I am Chelsea

This weekend was quite possibly the best weekend of my life. Seriously, it's going to be hard to top it. Perhaps my wedding or maybe the birth of my first child will be on the same level. What could I have possibly done that was so fantastic? Well, I cheered on Chelsea FC to a 2-0 victory over Stoke City in the quarter-final of the FA cup. Not only did they win but my future husband, Frank Lampard, scored a goal and had an assist. He must have known I was going to be there and decided to show off for me.

So I got home on Friday around 5, did some laundry, repacked my suitcase and left the next morning bright and early. We got into London and the weather was beautiful. It was just my host dad, Jan and me so we walked around Hyde Park, wandered up to Parliament to say Hello to Big Ben and then met some of his co-workers for dinner. Then we met up with my current hero, Paul, who got us tickets for the Chelsea game. He works with Jan and I met him two weeks ago at a pub in Copenhagen where we were watching a Chelsea match. He found out that I was a huge fan and insisted we come to London for a match. Let's just say it didn't take much convincing. The next day was game day! We started off the day with a typical English breakfast and then it was off to Stamford Bridge to cheer on the Mighty Blues. We ate lunch in a restaurant across from the stadium that had a sign in the window, "Chelsea Supporters Only." At first I thought this was a little bit of a joke but when we walked in a police officer stopped us to make sure we were Chelsea fans. They take their soccer really seriously... The game was magical. Everything I expected it to be and so much more. The fans were loud and singing almost constantly. It was a little odd to hear an entire stadium chanting "Come on Chelsea, come on Chelsea, come on Chelsea!" but if we could somehow bring that back to Gustavus I think my game would improve tremendously. As I said, Chelsea went on to win the game 2-0 and now they're in the semi-finals of the FA cup. It was an absolutely fantastic game and an experience that I know I am lucky to have had. Go Chelsea!