today i . . .

went to the gym.

played with alli and tanner.

helped grandma in her garden.

made dinner.

hung out with logan.

it's been a good monday.

world cup soccer. . .

i cannot believe what an incredible women's soccer team

USA has this year!

for those of you who have been following the world cup in germany- it has

been a pretty intense series of games!

the quarter-final game against brazil was insane.

let me just recap for anyone who hasn't been following.

the US scored within the first 70 seconds of the match.

later, our player got a red card and was sent off the field.

brazil got a PK and our keeper, hope solo, blocked the goal.

the ref called for a re-kick and said solo had moved before the

player kicked the ball.

lame.

marta scored the PK for brazil and tied the game.

the score was 1-1 in regulation play, and we went into overtime.

marta scored again with one of her players clearly offsides, but no

call was made.

lame.

as the overtime neared its final seconds, a brazilian player suddenly fell to the

ground holding her back.

she wasted about 3 minutes of time while they carried her off on a stretcher.

then she magically recovered and jumped off the stretcher and

came back into the game.

lame.

the ref gave her a yellow card for wasting time.

then, with about 2 minutes left in overtime, rapinoe made a beautiful cross

from left field and wambach headed it into the goal!

we went to PK's, and it was all tied up.

solo blocked one of brazil's shots and it was down to krieger

who made her goal!

USA won the game in PK shots after playing 55 minutes a man down!

USA played france today and won 3-1!

this will be the first time the team has made it to the

finals of the world cup since 1999!

they will either play japan or sweden in the final.

hope solo, our keeper is officially my new hero.

she is amazing.

i hope everyone watches the final on sunday.

it is going to be unreal.

i would give pretty much anything to be able to go to this game.

it's not too much to ask, right?

a trip to germany, world cup tickets, food, a hotel. . .

i guess a girl can dream.

go USA!!!

as of late. . .

if you don't have a pinterest by now- consider yourself out of the loop.
jk.
but seriously.
as of late here are a few of my favorite finds. . .

i love pinterest because you can make different "boards" with things

that you find online that you love.
you can categorize recipes, DIY projects, inspiring quotes, fashion, fitness, home decor, etc.
the possibilities are endless.
it works like facebook so you can see all the things that your
friends are pinning as well.
it is super fun. . .and only a semi-pointless :)
i love it even though i spend too much time doing it.
so go get a pinterest and start pinning!

4th of july. . .

i always forget how much i love the 4th of july.
every year it is pretty much the same routine:

the family runs the freedom run, watches the parade,
has a BBQ, goes to a movie & watches fireworks.

even though we do pretty much the same thing every year, i always
look forward to the next summer when my family gets together
and does the exact same thing!

this year was no exception.

the family ran the freedom run:

we watched the parade:

we had a BBQ:

we saw the movie cars 2 and walked around the car show outside the theater:

and we saw fireworks!

although there aren't any pictures- let me assure you that logan & i had
a front row seat to a pretty intense fire work show.
our neighbors down the street decided to have their very own
fire work display in the area right where our bedroom window is.
let's just say they carried on into the wee hours of the night
and our room was illuminated with bright colors and LOUD booms.

overall it was a great 4th.
it was fun to see family and do the same things we do every year.
can't wait till next year for the exact same thing!