4th of July Weekend!! 2010.

First off, I just want to say how grateful I am to live in this country, and enjoy the freedoms that I do. It is my pleasure to serve in the military and help stand up and protect our freedoms. I am also grateful for my family. Now on to the weekend! Happy Independence Day everyone!!!

My 4-day weekend started out great. I played a round of golf - for not playing for 2 months, I think I did pretty average. But it was fun nonetheless. The next day I headed out to Valencia, CA where Six Flags Magic Mountain is. It was a blast!! But I didn't get any pictures while I was there. :(

It was a long day, and i only got to ride 3 rides. But they were the biggest and most intense ones. I rode on Goliath (85mph, 225ft drop), then X2 (76mph, 360 degree rotating seats, head first face drops, world's first 4th dimentional ride - the newest ride at Six Flags), and finally I wrapped up the day with going on Tatsu (62 mph, seats in 90 degree position - sensation of flying, 124 ft loop). Definately wished we had more time. It was fun - with the exception of legs and feet hurting.
The 4th of July was pretty fun too. I went to an LA Galaxy game. It was alot of fun. It was the first time that Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle played since the US lost in the World Cup. I got a Galaxy jersey.

A view of the Home Depot Center.
I have alot of pictures of the game. We sat up in the second level... I've got a long shot, and a close up...If you look across on the second level...

Thats where we sat.


Then the view from our seats. Not to bad actually.

So they brought a huge flag out for the National Anthem...


Nice, nice...

Hey wait a sec... is there something wrong with this??

After turning in circles a few times, they finally realized that they were holding it upside down.

After they got it all sorted - everyone cheered. Then the teams came out.

All set for the National Anthem...

"... And the rockets' red glare,"

"... the bombs bursting in air."

The coin toss...

On the north end of the stadium there was one of the fan clubs... made a mess...

Another fan club!! They were so noisy and were always singing or yelling...

And the kickoff.

This was one of Landon Donovan's corner kicks that led to a goal.

After halftime, they switched sides, and I got some better shots.

The Galaxy ended up beating the Seattle Sounders 3-1.

The plan was to stay after the game and watch the fireworks, but decided to get ahead of the crowd and head home. So, the only fireworks I saw were the ones off the freeway. But it was a very fun time!!