World Cup!

World Cup 2010! Finally here! I was excited for our "party" on Saturday night but there was a lot to do on Saturday morning. The house was a mess, there was a lot of food to prepare and, as I was unloading teh dishwasher, mugs to hunt down. I found them all in Roni's room- please enjoy the tower of mugs and cups that I found in her room since who knows how long. If you are ever missing a mug, ask Roni if she knows where it is. She probably does.I also had a bunch of food to prepare- I had gotten about 35 quid worth of veggies and fruit- see the spread below. I made three veggie platters, a huge bowl of strawberries, huge bowl of grapes and a huge bowl of melon. I also was planning on slicing some apples but in the end decided against it since they tend to get brown and I didn't want to put any lemon juice on them.
Here are my yummy veggie platters- delicious! And I only cut my finger once and it was while de-rinding melon.



In the end we had about 25 people over and nearly an even divide between American and English fans. Roni's friend Kim arrived first with her friend Simon and he was the ONLY Englishman for quite a while but eventually, the rest of teh team showed up, with crosses on their faces, hats, shirts, etc. Meanwhile, we had Ian- or Chuck Thunder- as our mascot. He showed up in jorts (jean shorts), cowboy boots, aviators, and a t-shirt with the American starting line-up. He got a few wrong so we had to update his shirt later.



It was a decent match- second half was kind of rubbish but to have the house full of fans, cheering, shouting, egging each other on- it made for a great atmosphere. Everyone was nice and respectful and no fights broke out, which was lovely. We also had masive amount of food- everyone brought their own drinks to share- and then we had mac and cheese, hamburgers, brisket, fruits and veg, cake, cookies, enough leftovers for the next two days. Definite merriment took place.

I had to teach the following morning so I went to bed on the early side but the festivities went on until past-midnight (hopefully our neighbors still like us). We still have Neal's TV so our house has become World Cup central. If there's a match you want to see, our house is always open. As I speak right now (or write, I guess), we're watching Spain v. Switzerland. Viva Espana.

Despite a match that wasn't great, it was a great night! Hope the World Cup continues to get better!