Super Bowl 2025

I can’t believe it’s February already! There’s lots of cool things that take place during this time of year. A few of the things that occur during February include Groundhog’s Day, the Super Bowl, and Valentine’s Day.

I used to spend a lot of time thinking about Valentine’s Day because I was single, and I used to mourn my single status.  I have come to relish being single. Valentine’s Day has come to be just another day. I feel there’s nothing to stress over or worry about for me.

Instead of thinking about Valentine’s Day, I’m actually thinking quite a bit about Super Bowl Sunday. I wish I were invited to a Super Bowl party. I have been realizing just how much I miss going to a Super Bowl party or get-together lately.

My family members used to invite many of their friends over to my parents’ house and there would be a big party. I used to often hang out in my bedroom during those parties. There was lots of food, people, and noise in the family room and kitchen areas. I miss just having the opportunity to go join the party if I wanted to. It can be very difficult as a single adult sometimes, especially since my parents are deceased and my siblings live pretty far away. It’s not necessarily the game or the party that I miss, but I do miss belonging to a bigger group.

What can I do about this? Well, I can contact each of my siblings and ask them to call or text me that day. I can also ask the sibling that lives closest if I could potentially join her and her family for Super Bowl Sunday. There are other things I can do like join a group, make friends, and try to make plans to do things together. Those are a couple of things that I can think of off the top of my head. I’m going to continue to brainstorm what I can do to make connections and hopefully make plans to enjoy the camaraderie found when attending a Super Bowl get-together.  What about you? Are there certain events, holidays, or times of year that are more difficult for you? How do you cope with this? What do you do to try to lessen those feelings of being stressed or “bummed out” that you are not joining others during those times?