Fire vs. Galaxy

After our crazy road trip
from Chicago to Bakersfield,
we put our belongings
into storage,
took two days to find a place to live,
and then got ready to go
back to NC for a couple of weeks.

Before we left CA
we managed to squeeze in
a little MLS game:

Z showing some Chicago Fire love
at the Home Depot Center.

Posing with his fav Galaxy/US player,
Landon Donovan

Hmm...is this a sign for water fountains
or vomiting?

Here we go...

Rowdy fans in one of the Galaxy's
supporter sections.
(makes me miss Section 8)

Fire til we die!

Dad's first MLS match!

My mother cheerleading

Our Fire dominated, which,
although extremely surprising,
was awesome to witness.

Go Fire!

Meanwhile...

Z & I are pretty swamped

with packing and getting
ready to move to
California, so it has been
difficult to post much.

I have been taking photos, though.
Here is a rather random
assortment of the past weeks
since I got back from ALA.

My co-worker Alison is at the keyboard
for her awesome band
The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir.


Yay! Friend Jaime!

Chicago Sports

Not only did Z & I go to a
Fire game last weekend,
but we also went again on Wednesday
before they take their
World Cup break.

That same night the
Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup.
Parts of that game were played on the
screen during the Fire game,
and afterward, Chicago was crazy!

Yesterday, Z & Adam commuted with me
in the morning, only they headed over to
Daley Plaza where the World Cup
games are being broadcast.

But since the Blawkhawks won, there was
also a huge crowd (2 million)
in the Loop for a victory ticker tape parade,
so the guys got to see that, too!

Last, but certainly not least
(in this World Cup-crazed household),
Z & friends were up early watching matches,
and I met up with them after work
for the USA v. England match.

We had an awesome time and were happy with the draw!

*Daley Plaza & Parade photos by Z.

Calumet Fisheries

Z has long wanted to try
Calumet Fisheries.
You may remember it from
Anthony Bourdain's
No Reservations
or from The Blues Brothers.

We met up with some friends
there to grab some
smoked fish
before heading back to watch
the Fire game on TV.

The weather was awful,
but it was definitely a fun,
authentic Chicago
experience.

Everyone tells me that the
fish tasted awesome,
but I have to admit that
my nose did not agree.

I'll take their word for it.

Fire Fire Fire!

This weekend was the Chicago Fire home opener.
We headed over to Toyota Park with
some friends. It was a beautiful night
and lots of fun, but unfortunately
our Fire lost 2-1.