VIDA!

After a full morning of hanging out with Lolly and Toto (Lucy's top two imaginary friends), the McCann clan and I met up with some real friends for lunch: Pettengills, Josh, and the Clows (Kathy and John are potential MTW team members in Honduras). The nearly unanimous restaurant choice was one of the four local Pizza Huts in La Ceiba, where you can get a salad, personal size pizza, and drink for under $5. Back home for naps, we finished off the afternoon by helping Lindsey run errands and prep a delicious spaghetti dinner.

With the girls having been bathed and put to bed, Sean and I hailed a taxi down to the stadium where Josh, the Clows, and Mike joined us for the Vida/Olympia soccer game. Although Vida's no Real Madrid, I really enjoyed the game since I didn't get a chance to see one during my time in Spain. The stadium was filled with jumping men swinging T-shirts above their heads, whistling, cursing, throwing drinks, and in one case, a purple road flare emerged from the crowd, sending smoke and spectators in all directions. Sitting through almost an hour of a full-on thunderstorm only added to the excitement. Although Vida lost 2-1 in the second half, they'll have another chance at victory when they play Victoria (other La Ceiba team) on Saturday. Chiva!