Hola de Huesca amigos y familia!
We would like to say hi to everyone from our new home in Huesca, Spain! The previous club that Levi was playing for in Mallorca was having some problems within their organization and we were so blessed to have the opportunity to move to a new club in the same league (Spanish Leb Oro) and live in Huesca. We have great memories of Mallorca and we feel lucky to have had the chance to live on such a beautiful island and make many good friends. We moved to Huesca on the 5th of December and have spent the past week and a half getting acclimated to our new apartment, teammates, coaches, city, etc. Huesca is a city in the far north of Spain tucked closely to the Pyrenees mountains. We hope to visit places such as the Spanish cities of Zaragoza, Madrid, and Barcelona, as well as possibly make it up to France over a long weekend. Its quite a bit colder here than it is in Mallorca but it's a similar winter to Colorado so we are used to it ;) We have a nice apartment near the middle of the city and we're within walking distance of just about everywhere we need to go. This place has a dishwasher and dryer so now we feel spoiled :)
Right now we are getting in the holiday spirit and just bought our first christmas tree as a married couple :) Maura is doing a great job with all the decorations and Levi is happy that she enjoys making them ;) We are also getting ready for Levi's sister Candace to visit for two weeks over the holidays!! Yay for getting to spend the holidays with family!!!
Levi's team is called "Club Baloncesto Penas - Huesca" but usually you will see it written as "Lobe Huesca". Here is the link to the team website http://cbphuesca.net/
We will post pictures, a link to the stats, etc soon. Levi has played one game so far with his new team and they beat Granada by 20 points on the road. Their next game is tonight against a good team, Ford Burgos.
We will post some pictures of our new home, city, and some basketball pics soon so stay posted! We thank everyone for their prayers and well wishes as we start "Part 2" of our Spanish adventure together. Please feel free to email, facebook, skype call us at any time; we love to hear from family and friends often! (fyi we're 8 hours ahead of CO, 7 hours ahead of MN, and 6 hours ahead of NY). Talk to you all soon and...
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
-Maura & Levi
Friday, December 16, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Thankful for Family
Hi everyone! Sorry for the lack of blog posts lately. We were so blessed to have family members visit us over the last two weeks! Maura's parents and Levi's brother Jake and his wife Kelly were guests in our cozy Mallorcan apartment. We had all 6 of us here for Thanksgiving dinner (although we celebrated one day late) and they got to see one of Levi's home games on the 25th, and we won! The team is 5-6 and is right in the middle of the league standings.
When Maura's parents visited, they spent lots of their time going to local festivals around the island. Mainly, the one right here in Inca called Dijous Bo. The streets of our town were filled with vendors of all kind. Food, clothes, toys, kitchen stuff, etc. Pork is it's own food group here in Spain so there were plenty of vendors selling every type of sausage you can imagine including their favorite sausage spread on crusty, dry bread. We loaded up on Christmas presents while trying some samples of cheese, hot chocolate, olives, and candy. There was no driving anywhere that day but the festival kept us pretty occupied. Mom and dad tried some empanadas and roasted chesnuts which are also popular. The next day Levi left for his away game so Maura and her parents went to Palma. They visited the famous Palma Cathedral and they took a leisurely bike ride around the bay. They also discovered a new ice cream place that is all gluten free. Maura was quite happy and has gone back a few times since :) Saturday was spent mostly in the car as Maura took them on a windy, mountain road to one of her and Levi's favorite spots on the island (Port de Sa Colabra/Torrent de Pareis). On the way home, they stopped at the Olive Festival in a neighboring town. Levi returned later that day to join everyone for dinner. All of us spent Sunday at some of the famous Mallorcan caves (Cuevas del Drac). They were incredible and we even had a boat ride on the large underground lake! No pictures allowed in the caves...sorry. On the way home we stopped at the honey festival and were greeted by several swarms of bees. We did get some delicious marmelade and oranges and Mom bought some honey to take home. Monday was a little rainy but we all went to watch Levi's practice and get the house ready for our second round of guests.
