Sports Week

*cue in Hockey Night in Canada song* Da-da-da-da-da! DA-DA-DA-DA-DA!

This week is really about experiencing a lot of firsts for my world in sports: I got to go to my first hockey and soccer game.

On Thursday I watched the Canucks take on the L.A. Kings. These were tickets that I bought way back last fall when season tickets first went on sale. This was all planned to be part of my sister’s birthday present so the long wait was well worth it.

Our seats were awesome, second row in the lower plaza almost in the corner and in perfect view of the goalie and where they do the corner face-offs.

·         Canucks won the game (3-1) and the President’s Trophy!

·         Hearing Jenn cry out “Leave him alone!” when Daniel was getting rough-handled by the Kings.

·         Flinching whenever the players got slammed up against the glass right in front of us (seriously, it happened about six times and I’m pretty sure 4 out of the 6 was Lapierre).

·         Beer and churros although they no longer have sippy-cup lids which was kind of disappointing.

·         Watching the 2-man advantage power play during third period.
·         Seeing the Green Men do their thing.

If money weren’t an issue I would definitely see myself getting a season’s pass but it looks like I’ll be settling for a one-game-a-year instead which I’m still excited about. Here a couple pictures I took throughout the game:

 

Now I’ve been to plenty of concerts at various venues, but there is just this undeniable feeling while being at that game. It is entirely different from just watching it on TV, probably because it was 100 times better. 90% of us were decked out in a variety of Canucks fan gear (I, myself, was wearing a Henrik Sedin jersey and my sister wore a shirt that had the older yellow, red and black Canucks logo). The game was sold out which I found meant that there were over 18,000 spectators.

We actually had some Kings fans sitting right behind us but they left right after Kesler scored the third goal. Sore losers really, since considering ticket costs I would have stayed ‘til the end whether we won or lost... but we won (muhahaha)

At the time of deciding which game tickets to purchase it was a hard decision since I wanted to be sure that we would see a good game. Originally I wanted to buy tickets for when they played against Calgary Flames but tickets for those were insanely more expensive than the ones I settled with. L.A. Kings came as a recommendation from a beloved hockey buff. He’s really the one who got me even more into hockey and we even had bets during last year’s playoffs and the winter Olympics (which I happily won each time). I wish he was still here so that I could have talked about my first experience at a game; so that we could have gone to a game together. He was so excited for me – I still miss you.

On Saturday my friend took me to the Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Sporting Kansas City game. It was a chance for us to hang out together even in the midst of end-of-term-craze and get me out of the house (Thank you Jess).

                                   This is us soaking in some sun.

Despite that we were sitting in an undercover area and would have been semi-protected by the supposed scheduled rain, the day turned out to be gorgeously sunny.

I had a great time at the game and seriously did not realize how many Whitecaps fans there were in the city. Though it didn’t look like it was a sold out game, there was definitely a sizeable crowd. We had a couple real “enthusiasts” several rows behind us.

The second half of the game was where everything really picked up. Despite the 3-0 lead Kansas city had entering into it, the Whitecaps were able to tie the game within like the last two minutes of the game. Oh, and we also had an attempted streaker. He didn't get very far but I did manage to catch the part where he was being dragged away by security in briefs (or maybe it was shorts... the point in he was still covered).

This guy actually scored the first goal for us. Yay Harris!

Watching the soccer game definitely had its tense, nerve-racking moments. I had a great time overall and definitely want to be back for more games. So again my thanks go out to my friend for inviting me.

Until next time!

Clothing Extravaganza Week

This is really a blog covering a jumble of sorts. I’m almost at the end of my reading break and most of it has been spent working at my new tutoring job or shopping. The job has been… painful to put it mildly. I rather not taint my blog by going too deep into details (i.e. bitching) about it, but my more notable occurrences on the job will be duly noted here. So far it’s mostly been about just getting comfortable with everyone and trying to get a rhythm going between all of us.

Last Saturday I had a belated-birthday meal with family at a place called Fet’s on Commercial Drive. It was suggested by my uncle who always has the best recommendations for restaurants all over the lower mainland, and like always he didn’t disappoint with this place. The place has a wicked interior which I wish I took pictures of but being me, of course I was too engrossed in the food. I went with a brunch selection which featured everything.

I was unable to finish my plate even after sharing my pancakes with my uncle. They were these gigantic blackberry pancakes which tasted amazing (definitely recommend them over the blueberry ones). Some of the other ordered meals were burgers, quesadillas, and omelets which all looked delicious.

That’s me and my cousin, Sarah, goofing around as we waited for our order.

On Tuesday I got to go shopping with some friends. We went south of the border down to Lynnwood for a day-trip, making it a nearly two hour drive there and another two hours coming back. The company was great though and we had so much fun singing (awfully off-key) a lot of pop songs, bhangra-dancing and just joking around. We went to Alderwood Mall which includes an outside and inside shopping area. The place is awesome and has practically everything, but the stores we bought stuff were American Apparel, Forever 21, Urban Outfitters, and Borders. My main purchase of the day was a ‘vicose shawl cardigan’.

 

It looks better on the mannequin but it’s wonderfully comfy and will fit well into my spring wardrobe as the weather gets slightly warmer.

My shopping continued the following day when I made purchases at Urban Outfitters, Aritzia and American Eagle Outfitters. I don’t have any pictures of those items but I will add some if I remember to take pictures when I’m actually wearing them.

I couldn’t really seem to get away from my birthday even after a week because my sister gave me the last part of my present on Wednesday.

And that 'C' is not for 'CARO' apparently, according to my sister (kidding of course, I know what it stands for).

Isn’t it beautiful?! We’re going to our first hockey game March 30^th when the Canucks takes on the L.A. Kings. We’re so pumped and now all my sister needs is her own jersey. It’ll be one game where we won’t have to listen to the radio, watch over the internet or at a bar. We’ll be there that night in person in row 4! I’m also partly excited to get a sippy cup-of-beer that night.

Today I also received a package in the mail.

It was my dress order from Le Muse. I’ve tried it on and it may not look all that flattering but as I thought, the fabric literally feels like the softest thing ever and I don’t care if I look like a huge ivory pillowcase because I am so excited to wear it!

Also this afternoon my friend and I went to go see I Am Number 4. I must say that the movie picked up in the last half hour when all the action finally started getting going. Overall it was just alright, nothing profoundly great. It did have its cheesy moments but at least Alex was shirtless in several scenes. I was mostly rooting for the dog, Bernie Kosar throughout. Despite that it’s not supposed to be a horror/scary flick, the movie had both of us jumping in our seats though.

Well I think that about wraps up most of the highlights of my week so far. And to end with a song that nicely sums up the shopping and clothes extravaganza of my week…