Hey!

I've been subscribed to the Sounder At Heart blog for awhile now, but am yet to be active on it.  I am a HUGE hockey fan, so that has been at the forefront of my attention lately, but with Sounder season looming closer, I thought I better introduce myself.  I am a student at the University of Northern Iowa who loves football/soccer (not sure which term you guys use on this blog just yet) and a big Chelsea supporter (stereotypical, I know, but I started rooting for Chelsea when I was really little because I had the hots for a girl in my class in like 1st grade named Chelsea, and as soon as I heard there was a team with that name, they instantly became my team.)  I always wanted to root for an MLS team, but no team seemed to have the passion that I wanted in a club to support.  I happened to be channel surfing one day and landed on the SSFC-NYRB inaugural game and was mesmerized at the support the fans were giving.  Add to this that I had just returned from my first ever trip to Seattle a few weeks prior (LOVE the city by the way!) and that this was a brand new franchise I could follow from the start, and I was hooked.  I am a member of the ECS message board as well, but haven't been on it for awhile.  Anyways, looking forward to the new season, and go Sounders!!!