Go Rapids!

Attended a Colorado Rapids soccer game today. They beat D.C. United 2-0. The games are great. Held at a beautiful new stadium, Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. My daughter's favorite player is Christian Gomez, no. 10. I still haven't decided on my favorite player, but do love to watch them play. I will no longer get to see Razorback football, so I needed a new "home favorite". After being told of a 12-15 year wait for Broncos season tickets, I turned to the Rapids --- good decision. I'm still psyched about getting to see the occasional Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanche, Rockies, or Mammoth games, but the Rapids are now my #1 team for which we have season tickets.

Was thankful for the game today. The weekend started out badly. First with a phone call that my storage company had to move all of my things to a new unit because of a water leak --- now I've got to determine what might be damaged/missing (as if I have time). Then, when we got home Friday, there was a nasty letter in the mailbox from the city stating that someone complained about my dogs barking and that if there are further complaints, I get to look forward to: (1) impoundment; (2) fine of up to $1000; and/or (3) jail up to a year. The thing that really tears me up is I know it's not my dogs --- I just don't know how to prove it. I do know that the "uppity ups" in this townhome complex weren't thrilled that "renters" moved in (everyone else owns), that I had a child, or that I have dogs. I'm hurt and angry over the whole thing --- if someone thought my dogs were barking, why wouldn't they have the common courtesy to come talk to me first? And why do bad things always come in the mail on Friday afternoons when you get home from work, it's too late to call anyone, and then you have to stew about them all weekend? This is the downside of living in this neighborhood --- the residents are extremely wealthy and intolerant of outsiders. Lots of "trust fund babies" and retirees. I should have known when, in the winter the other dogs had designer coats and boots, and I was out walking mine in 10 degree weather with just their dog fur. Guess it's time to start looking for a new place to rent. I do not want to give up my dogs.