Sunday Funday: Time with the Momma

Sixty Seven

That is the number the thermometer is reading

although that may not seem hot

it is just nice enough to be laying out 

recently I've been taking any opportunity I get to catch some rays

coming from England with the average temperature of 

fifty five with scattered showers,

sunshine is nice

today my mother and I are seizing the day

(carpe diem if you will)

we got manicures and pedicures to start off summer weekend

and that right there
is the only cloud in the sky :)
Summer has arrived
sunburn and all

oopsie

Home Sweet Home

5:45 A.M. awake and ready to go

the cans got packed up and we started our day of travel

an hour and a half drive to the airport

to board our flight back to America

because of the volcanic ash flooding the sky above Iceland

our flight route was changed and our eight hour flight was now nine

bring on the cankles

by 1:34 Chicago time the plane had landed and we were off to customs

with a layover of three hours

we definitely would not be missing our next flight

4:40 and bye bye Chicago

an hour is all it took to arrive in Kansas City

a farewell was said as the rest of my team headed back to Lincoln, NE

via bus

I anxiously awaited as my flight to Denver approached

an hour and a half in the airport

and an hour in the air

finally left me standing at baggage claim waiting for my parents

approximately twenty two hours of travel later 

and

Home Sweet Home

and summer vacation has finally arrived :)

Days 11 and 12: Game Time

Finally, the internet is back up and running

if it's not one thing, it's another

first it was blogger letting me down

this time it was the lack of internet connection

inhibiting my blogging

but, now that it has been saved

I can fill you all in on what NEBZ has been up to

These past two days we have been watching soccer futbol

non-stop

ok, so non-stop is a bit of an exaggeration

but it seems like it when the main event of a day is once again a game

I'm not complaining though, it's an experience I could never imagine

On Friday, we attended the FA Women's Final

Bristol vs. Arsenal

P.S. We played Bristol and could have/should have beat them

The game was rather uneventful but it was an experience

there even happened to be some fan interaction

and by that, I mean a clothed streaker

yes, he was completely clothed so not really a streaker at all... 

but what do you really call someone who runs

across the field at a game without streaking? hmmmm....

 I finally snagged a picture of the cows

it only took me a week and a half but I did it

Aston Villa vs. Liverpool

This game was not only much warmer

but it was much more eventful

Although there was only one goal and no "streakers" present

the atmosphere and speed of play was at a higher level than the previous game

Merrill even snagged ten pounds from the fans located in the balcony level above us

unfortunately it was a very important ten pounds,

they came and retrieved it fifteen minutes later...

bummer

We return back to the states tomorrow

so the rest of the day is filled with packing and cleaning 

before our game tonight

one last hoorah before dispersing to our homes for a short

(week long) summer break

It has been such a great trip

and

we have definitely improved our way of play as a team

the high intensity that all of the teams play with here

will hopefully carry over to our  play in back in good old Lincoln, Nebraska

until the Fall...NEBZ

Day 10: Wandering in Wales

A trip to Wales- 

that's what today held 

for the Nebraska Soccer team

We hopped in the cans at eight a.m. 

and started our journey across countries

(that sounds a lot farther/cooler than it actually was)

The coast was beautiful

and of course, it was just as green (and rainy) as England has been all week

When we arrived we started our travels at

the Caernarfon Castle

which at one point in time happened to belong to the Prince of Wales

not only was it massive, but it was just as equally beautiful

As we strolled inside the castle walls we found ourselves taking millions of pictures

it's what girls do

I even fantasized about what it would have looked like

in its earlier years

it's surprising how long it has been able to withstand time

after our princess fantasies had been tamed

we were given time to shop before heading to a breathtaking lake

the scenery today was unreal

and

pictures once again didn't do it justice

but, I always try to capture the moment...

yes, the apple juice is "safe for vegetarians"

Titanic anyone? 

Yes, thats exactly what we did

turned on the infamous movie and

ate Birthday cake for the old balls

(Blair and Molly)

They seem old when you're only 18

We still have a few days before heading to the States :)

Day 8: Cheery Chester

(title to be said with British accent)

Another round of switching up cans

ya know, the car/vans I mentioned earlier

and we were off to Chester

That's about as much as any of us knew

(including Marty)

If you asked him where we were headed, he'd specifically say

"Chester"

although he drove right through it without even knowing

but a little 20 minute detour got him right back on track with the rest of the cans

good thing it wasn't any longer 

because today's trip was a quick trip

a nice way to shake out our legs before our game tonight against 

the Nantwich boys

NEBZ all the way

Apart from the usual architecture

there was a magnificent little candy shop

something right from a Harry Potter movie

(if you didn't already know, I am obsessed with HP)

The atmosphere was so fun, and the cashiers were very friendly

they even let us try some free candy

free being the key word

since arriving in England I've spent quite a bit of money so I'm starting to become a bit cheap when it comes to the souveniers/food

no matter how badly I want it

here's our day in pictures: