Bless You Boys

I am truly overjoyed about the Saints winning the Super Bowl. It just means so much more to this city. It's been said over and over in the past few days, but that's because it is so true. On the way to work this week I have been listening to WWL and crying. Callers for days have been expressing how much the win means to them. It brings me back to the days following Katrina when I would listen to WWL and cry while hearing about all of the horrors taking place in New Orleans. I felt so hopeless, and so did everyone else. This win and this entire season has given people hope. People are nice to each other--everyone has a smile and a "who dat" for everyone else. I attended the parade on Tuesday night and there was a sense of comraderie in the crowd that I have never experienced in my 35 years in New Orleans. It was incredible. Since Katrina there's been so much negativity and sadness in the city. If someone had told me right after Katrina that the Saints would win the Super Bowl and our community would come together, I never would have believed it. It's true. Bless you Boys.