I've stumbled across a cache version of RAven's website that I hadn't seen before.
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:...in+the+Home+Depot+Center+in+Carson,+CA"&hl=en
11/15/04 MLS Cup 2004 was held in the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA this year... And who was there? Yours truly! I'm working on tracking down pictures right now. I didn't take any, but my parents and friends did. It was an awesome experience and something that my friends and I want to make an annual event.
We did some pretty cool stuff while there. Our company was able to give us access to all the pre-game events such as the Opening Ceremonies, Awards Gala, Pre-Game Hospitality and I got to play in the Media Cup. I was able to mingle with the likes of John Harkes, Dwayne DeRosario, Jaime Moreno, and much, much more! The highlight for me was the Media Cup where I played on Paul Calagery's team and where I played against Alexi Lalas and Marcello Balboa. The coolest was when we played against Telemundo, which was a televised game. I got a red card in the last minute, but had pulled off some huge saves prior to that!
Kaiden had a great time meeting his Nana and Tata and we did fun things like go to the beach, visit my Tia Josie and of course eat good food!
10/30/04 Kaiden Experienced his first live Professional soccer game today. We drove 4 hours to DC to see the DC United take on the MetroStars for the semi-finals for the East Coast championship. We sat in the mezzanine level away from the big crowd. Surprisingly Kaiden stayed up almost the entire game. He fell asleep in the last 10 minutes. Unbelievably that's when DC scored two goals and the crowd went nuts... I guess he's not a crazy soccer fan yet, but he'll get there!!!
10/23/04 This weekend was Homecoming Weekend at Southern Virginia University. The boys were back for an Alumni game verses the Varsity Soccer Team... "All for one, one for all, lets all kick there *advertiser censored**" was our theme.
I think the highlight of the game came from one of my closest friends, Paul Johnson (he's the one kneeled next to me in the second image). He is the swiftest and most skilled player I have ever played with and I have played with many professional athletes. He avoided countless tackles, outran everyone who challenged him and just left the varsity team looking stupid every time they tried taking the ball from him. Paul now works for AOL (I know, its a shame) in DC and I still get the pleasure of seeing him a couple times a year!
Anyway, We were victorious 4-1. I had a shutout the first half and an assist as a midfielder the second half. Joy to the world, we can still play, or was SVU that bad?