Soccer

Do you watch soccer? We are big soccer fans here, I am mostly by proxy. I do enjoy watching the sport, though I honestly love anything where a crowd cheers in unison for a joined purpose. I love the hope and the dismay of sporting events, the way the crowd reacts together and laughs together. The feeling of anxiety as you sit on the literal edge of your hardly cozy seats, weather be damned, waiting for the score to lean in your teams favor, and when it does, oh when it does, I do stand proud, pound my fist into the air and high five anyone around that feels the same way, and usually that is a lot of high fives.

This year,


the Earthquakes were a joy to watch. We watched every game, we went to too many, we cheered from a room full of people wearing blue Lenhart wigs during the playoffs, and yes, I have my own blue wig. One thing I loved about this years team and their crazy effort, was that they seemed to leave it all on the field and they looked like they had fun doing it. Their dedication to the team as a whole and do their fans was something I have never really witnessed before. We would get to the game early and watch the practice, the fans would cheer and the players would wave and smile, genuine grins erupting from their focused faces. After the game was over, they would give us a wave and often, especially Wondo, go for a long walk around the stadium, signing things and high-fiving the ultra-fans (literally referred to as the 'ultras'). It was a blast, I loved every minute of it and I cannot wait until next year. I was, and am, so proud to be a fan. Keep it up, keep it up.





(photos and vidoes from mlssoccer.com)