A thank you letter to the food at Superbowl parties.

It's Sunday night, all I want to do is watch Netflix in my pajamas and have a nice, relaxing evening curled up in bed before another hellish week of classes begins. Usually, having a lazy Sunday night would be socially acceptable, but this Sunday is different. It's Superbowl Sunday, and the night will be filled with a boring football game, mostly boring commercials, and a party filled with people I don't know, who are too engrossed with the boring football game and boring commercials to get to know.

After being force to attend a party, to watch a bunch overpaid football players run around a field, I spot it. The savior to all who don't like the Superbowl and anything that goes along with it. The snack table. A buffet filled with salty, fatty, sugary and buttery snacks that I would normally avoid if this was just another regular night. But it's not just another regular night. It's a night filled with agonizingly boring events and bad performances, and I need to drown my misery in a bowl of french fries and a plate of chicken strips.

Thank you, food at Superbowl parties, for helping me find solace with a container of chips while everyone else enjoys themselves.

Thank you, food at Superbowl parties, for giving me cookies to focus on instead of the tone-deaf performances during the half time show.

Thank you, food at Superbowl parties, for giving me baby carrots to shove in my ears incase the cookies don't suffice.

Thank you, food at Superbowl parties, for allowing me to socially interact with you at an otherwise silent party, because half the people there are focused on the football game and the other half on commercials, and someone gets frustrated anytime you try to talk. Seriously, why is it even called a party?

Thank you, food at Superbowl parties, for giving me a reason to not drive my head through a wall when everyone collectively screams when their favorite team scores a touchdown.

Thank you, food at Superbowl parties, for helping me not scream when people discuss the meaning behind a commercial. It's a commercial, the meaning is to sell you something.

Finally, Thank you, food at Superbowl parties, for getting me through another Superbowl and allowing me to be a pleasant party guest.