After a slight lack of adventures I finally have something to write about.  The Super Bowl came and went last Sunday and we decided to throw another Super Bowl party this year at Scotty’s.  Our party last year was successful and we needed a good day of sales for a change – the year has started out a bit slow.  The plan was to use our projector to show the game on a bigger screen, have a special game-day menu and drink specials.  Mom got to work on the food preparations with Vanessa on Saturday but we both decided to take a break to go on a boat ride that afternoon.  Capt. J was going out on his skiff that day and I needed a break from the barrage of hate emails I was getting from Will – why I even opened, read or responded to them I’ll never know.  So we set off in the boat that afternoon with no particular destination.

Our first stop was Copper Bank lagoon to check on a friend’s property – the lagoon was shallow so we didn’t spend much time there.  While we were there Capt. J beached the boat and we had a few Belikin before it was back out to the bay.  Everyone decided it would be fun to stop off at Cerros Beach Resort for a drink or two so we headed to their dock.  I don’t make it there very often for the simple reason that we don’t have a reliable enough vehicle for the roads to get there, but it is a very cool place to hang out or stay if you get the chance (http://www.cerrosbeachresort.com/).  On this particular day I had the unfortunate luck that one particular Belizean woman who happens to hate me was there with her friends and boyfriend.  So Saturday became the day for hate to come my way – all day long.  I guess it was a good thing that all of the blatant loathing happened in one day so I could accept it and get over it by Sunday.

This woman’s rationale of her utter dislike towards me is so laughable that I can only come to the conclusion that there is a second, more realistic reason for it, and my guess is some sort of jealousy.  In any case our group of four walked in to the bar already aware she was present since her children were playing outside, so we weren’t sure just what to expect but we were all on guard.  I have had a few run-ins with her – if you can call it that – where she yells insults at me across a bar full of people and I ignore her.  I didn’t expect any less from her this day.  I was not disappointed – from the second I stepped in to the room she started in.  She literally yelled to her friends – maybe she thinks I’m deaf – as many insults as she could towards us.  It was so ridiculously obnoxious we couldn’t help but laugh about it.  That afternoon I learned from her that because I’m white and have a much smaller ass than her I could only get away with charging $10 to sell my body while she, and her ass, could easily bring in $50.  What can you possibly say to that?  So I stuck with my normal strategy of totally ignoring her – which, by the way, is extremely difficult when she was literally the loudest mouth in the bar.  Her and her posse finally left and we finished our second round of drinks and headed to the boat before sunset.

I don’t typically like to wish days away but I was extremely happy when Saturday night came and went.  Sunday started early for us.  I had my money on the New Orleans Saints, well; actually I had my alcohol on the Saints.  My duties that morning were to get the betting board ready, get the projector set up and help put up the black paper on every window to keep the light out.  By the time we were all set up and ready to go pre-game had already started and I had to jump in the shower to get ready for betting and kickoff.  People started to arrive around 4pm and they slowly trickled in throughout the game – at kickoff we were already packed and then people were still coming in and out up until halftime.  It was a huge success.  We were a little worried about turnout this year since there were two other bars in town running a similar event and last year we were the only bar in town throwing a Super Bowl party.  Everything ran incredibly smooth – we took the lessons we learned last year and applied them this year.  Our three employees were busy all night long, mom and I were running around helping as well so overall I think I saw about a quarter of the game but I was exceptionally happy that the Saints came away with the win and I won my bets.  Now I have a bottle of wine and a cold beer coming my way.

Next up is our Valentine’s Day special at the bar – here’s to another successful event at Scotty’s!

3 Responses to “Super Bowl Weekend at Scotty’s”

1. corozal dave says:

   February 12, 2010 at 12:06 pm

   We had a great time with real fine people and the food was perfect…a memorable super bowl night. Real happy everything worked out to perfection.
2. belizedragonfly says:

   February 12, 2010 at 7:19 pm

   Thanks! The night seemed like a success – thanks for being there and being supportive! It was great to meet you and your wife too
3. Scott says:

   February 13, 2010 at 1:18 pm

   Nice post. I have been waiting for some pictures so getting these two were nice. The crowd looked nice.