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Wednesday, July 5, 2006

My Fourth of July: beer, barbecue and soccer

Posted on 9:08 PM by jackline
For the Independence Day holiday, I drank a lot of beer, grilled steaks and watched soccer.First, it was the World Cup semifinal featuring Italy and Germany. Italy won 2-0 in extra time. Later, my brother and I walked over to Robertson Stadium to watch the Houston Dynamo fight the Columbus Crew to a 1 - 1 draw.During the day, I also watched the Space Shuttle liftoff as well as the annual hot dog
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