{"id":2075,"date":"2014-09-23T14:15:05","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T07:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2075"},"modified":"2014-09-23T14:25:58","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T07:25:58","slug":"soccer-and-scarves-92014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2075","title":{"rendered":"Soccer and Scarves, 9\/20\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our day is relaxing and great for recovering from the week just passed. Early afternoon, Judy headed over to Sanlitun for \u201cwho knows what\u201d. I\u2019m killin\u2019 time, waiting for the Beijing Guo\u2019An soccer game tonight at the Worker\u2019s Stadium. I meet the group from BHSFIC at Great Leap Brewing (kinda like a BJ\u2019s Brewhouse in the states). I had fries, a burger, and then some more fries. Even before the game, it\u2019s been a successful night.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2063\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1765.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2063\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2063 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1765-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1765\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1765-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1765-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1765-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve locking up his new E-bike at Great Leap before we walk to the stadium.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After dinner, we walked to the stadium (2 long blocks). We worked our way through all the vendors and into the stadium. After the ticket gate, we went through a bag check, an electronic wanding, and a pat-down. Then as we started into stadium seating, we had another bag check, and another electronic wanding. They are really tight on security.<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO LINK: PRE-GAME WARMUP FOR THE CROWD<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/1s5sfr87ullh8c7\/14.9.20.Guoan%20Soccer.MOV?dl=0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2065\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1770.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2065\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2065 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1770-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1770\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1770-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1770-624x468.jpg 624w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1770.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I can&#8217;t seem to take a good &#8220;selfie&#8221;.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2064\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1766.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2064\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2064 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1766-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1766\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1766-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1766-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1766-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R, Steve (Florida), Josie (El Paso\/England), LaShawna (Florida), and Dr. Prettyman (Utah)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The game was fun. It was apparently a big rivalry game with Tianjin (nearby city). There was a big police presence in the stadium and near the field. I didn\u2019t see more than 50 Tianjin fans. We all had a blast trying to join in on the cheers (not sure what we were trying to yell).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2067\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1783.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2067\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2067 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1783-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1783\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1783-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1783-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1783-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And Guoan scores!!!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1781.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2066\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1781-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1781\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1781-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1781-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_1781-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I almost forgot to mention some fun Judy had in class Friday (yesterday). She was teaching the Pre-K class and they were using scarves and \u201creacting\u201d to the music. All was going well, until one of the students stuffed the scarf into the back of her pants, and began acting like it was a tail. In a moment, the whole class was trying to stuff their scarves into their pants, with varied levels of success. Those scarves will need some heavy-duty laundering!! \u00a0Oh well, sometimes ideas work, and sometimes they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2069\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3273.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2069\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2069 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3273-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3273\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3273-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3273-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3273-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The scarf class activity, as it was planned<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3276.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2070\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3276-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3276\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3276-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3276-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3276-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3271.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2068\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3271-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3271\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3271-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3271-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3271-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2071\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3282.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2071\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2071 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3282-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3282\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3282-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3282-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3282-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The &#8220;scarves&#8221; become &#8220;tails&#8221;, and the class goes off the rails.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3290.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2074\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3290-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3290\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3290-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3290-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3290-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3289.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2073\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3289-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3289\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3289-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3289-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3289-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3284.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2072\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3284-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3284\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3284-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3284-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_3284-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our day is relaxing and great for recovering from the week just passed. 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