Soccer and Schnitzel

Ok, I'm sure everyone already knows this, but Germans are CRAZY about soccer. Or should I say futbol? haha And that includes the women. Especially Leni! Don't even dare to trash talk her favorite team. She'll either hit you or won't talk to you for a week. haha I was hoping to go to a game while in Europe (at a big stadium with riots and the whole shabang), and now it looks like I may be going to a game with Leni in December. She's working out the ticket situation, so hopfeully if all goes well I'll go to a game with Leni and pretend to be a soccer hooligan.

I bring soccer up because Leni and I watched 2 live games at a sports complex on sunday. Her brother was on the team in the first game which was cool, and the second game was a little higher level. It's just a city league, but either way it was pretty fun to watch. Old men gathered and talked in bleachers with their dogs. Kids played around all over. Friends cheered on friends. Women took care of screaming babies. haha It was all there. It's definitely a community event, and as all the shops are closed on sundays (this is common throughout germany, where everything shuts down on sundays practically) lots of people come out to attend the game. I got a sandwich at halftime that had bologna, a half slice of tomato, and a cucumber... uh, ok? haha it was good tho. Very german I guess. Anyway, I got to meet her cousin there and a few other people, and overall had a great time relaxing in the sun watching soccer with Leni.

After soccer we went over to Leni's parents for dinner. I got to skype with Jenny for a little bit which was nice, watched some soccer on tv, then sat down for dinner on their patio/garden (which is very nice). I've never had schnitzel before, but I believe its a german staple, so I was definitely looking forward to eating some homemade schnitzel. And boy was it delicious! Thank you very much Mrs. Biener for the wonderful meal. The whole evening was great, we made a fire in the backyard/garden, talked for a while, I got to meet Leni's grandparents who live next door, and as always, had lots of german beer with/after dinner. :)