Armed with an inordinate amount of high expections I attended my first-ever Chicago Bulls playoff game Thursday night at the United Center. I even wore red. In fact, I have never in my entire life seen so much red!

Despite the Bulls’ blow-out 107-86 loss to the Celtics that night, my son, grandson, and I had a lot of fun! In fact, my optimism remained in tact.

Always able to salvage something positive in what otherwise would have been a totally bleak situation… I reminded myself after the game that we had watched Derrick Rose receive his Rookie of the Year award and felt pride in the fact that he had grown up in Chicago.

Plus, an evening out with Dylan and Matt is something to cherish. My busy life as a realtor doesn’t often lend itself to going out-on-the-town with the boys.

In fact, today I had to opt for the DVR to capture the Bulls  in all their glory while I was conscientiously doing a “second showing” of a very cool condo in West Bucktown. I arrived home just in time to witness this afternoon’s dramatic double-overtime finish in real time. 

And if I didn’t know better, I’d swear that Matthew and I, while obviously enjoying a light-hearted moment at Thursday night’s otherwise dreary game, were secretly sharing a premonition of an upcoming, joyful basketball memory together.

The best-of-seven series, presently tied 2-2, resumes Tuesday night with Game 5 in Boston, returning to Chicago for Game 6 on Thursday. Wear red! Go Bulls!!