Well, the World Cup is coming up in a few weeks and I'm geared up to jump on the bandwagon again. I used to be an avid soccer fan and even played on a team throughout elementary and junior high. I loved watching soccer games even when the World Cup wasn't on. But in between the last World and Euro Cup, I've lost interest during those "in-between" years. Now that the World Cup is here, I can feel the fury again and am excited to dress Felicia (and me) up in team memorabilia.
And so for the first time EVER, Honduras has made the World Cup. My mother's home country. It makes me wish I was back in Honduras, sitting with my close-knit extended family in front of a small tv, listening to my uncles curse the players and yelling "GOL!" when they finally score. I think back to two years ago when I was attached to an IV in a Honduran hospital, vomiting my uterus out (I know, too much?), while a crowd of my family sat around the room watching the game on my microscopic hospital tv. True fans, I tell ya.
Victor, being a rabid Portuguese, will ofcourse be cheering on Portugal. Yet he also has a fondness for Honduras and quietly hopes that they make it through their group (highly unlikely with Spain, Switzerland and Chile to beat).
So after all that, I have to say that this World Cup will be extra special because it's Felicia's first...and not one, but two of her countries of heritage are fighting for the Cup. Oh and the best part of soccer? This:
2 comments:
Oh my god I'm totally watching soccer! Thanks for the heads up on the HOT men.
love soccer.....;) Remember the Beckham game??? You guys will have a blast watching World Cup this year. J and I may even check it out, just 'cause we know what fans you guys are
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