On Saturday we did a variety of things and it was really fun.

      We had gone to bed really late the night before, so we rolled out of bed and sat in front of the TV with sleepies in our eyes and blankets around us as we found a channel to watch the gold medal match soccer game on. That wasn't hard seeing as how it was Mexico vs Brazil. As we watched in the 30-something second Mexico scored an amazing goal!!!! It was even before a minute had passed! We were SO excited and we cheered a lot! We ate breakfast during the first half and then got dressed VERY rapidly  so that we could go to a sports bar to watch the second half.

     We jogged to a sports bar called the Tequila Zoo. At first I was nervous that kids weren't allowed but then I saw two others. We sat down in the dim bar and faced our chairs towards one of the four TVs that they had. We ordered some eggs and settled in. A group of English people was next to us (!!!!!) who seemed more excited than some of the Mexican people. They had Mexican flags, beer cozies, hand clappers with the Mexican colors on them, sweat bands and beanies. We all clapped when the Mexican team walked back out onto the pitch after halftime. Whenever there was a save by the Mexican goalie, a close goal, or a steal we cheered, yelled, clapped and sighed in relief. When the game was over, you can't even imagine the sound and noise that the bar emitted.

    We hurried home so that we could watch the gold medal ceremony. My mom parted ways from us to go and find a hair salon where I could get my hair cut. We ran home and watched the ceremony. We cleaned for a while and then my mom and I went out to try and find a place to cut my hair and get some slippers for my mom. We didn't get either things done but we got some hot chocolate and two yellow paper lanterns to put over the bare light bulbs in our house.

     We invited our land lady Beatriz and our friends Maria-Elena and Peter. My dad had made artichoke heart pasta and garlic bread which was REALLY good. Beatriz brought with her a basket and inside was a Scottish terrier!! It had big ears, it was black, low to the ground and two months old. He was very calm, considering he was such a little dog. Beatriz decided to name him Bat on account of his huge ears. At dessert we ate chocolate-chip-oatmeal cookies that Oscar and I had made the night before while we played chat pack.

Good Night!