Though the post office is still open the next day, Super Bowl Sunday has grown into one chip-munching, commercial-watching, football-loving holiday.

For those not fortunate enough to score a ducat to the big game, Super Bowl Sunday is a chance to get together and enjoy the pageantry from the comfort of their living room.

Here is how a few locals will be spending America’s unofficial holiday.

22-year-old Plantersville native Jeremy Chandler will not be home to enjoy the Super Bowl. The 21 Bravo Combat Engineer for the U.S. Army will be in Iraq.

“I will leave tomorrow going back to Iraq. I have been home for about a week,” said Chandler. “I am in Selma today because I am going to donate bayonets from soldiers of Saddam Hussein’s army and pendants given to U.S. soldiers by Iraq women to a local museum.”

Ryan Johnson’s plans are quite different.

“I will probably go home to Pine Apple and watch the game with my dad who is having a Super Bowl party,” said the 22-year-old Selma Mall security guard.

“I will probably be at work at Goody’s until about 9 p.m.,” said Shemiko Moseley, a 20-year-old college student. “Afterwards, I will go to my cousin’s house because he is having a Super Bowl party.”

Robert Walker, who works in the shipping and receiving department of McRae’s, has obviously put a lot of thought into his Super Bowl plans.

“Normally, most guys will get up if they are not church going guys and find out what team their friends are going to for,” said Walker. “Then, they will possibly make a friendly wager and find out where they will gather to watch the game.”

When asked if he is like most guys, Walker replied, “Yes, I fall into that category.”

“I won’t be doing anything but watching the commercials,” said Killian Albritten, a Southside Primary Kindergarten teacher. “I like college football, but I don’t care for pro teams.”

Julia Anne Minter and her mother Jule Burns are quite the opposite. These self-proclaimed “Queens of Wal-Mart” and stay-at-home moms are having a family gathering to celebrate this year’s game.

“We are just having a cookout and watching the game,” said Burns. “I am an avid football fan,” Minter added.

James Hill, who does yard work and Reba Turner, a Wal-Mart cashier have similar plans. “I will work until about 4 p.m. and then go to a friend’s house to watch the game,” said Hill.

Turner intends to “work until 6 p.m. and go home to watch the game.”