The olympics were here in England this year! We had so much fun watching different events at night with the kids and after they were in bed. We mostly watched beach volleyball and a little women's soccer. The USA women's soccer team is amazing. So were the women's beach volleyball teams. It was cute watching with Remi. If the game was intense she would close her eyes and say, "Oh, I just can't watch. It's too much!" and things like this.
Blake and I had the opportunity to go to Cardiff, Wales to the men's bronze metal soccer match with another couple in the ward. We had the kids stay with different ward friends on Friday the 10th of August and we headed to Cardiff. It was about 4 hours away. Traffic wasn't too bad except for one spot. This van was the holdup. It was on fire! I couldn't believe it. So sad.
When we go to Cardiff we drove around to find parking. Then we walked around, bought shirts, enjoyed the atmosphere, ate dinner then headed to the game. The whole olympic atmosphere was awesome. They had some bleachers set up with a bunch of pillows on the ground in front so people could just sit and watch the olympics on a huge screen tv! Everyone had their faces painted and were dressed to represent their team.
When we walked into the stadium it was amazing. The "pitch" was perfect! We watched the teams warm up for a little bit, then they headed to their dressing rooms. They then brought out a flag for each country, Japan and Korea. Then the teams came out and they played each of their national anthems. Then the game began! I was originally going for Japan, but after the game started I decided I didn't like how they played. The did too much flopping and not enough hustling, so I cheered for Korea instead. They won 3-0. The game was fun, but not what I thought it would be. The atmosphere was awesome though, both inside the stadium and outside.
After the game we drove home and got home about 2 in the morning. We went to bed and picked up our kiddos in the morning. We are so lucky we have so many great friends who are willing to help out with our kiddos when we are away from family!
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| They had these flags all over Cardiff |
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Thought this was a cool statue. To me it says
Hold to the Rod! |
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| More cool stuff in Cardiff |
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| The pitch |
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| Japan |
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| Korea |
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| Korea during their National Anthem |
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| Castle in Cardiff |
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