Today’s search, “Super Bowl party stuff,” filled me with dread.

You see, I hate throwing parties. Even when my kids are involved, I grit my teeth and soldier on, preparing invites and pinning up balloons. I don’t know why I have this aversion to parties — maybe it’s the thought of a bunch of people converging on my happy place, or more likely, the thought of having to clean clean clean both before and after. Or maybe it’s buying a bunch of crap for a ton of money that will essentially just be tossed once things wrap up.

Anyway, months ago my husband mentioned wanting to do a Super Bowl party this year. I’ve thrown exactly one Super Bowl party in my life and it was not my favorite experience. However, I told him I’d make a deal with him: if his favorite team, the San Francisco 49ers, make it to the Super Bowl then we’ll have a party.

I thought for sure it was a long shot and I’d get to spend Super Bowl Sunday in my comfy sweats on my favorite spot on the couch. Right.

Anyway, today I bit the bullet and looked up Super Bowl party supplies. Do I go full-on fanatic and do the team-specific decor, or mellow it out a bit and do generic football decor for those guests who may still be feeling the sting of their own team not making it to the Big Game? I know everyone there won’t be 49ers fans, but they are the only reason we’re throwing the party in the first place, so I think we should rub it in a bit.

This could be all for naught, of course, and I could be breathing both a sigh of relief and defeat this Sunday evening (because I do really want them to win, I just don’t want to have to hold up my end of the deal!).