Out of curiosity, if you understand what the title means- could you leave a comment? I'm not sure who stops by on a regular (semi-regular, occassional) basis. Some of you must know what it means and are probably aghast.
Tartan was just channel surfing I think and we came upon an Arsenal football (soccer) game. I can't remember who they were playing; it was English Premier, but they weren't one of the top teams. We were really impressed with Arsenal's level of play. Another time the match was a little more even, but Arsenal pulled out on top. We were disappointed this weekend when they lost to Chelsea, but I think we're hooked. I believe they play Liverpool this weekend so we'll have to record because we're off to the Cub Scout family campout. We have not seen ManU play yet. It's funny but we rarely watched football when we were in Scotland. We did watch the World Cup, at least the last few games, but that was mostly it. I think we're watching it now because it reminds us of our time in Scotland and because we have to hunt for it now. It's also nice to be able to watch a sporting event without commercials.
I still find it strange that football jerseys don't have the team name on them, but the sponsor- which can change. Apparently for years, Arsenal wore O2 but now they're sponsored by Emirates Airlines and their jerseys say "Fly Emirates". We've seen them play at Emirates stadium- is that their home stadium and did it used to be called O2 stadium?? Chelsea is Samsung and ManU is AIG. Does anyone have the Gecko on their jerseys?
Speaking of the Gecko, Geico is sponsoring an exhibit at the Houston Zoo. We went this past Saturday, but we missed seeing the Gecko who is available for photos and supposedly speaks with what the brochure called "that cute British accent". I never really thought about his accent before because I first saw the commercials in Scotland. He just sounds normal. :)
I've rambled on long enough. Time for school.
Hope you had a happy Easter. He is Risen!!
Trusting in the Risen Saviour,
Naomi for the Colliers
1 comment:
Hello
Gav and I had a good laugh when we read this blog and yes we knew what it meant. You lived over here for how long and just discovered football!!! That is great!
Emirates built the current stadium 2 years ago - the previous stadium was called Highbury for the part of London they played in. So no it wasn't previously called O2
I read your blog every now and then and I love hearing what you guys are up to.
We are busy getting ready for the packers and doing a big cull - the movers are here Tuesday - Friday and we leave on Sunday (13th). The Bidingers are in Abu Dhabi - looking forward to catching up with them. Take care, C & G & M
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