual game. I live kind of close to the stadium but seeing how many people there were there today in the afternoon I can only imagine what it will be like on game-day.