First Time!

We're bringin' home the MLS cup baby!

The Final's are in Seattle!

There's my team. :) We beat Chicago last night. In Chicago. On the road. For the Eastern Conference Cup. That's huge! And as usual, we went to the watch party at the stadium. After 120 minutes of scoreless soccer, the match went to a penalty kick shootout. There was 90 minutes of regulation play; 30 minutes of overtime. Then each team gets 5 penalty kicks- one on one with the keeper. If you're still tied after that, then you alternate one shot each until someone wins. Now- see that guy in blue in just right of center in the picture? That's Nick Rimando- our keeper. He's the best PK keeper in the league. After the 5 penalty kicks, we were still tied 4-4. Chicago sent their best guy up there to go against Nick. He blocked the kick. We sent our guy up and he made his goal- we won! NEVER in all my sporting event days have I been in a room where it was total mania! I'm in love with soccer! What can I say? Thank you, Dave Checketts.

P.S. See the guy next to Rimando, with the dreads- holding the trophy? That's Kyle Beckerman- my soccer crush. :) (i can hear meg now....)

Kenya Unveiled

A couple friends and I went to an exhibit Friday night downtown. My friend, Kris, knows someone who knows someone who knows.... you know how it goes. Anyway, this photographer, Justin Grant, has been working with a company called Quiet Way. They are working with the people of Kenya to build dams and better their way of life. Justin storied what he saw over there in photographs. This is the exhibit we went to see. It was beautiful. The online site should be up Monday so you can go view the artwork. Eric Dowdle, local folkart painter, was also part of the group that has been working with Quiet Way. Some of his work was also in the exhibit. If you go to the site on Monday and get a chance to look through the work, my favorite picture of Justin's was called "The Breeze."
By the way, all the proceeds from the exhibit and sales of artwork go to Quiet Way's Give a Dam project. They are constructing several dams in Kenya to help with the unrelenting droughts. Pretty clever name, I thought :0)

Thriller!

Some friends and I spent our Halloween night watching Thriller at Tuacahn. It was perfect weather! We had slept in, done a little TJ Maxxing, eaten well and finished the day with some great entertainment. Having never been to that theater, I was totally impressed with the setting. I plan on going back for more at some point. But here's a few glimpses of our evening!

Kassie, our bffl zombie, and Katie- who planned this great weekend! Thanks!

Kas got a new admirer- bet she still looks great upside down!

Amelia, bffl zombie and me :)

And there we are! Cute and semi-cold at intermission. Odyssey does a wonderful job of putting this on. I had never seen it before but was totally impressed. I'd see it every Halloween if my schedule permitted. And now.... onto Thanksgiving!