Today is the day we have been preparing for the last four years of our lives. It has definitely been a whirlwind of emotions, and although it has been a long journey, I can not believe this moment is actually here.
We tried to sleep in this morning, but as soon as I started picturing the game tonight, I could not keep my eyes closed. It has been pouring rain outside all morning and we have been spending our time watching other sports on TV (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh win gold in beach volleyball this morning and our indoor volleyball women's team beat Cuba in their semifinal match) and hanging out in the dining hall.
Village life is interesting these days because a large percentage of the athletes here are done, and it is as if they have all come out from hibernation and are ready to meet people and socialize. It seems as if our time has just flown by here and it is hard to believe we are nearing the end of this amazing journey.
I am hoping after tonight, this journey will continue, maybe not for many of us, but for the future of the sport. Win or lose, we are hoping to unite with both Japan and Australia to send a message after our game tonight to keep this sport in the Olympics. This is an experience that should be shared and continue to be shared for so many others to come.
I can not wait to take the field with the women who have become my family over the last eight months ... all that we have worked for day in and day out coming together as something beautiful, something that will bring us and our country home a gold medal.
GO USA!!
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