The Snowiest Soccer Game

Matt is a rather hard person to buy presents for. He is as practical as they come and doesn't ever want me to spend money on him. But I found a great present for his birthday - tickets to the World Cup qualifier between the United States and Costa Rica. He would never pass up a chance to watch the United States National team play. Especially in a World Cup Qualifying match. Matt also has a fondness for the Ticos so this was a perfect fit. I have pretty much secured my spot as his favorite wife if plural marriage ever comes back. I bought the tickets way back in November knowing the game would be in late March. The weather in March is always unpredictable. It is usually Colorado's snowiest month and boy did it snow tonight! We knew is was supposed to start snowing early in the afternoon and get worse as the night went on so we came prepared. Coats, hats, blankets and more blankets. We were ready. The first half actually resembled a soccer game and the United States managed to score a goal. The second half was a whole different story! All during halftime there were snowplows and tons of staff armed with snow shovels trying to clear the field. But the snow just kept falling. At one point we thought they were going to stop the game, but they ended up allowing it to continue. It didn't look a thing like soccer though. The ball didn't roll, the players didn't run at the ball very hard for fear of slipping and those shovel-wielding men tried to clear around the box anytime the ball was on the other side of the field. It was kind of like a wet,white circus. We had a great time and enjoyed seeing the US get a win.