Jake and Kelly arrived just a few hours after Maura's parents took off for a few days in Barcelona. Maura and Kelly spent a bunch of time shopping/cooking for Thanksgiving. Jake got a chance to workout in the team's lifting facility and watch a couple practices. They also decided that, despite the slightly cold weather, they didn't want to come all the way to Mallorca and not jump in the Mediterranean. So we took them to our favorite beach (Cala Mesquida) and Levi and Jake braved the cold and jumped in! Kelly and Maura decided it was a bit too cold for a whole body plunge but they did dip their feet in :) We also took them to see some of the best views on the island up north at Cap de Formentor and the Formentor Lighthouse. We spent a rainy day in Palma to finish up some Christmas shopping and try out a new restaurant. Maura's parents flew back in Friday afternoon just in time for a big Thanksgiving feast. After our food coma subsided, we all headed over to the stadium to watch Levi and his team win! They all enjoyed the fun atmosphere of drums, fog horns, and whistles but were glad when it was over ;) Maura's parents left the next morning to spend a few days in Madrid before heading home.
Needless to say we had a wonderful time hosting our family members and showing them around this amazing place we live in. It's a lot quieter now but we're really looking forward to having Levi's sister Candace here for Christmas. Back to our routine and loving it here together. We took tons of photos while people were here and have posted them on Maura's Facebook. If you're not a Facebook user, here is the link:
When Maura's parents visited, they spent lots of their time going to local festivals around the island. Mainly, the one right here in Inca called Dijous Bo. The streets of our town were filled with vendors of all kind. Food, clothes, toys, kitchen stuff, etc. Pork is it's own food group here in Spain so there were plenty of vendors selling every type of sausage you can imagine including their favorite sausage spread on crusty, dry bread. We loaded up on Christmas presents while trying some samples of cheese, hot chocolate, olives, and candy. There was no driving anywhere that day but the festival kept us pretty occupied. Mom and dad tried some empanadas and roasted chesnuts which are also popular. The next day Levi left for his away game so Maura and her parents went to Palma. They visited the famous Palma Cathedral and they took a leisurely bike ride around the bay. They also discovered a new ice cream place that is all gluten free. Maura was quite happy and has gone back a few times since :) Saturday was spent mostly in the car as Maura took them on a windy, mountain road to one of her and Levi's favorite spots on the island (Port de Sa Colabra/Torrent de Pareis). On the way home, they stopped at the Olive Festival in a neighboring town. Levi returned later that day to join everyone for dinner. All of us spent Sunday at some of the famous Mallorcan caves (Cuevas del Drac). They were incredible and we even had a boat ride on the large underground lake! No pictures allowed in the caves...sorry. On the way home we stopped at the honey festival and were greeted by several swarms of bees. We did get some delicious marmelade and oranges and Mom bought some honey to take home. Monday was a little rainy but we all went to watch Levi's practice and get the house ready for our second round of guests.
Jake and Kelly arrived just a few hours after Maura's parents took off for a few days in Barcelona. Maura and Kelly spent a bunch of time shopping/cooking for Thanksgiving. Jake got a chance to workout in the team's lifting facility and watch a couple practices. They also decided that, despite the slightly cold weather, they didn't want to come all the way to Mallorca and not jump in the Mediterranean. So we took them to our favorite beach (Cala Mesquida) and Levi and Jake braved the cold and jumped in! Kelly and Maura decided it was a bit too cold for a whole body plunge but they did dip their feet in :) We also took them to see some of the best views on the island up north at Cap de Formentor and the Formentor Lighthouse. We spent a rainy day in Palma to finish up some Christmas shopping and try out a new restaurant. Maura's parents flew back in Friday afternoon just in time for a big Thanksgiving feast. After our food coma subsided, we all headed over to the stadium to watch Levi and his team win! They all enjoyed the fun atmosphere of drums, fog horns, and whistles but were glad when it was over ;) Maura's parents left the next morning to spend a few days in Madrid before heading home.
