day 27

we had to get up earrrrrrrrly. :(
we left for the fields at 530, then when we got there we set things up and just kind of got ready to go. then the tourney started. things went well, we had refs for all of the fields (ref coordinator dan, aka demon dan, isn't working this tourney), etc.
basically we just sat around in hq for most of the day. we had to go do little things, like record scores and fix goals, but nothing major. one annoying thing was that our stupid upper 90 inflatable kept blowing over, so we had to go keep fixing it and re-staking it to the ground. ugh.
but overall it wasn't bad. last round of games started at 130 so we were done by 2 and ready to roll around 245, meaning we didn't have to miss much of the usa vs ghana game. (in hindsight, it probably would've been better to miss that game anyway)
after we watched the game, i chatted with miss gabriel on ze phone while i juggled a soccer ball and just wandered around the hotel. meanwhile, laura slept like a rock.
around 6 we showered and got ready to go, then stephen, laura, and i went to the columbus crew soccer game vs dc united. woop woop! it was fun - crew won 2-0 (although their first goal was kind of iffy - stephen and i saw a handball, as did the dc players) - and then it rained during our drive back to the hotel. now i'm just chillin in the room, gonna watch a movie and fall asleep....

we get to sleep in until 630 tomorrow! ...... :(
haha

gute nacht!