Take me out to the REAL game!

What a beautiful September sky and the perfect night for some REAL fun! This was what we arrived to on the night of our first Real soccer game. After a yummy dinner at Joe's Crab Shack where we met Kevin and Laura, we began the fun with a literal jaunt over to the stadium, (where they have NO parking) following Kevin's leaps and bounds in his "moon shoes." I wish I had a picture of them! They were awesome! - So tall and bright and that's how I could follow him in the crowd! (Well, that and the extreme darting and weaving in and out of the crowd:) (Oh, and be sure to scroll down to the music player at the bottom of my blog to hear the music of One Republic! They were in concert after the game was over!!!)

Well isn't this a good looking bunch to be sitting with? ...I'm a lucky girl;)

The Real games certainly have a FUN atmosphere! It's loud, people are dancing, clapping, and cheering all of the time - and it almost felt like I was at Hogwarts or something because everyone around me was wearing a red and gold scarf - they all looked like a bunch of Harry Potters! Then this giant REAL flag started working it's way around the stands! It was kind of like doing the wave except you get buried in a sea of RED!!!

Here is a look at the field...this is the Rio Tinto Stadium sponsored by the Kennecot Copper Mine here in Utah. (This is also right before the Real scored the winning goal of the game!) (Actually it was the ONLY goal of the game;)

...and here we are passing the flag! Swimming in a sea of RED!!!

...and here we are celebrating the winning and ONLY goal of the game! It was crazy loud and these people really get into it! (I guess when you wait that long for someone to score, you really have to hype it up!!!) There were people stomping, a band playing, music blasting, flags waving, confetti flying, and we were laughing!!! Havin' a good old time!!! (Haha Kevin!)

Leo the mascot made the rounds for pictures after the goal, but this was as close as he got to us...

...then we actually got to rush the field (even though they said NOT to run) we were kind of carried in another sea of people as we went down onto the field to hear One Republic in concert after the game. We were almost in the very front! I tried jumping up in the air where I stood to see how far back I could see people, and they were all the way to the back of the field! Oh, and the guy sitting in the middle of the stage was my favorite. He was playing the cello and I think he did an amazing job! (And oh how I wish I had a picture of the short little Japanese lady that was standing right next to us! She was so cute and giggly when Kevin would pretend to use her head as an arm rest!!! Except for the time when he ACTUALLY DID rest his arm on her head! It was hilarious!)

And here is one last shot of the 4 of us all together after the fun was coming to an end. We had a great time! ...and it's so nice to actually love the family that you are stuck with for the rest of eternity!!! We love you guys and thanks for the fun and the memories!!!