Needless to say we had a wonderful time hosting our family members and showing them around this amazing place we live in. It's a lot quieter now but we're really looking forward to having Levi's sister Candace here for Christmas. Back to our routine and loving it here together. We took tons of photos while people were here and have posted them on Maura's Facebook. If you're not a Facebook user, here is the link:
- Thankful for Family: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100505244582703.2788091.10235013&type=1&l=bc47617610
We hope everyone is doing well and we'd love to hear from you anytime.
The Knutsons
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Mallorca vs. Menorca Video!
Our big win against the neighboring island of Menorca is posted on youtube! We played great and our crowd was CRAZY! Menorca is considered one of the best teams in our league so it was a huge win.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUiovULuO3s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUiovULuO3s
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Hola de Mallorca!
Hi friends and family!
Welcome to our new blog (we finally got around to it after 2 months...). We will post descriptions, pictures, videos, links, game results, etc for you all to check out. We'll post as often as we can so we can keep everyone updated on what we're doing. Feel free to comment :) Here are a view links to get started:
Welcome to our new blog (we finally got around to it after 2 months...). We will post descriptions, pictures, videos, links, game results, etc for you all to check out. We'll post as often as we can so we can keep everyone updated on what we're doing. Feel free to comment :) Here are a view links to get started:
- Pictures: Maura's Facebook or links below
- Basketball Links (Logitravel Basquet Mallorca)
- Team website: www.basquetmallorca.com
- Live game stats (no video): http://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/
- Team/Player stats: http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Equipo.aspx?i=564850&med=0
- Levi's Agency (1st Class Management): http://www.fcmbasketball.com/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57%3Aknutson-levi&catid=9%3Ashooting-guards&Itemid=9
- Burgos game video is here
- Game Schedule (Home games in BOLD and times for those in CO)
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. C.B. Granada 09/23/11 1:00pm MST (loss)
Ford Burgos vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 09/30/11 1:00pm MST (WIN!)
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Menorca Basquet 10/07/11 1:00pm MST (WIN!)
Isla De Tenerife Canarias vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 10/14/11 1:00pm MST
Union Baloncesto La Palma vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 10/16/11 4:30am MST
Ce Ciutat Provincia De Lleida vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 10/23/11 TBA
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Palencia Baloncesto 10/28/11 1:00pm MST
Lobe Huesca vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 11/04/11 1:00pm MST
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Tarragona Basquet 2017 11/11/11 1:00pm MST
Grupo Iruna Navarra vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 11/18/11 12:30pm MST
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Leche Rio Breogan 11/25/11 1:00pm MST
Instituto of Talmologico vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 12/02/11 1:00pm MST
Club Melilla Baloncesto vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 12/09/11 1:00pm MST
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Clavijo 12/16/11 1:00pm MST
Girona FC vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 12/21/11 11:00am MST
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Caceres Ciudad Del Baloncesto 12/30/11 1:00pm MST
Baloncesto Leon vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 01/04/12 12:00pm MST
C.B. Granada vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 01/08/12 TBA
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Ford Burgos 01/13/12 1:00pm MST
Menorca Basquet vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 01/21/12 11:00am MST
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Isla De Tenerife Canarias 01/27/11 1:00pm MST
* Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Union Baloncesto La Palma 02/05/11 TBA
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Ce Ciutat Provincia De Lleida 02/10/11 1:00pm MST
Palencia Baloncesto vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 02/17/11 1:00pm MST
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Lobe Huesca 02/24/11 1:00pm MST
Tarragona Basquet 2017 vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 03/03/11 1:00pm MST
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Grupo Iruna Navarra 03/09/11 1:00pm MST
Leche Rio Breogan vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 03/17/11 11:15am MST
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Instituto of Talmologico 03/23/11 1:00pm MST
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Club Melilla Baloncesto 03/30/11 1:00pm MST
Clavijo vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 04/06/11 TBA
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Girona FC 04/13/11 1:00pm MST
Caceres Ciudad Del Baloncesto vs. Logitravel Mallorca Basquet 04/20/11 1:00pm MST
Logitravel Mallorca Basquet vs. Baloncesto Leon 04/27/11 1:00pm MST
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