TEAM USA!

The Boys

Now...

Here are some of my favorites!

My absolute favorite player, the Texan, Clint Dempsey...

He doesn't play every game, but Feilhaber is a great when he does!

The Hero, Landon Donovan

Defender Demerit

Cherundolo....a cutie too!

Bradley...the coach's son but he completely earned his spot on the team!

Boca :)

If you don't watch US soccer, here are some reasons, you should...these cuties; the pride that each country takes in their team; because it really is exciting; and did i mention these cuties?!?!

Now, how can I meet them? :)

God Bless America! (and the US Soccer team!)

sorry in advance if this is hard to read...

not sure why it is formatting this weird...

Well I can sum up what I have been up to this past week in one word....

FUTBOL. and if you have been living under a rock (or on your honeymoon,

Marisa and Aaron :)...that means it is World Cup time!

and even better than just that it is on...the US team is making history!

I have basically watched at least one game everyday...getting up early to

watch or DVRing and watching at night...I am sucked in for sure!

Yesterday, I knew I had to work from 9-7pm at my counseling site, so I was

hoping to either follow it online or on my phone, but much to my surprise and

utter happiness, my boss had decided to buy some rabbit ears so we could

watch some of the games at the office...and did we ever! :)

At one point, 5 out of the 7 of us on staff were in there biting our nails watching

the US/Algeria game. I was following the England game on my

phone, so we were aware of the importance of the US scoring a goal! It was

intense....Oh and did i mention that we were watching it on the

Spanish channel, so I couldn't understand the commentators...which was probably

a good thing, but it made it for hilarity when those around me

watching were yelling at the US team in Spanish! When we scored, our room erupted!

Literally, we were jumping up and down, hugging each other,

and I shed a couple tears! It was a little like this...what a fun moment for the US!

As for the American players, if they ever stumble upon this blog, just want to throw this out there....I am single and have a huge weakness for futbol players!

So, as you can see...I have been busy cheering on the US and am thoroughly excited that I can see them play Ghana on Saturday before I leave

for church camp with the kiddos on Sunday!

Just wanted to give those of you who don't appreciate the amazing thing that is happening in South Africa right now for our country in a sport that we

do not garner much respect, a little look into how exciting it is for a soccer fan like me! :)

stay tuned for some pics of some of my favorite US players! I know...you are sitting on the edge of your seat, but please just indulge me :)

Catching up...

Blogging has not been a huge priority in the last month or so...but I will update you with a little of what I have been up to.

The first is probably obvious to those who know where I am in my life/career right now...WORK has consumed my days, nights and some weekends the last few months. It is going really well, racking up all those hours toward my goal of 3000 by next summer.

Last weekend I got to play in a golf tournament with my dad and 2 of my guy friends for one of my jobs. We had fun, everyone played really well, but it was super hot!

My sweet friend Marisa gets married this coming weekend (June 19th), so we have been showering and celebrating her for the last couple of months too! Can't wait to see her as a bride on Saturday as she marries her love, Aaron Miller!

I am in somewhat of a slump this time of the summer...I miss the camp life and being carefree during the summer months...probably doesn't help that most of my friends are either stay at home moms or teachers, so their schedules are a lot more free this time of year... trying to keep my eye on the prize...3000 hours.

My sister is in full on wedding planning mode in DC. Getting excited for the fun things we have planned to celebrate her and George's union in November.

I am in the home stretch of my time at Frisco Bible Church...come July 2, it will be the first time in 7 years that I will not be on a church staff. Weird...but what will I do with my Sundays now that they aren't a work day? I'll tell you, I am going out of town on weekend trips for a while! Road trips to see friends and much needed vacation time!

Speaking of vacation, I'm pretty excited because I just booked my first trip ever to Alaska. I'm hoping to see some awesome views like this one:

Well, until that trip, I will be working, playing on the weekends, and watching as much of this as I can!