Saturday, October 17, 2009

My first High School football game

Placervilles local high school is called El Dorardo High School and the foot ball team is called the COUGARS. The colour of the team is blue and white. It was home coming 2 weeks ago and the whole town partied. They had a parade and Big football game and the home coming dance. Its not just a highschoolers thing the whole town gets involed even Alumi ( Those who went to the school years before..)


I was excited to see real cheerleaders and a real football game and real americam high school kids.. Im going to try not to rank about kids today, even tho they all look really silly in thier tight pants the boys all have really pretty hair that i would assocate with surfer dudes but now has crossed the boarders into 80s/surfer/indie style.. I cant talk I was growing up in the eighties and looked just as peculieur as they do. But on to the more important things.. Photos of the football game. To be honest not meany people watch the game its more of a socal event. Kids sittng on one side of the steps the band in the middle and the adults on the other. I sat with the kids as i wanted the real feel of being at high school. Not much has changed..

I walked around using my Englishness as a advantage, it works when i play it up and spent the eveing saying. Im From the UK can I take ure photo. They ate it up, with screams of OOOO im going to England. LOL..




The El Dorardo COUGARS... Butts lol... i couldnt get close enough to get decnt photo.



Two high school fans


Food at the football game was awesome, thier hot choc was better than starbucks and only 50c. they had fresh steak sandwiches.. fresh off of the BBQ



This is a band member.. They are considered kinda geeky..


This is the band for the school its really big and plays through most of the game, it really adds to the atmosphere and during half time they get on the field and become a marching band.



Ok I mentioned above that being in band is kinda geeky. Well these girls embodie Dorkdom.. They couldnt make the cheerleading team so they kinda dance in front of the marching band holding flags. The great thing is they are all totaly confident in their costumes which i belive they made them selves. So i say more power to you girls keep rocking it !!



These are the two senior cheerleaders.. very happy girls and this is thier last year they are about to graduate.



The cheerleaders in action see the two seniors on the boxes, thats the priviledge they get as seniors but the head cheerleader is the tall girl with red hair at the front



The crowd at the football game



I managed to find the King and Queen of home coming.. Like prom in a way I guess. Notice my friend Kristy between them . lol



They game in action... Oh and THe COUGARS won wooo hoo

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Wendy and Scotts Anniversary..

Our best friends. Scott and Wendy celebrated their 12 anniversary last month and Kristy and I threw them a party. We love them to bit and they are so supportive of us. We just want them to know how much we love them and appreciate them.

We brought them gifts, and decided that the guys would buy scott a gift and the girls would get Wendys gift.

Kristy and I went to TJ maxx and I had an aphifany! Wendy had admired my ministry bag and asked if i would mind her getting the same one. It was only$20 and something she wanted. But when we went to store, there were no more! argh!!! we searched high and low but none. Then low and behold kristy pulled out the same bag as mine it was bright red shiny croc instead of brown leather like mine. HMmmm to bling for me but Wendy, no problem she could pull this bag off. In the words of a a young friend from way back. " The bag would ware me, I wouldnt wear the bag". We ended up getting Wendy a whole pioneer kit. Hot thermos, cold thermos, lunch bag, tupperware and chocs for those tough days.

The boys brought Scott a very good Scotch. Men are so easy to please.

It turned out that the party was themed red and white, the menu Sausage and mash. ( our friends are obsessed with the brits and scotts)

Here are the pics from the party.



This was the arrangement I set up, red and white the theme.




Table and all important champers




I brought hats for everyone. The girls got Tiaras and the boys got a cow boy hat, a knights helmet and a firemans hat.


Pressy table and the a german chocolate cake... well done cody he picked it out


Scott and Wendy the couple of night swapped hats.



Bangers and Mash... Yum


Aww after 12 years they still cant get enough of each other



Scotts gife was a fine bottle of Ardbeg ... like drinking a smoky stick.. so good



Ganiene came and found a bottle of lemon chello..


Wendy cutting the cake



Cody laughing.. this picture captures them perfectly


Scott in is scottish accent.. you have to hear him..being a Umish man


A good night had by all, good food. good company and plenty to drink..