First of all, I am so excited to be out on the field and playing again with Team USA. We opened up our season with the Canada Cup last week, which is a great tournament, but I do have to say I was anxious to get back here to Oklahoma City in front of our home crowd.
We got into town from Canada on Monday and have been practicing and training ever since. Even though we only have a couple of days between the last tournament and this one, we still try to take advantage of this time to work on our defensive and offensive drill work, weight training and speed development -- this is what allows us to maintain what we worked hard on all year throughout our season.
Now it is time for the best part -- let the games begin! I CANNOT WAIT! Last year's World Cup was probably the most fun I have had playing this game, and that was solely due to the energy and enthusiasm of the fans.
One thing different this year has been the weather. A lot of the women on the team are from southern California, and many of us have never heard thunder and lightning like we have been hearing the last few days. I'm not going to lie, the other night when the thunder was shaking the windows and the lightning lit up the whole sky, we were calling each other and hiding under our pillows like little kids!! It is crazy weather to us and I am glad it has cleared up for now because I'm not sure everyone would have left the safety of their pillows to leave the hotel and go to the game tonight!
One last thing before we leave for the game, it is good to be back home in OKC!!!