World Cup Semi Final Last Tuesday

As you may or may not know, Uruguay was the only South American team to make it to the semi-finals.  Everyone thought it'd be Brazil or Argentina or both, but the little country caught in the middle came through.  These pictures were all taken during the game at the food court of Punta Carretas mall.  The whole city (and country, I'm sure) was shut down to watch the game.

There are TVs all around the food court, nice LCD ones, so everyone can see the action while they eat.

Cheerleaders walking around. Thankfully, they were vuvuzuela-less.

And even the McDonalds crew was not frying anything, but glued to the TV.  Uruguay lost, though it was very close at the end.  They did very well for such a small country.

Edging Along

Didn't really get any of the salamander done this week, but I did get a lot of the edges done.

Another Building Down

One more building done here... still slow progress, but progress nonetheless.

Lady and the Cat

Someone decided to critique my stitching as the picture was taken...

Some more brown done on this, and the ribbon got brought done some more.  Getting closer.

Coffee

On Monday, since we had the day off, a group of us went to Old Town to show a temporary person around.  While there, we stopped at McDonalds to warm up and get a drink.  So... this is how they serve mochachinos in McCafes in Uruguay.  Fancy!  It's still a McDonalds, but the cafe part is somewhat separated from the regular McDonalds and has better furniture. 

Lots of Work, Little to Show

Well, I did spend some time on this part this week.  It's a lot of teeny tiny stitches, so it doesn't look like a lot of progress.  I think it's more work done, though, and there are other places where there's not much for a lot of visible punch.