Chi chi chi le le le vs. USA

Last Saturday we loaded up the car

& drove to The Home Depot Center,

stopping along the way to pick up

our friend Jen.

For this futbol match,

we were a house divided.

Z donned his USA jersey

& I was loyal to my beloved Chile.

Of course, none of the major players

were present from either team,

but it was still a great match.

17 minutes in, and one of Chile's

coaches is already ejected.

Looks like someone lost a contact.

Chi chi chi le le le! Viva Chile!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!

USA answers the Chile goal with a PK.

Pastor(s) USA!

Z made me touch Teal Bunbury

(who scored the US goal).

Jeff Larentowicz chats with fans

& Matt Reis, goalkeeper for

the Revolution.

So the end result was officially a 1-1 draw.

But I maintain that Chile won for 3 reasons:

1. More yellow cards.

2. Coach ejected from the game.

3. Our goal was not from a PK.

Therefore, Chile wins by way of

making the match more interesting.

Viva Chile.

Back in the game

Last week Z and I

went down to LA

for the Galaxy vs. Chivas USA match.

This was kind of a big deal,

first because we love the MLS,

and second because these two teams

share a 'home' stadium, pretty much

making them arch-enemies.

We opted to sit in one of the Galaxy's

supporter sections, but no worries,

I remain forever

Fire Til I Die!

Yep, there's that beautiful Chicago Fire flag.

A kind of creepy inflatable Chivas guy.

Landon Donovan & Becks

It's not Section 8,

but you can't match the

palpable excitement &

absolute sense of community

found in a supporter section.

Happy Z, content Z

Tifo fun

Z waving that blue Galaxy flag...

& his reaction when I called him out

for (being a traitor) cheering on another team.

...

Oh, I don't really blame Z.

He gets really excited sometimes,

especially where Landon Donovan is concerned,

so I know he just couldn't help himself.

me? I had an awesome time, too,

reveling in all the excitement,

but I couldn't bring myself to

specifically cheer for either team.

Familiarity's part of the beauty of the MLS.

Supporter sections use chants & songs

during each match,

but many of the tunes and rhythms

are similar, with words adapted

for each team.

So I just sang along using the Fire lyrics instead.

After the match

we drove just down the street

to Ikea

where we picked up

a few things

to make our house

a little more like home.

All in all,

a beautiful day.

Sneak Peek

Today is a busy day,
so I'm just giving you a little
taste of the
L.A. Galaxy vs. Chivas USA
experience from this weekend.


Plenty more will be up soon!

This post is also included in
Outdoor Wednesday.

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!

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.