the end of an amazing journey..

back home in nyc now. its crazy to think that just a few hours ago i was celebrating with the rest of the usa girls in england. my tired mind is unable to reflect on the experience right now, but im so happy to have been a part of this journey. it has been a truly amazing experience, one i hope i'll never forget.

its 740pm and im ready for bed..back to work tomorrow and full emersion back into regular life. i lived a dream this summer..an amazing, real life dream : )

5th place!!

we win!! 23-20..talk about a nail biter! we edged out canada today and it was glorious! celebrations of a grand finish and a long journey well done with my teammates! : ) i love you all..teammates, fans, supporters, family, friends--so much love! : ) thank you.

jillion potter & ashley kmiecik-we did it!..all of us..together : )

here we goooo!

it's almost game time and we're getting ready to hit the field! im so amped up..i really need to calm down i think. the morning has been a busy one and this is our earliest kick off time yet, so im feeling a bit frenzied. there's also quite a bit of packing going on-very sad : (

we're playing canada for the 5th place spot. we've played canada many times in the past 4 years, but we've never felt this good! im psyched to go into this game-its gonna be a good one!

follow live updates of the game at these links:
Twitter:  @USAEaglesRugby - http://twitter.com/USAEaglesRugby

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Official-USA-Rugby-Fan-Page/341122858139

..its game time! : )

big win & smiles to go around

on wednesday we beat ireland big in the 5th place semis! 40-3 : ) i was so happy that we came together and continued our upward climb of this tournament. It was really awesome to keep ireland out of the try zone, holding them at one penalty conversion.
after the game we watched the semis of the top 4 bracket at the sports park pub. it was fun to watch good rugby with other ruggers around. the matches were pretty decent-loved australia's defense. aside from the gay bashing from an ex-england prop, i had a wonderful night filled with rugby!

yesterday, i went into london for a very short trip and returned to campus for a presentation bbq and trading session. i couldn't see any of the presentation from where i was sitting, but i heard some thank yous above the crowd and clapping-i guess it was good : ) we started trading our rugby gear with other teams towards the end of the night. i traded for some nice rugby gear-i especially love my new south africa sweatshirt!

today brings a pretty typical day here on campus: breakfast, meeting, lunch, practice, ice bath, but then...we get to watch the british police play some of our usa rugger friends in a social match. i'm really excited to be able to get away from campus, see some friends, watch more rugby, and enjoy the evening : )

as rugbyland is coming to an end i'm really taking in all of the moments here and enjoying every piece of this secluded world..