25 Hours Later....And the USA WINS!!!!

I am not sure how this post is going to look because things are looking kinda funky over here with the site. But we did make it..after nearly 25 hours of traveling we arrived in Tianjin and the US beat Englang 3-0 with goals by Abby, Boxx and Lilly..Congrats we cannot wait for the Semis...Most likely we will play Brazil. This was the trip that almost didnt happen, because at about 4am I fell asleep sitting next to my suitcase and I didnt wake up until 7am (by the grace of god I woke up then)...Anyways I did make it to the airport on time..I slept for a good portion of the flight over...I will post pictures and more information later if I can get the site working better..

Travel Update

I know many of you out there were worried about our travel situation within China. Not to fear, it took two days and a night, but we got it figured out. We got plane ticket confirmation this morning and we found a car service in both Shanghai and Tianjin. So immediate problems have been solved. Now we just need everyones' prayers that we will make the second flight to the quarterfinal game, please think good thoughts for us..aka our American Airlines flight gets in early or at the very least on time, the traffic in Shanghai isn't as horrible as we have heard it is, the first Shanghai airport is easy to navigate, lines move quickly and baggage comes promptly. If all goes well...we will be watching Leslie and the rest of the US Women beat England on Saturday in the quarterfinals...

T-Minus 24 Hours

Hello everyone...This is probably one of the last posts I will post before I leave tomorrow for China. So I thought I should give you one final update..
1)The whole rain storm thing blew over and everything is fine over there for our impending arrival.
2) I heard from Leslie and she is extremely excited for us to get there...She wants me to bring her gum and clothes...
3) Last night I got my toenails painted red, white and blue..So my feet are ready to go even if I am not..
4) Last night was pretty productive...The signs are almost all finished and the care packages are in the final stages of production...
5) Face paint, cow bells, beach ball and other fan goodies have been bought and are ready to be packed. I am not going to lie at this point I have about zero room for clothes...I do have a plan though, yesterday I went to Crate&Barrel and picked up a box (since they have the easy to carry boxes with the handles) if worst comes to worst I will check that as my second checked bag...
5) Speaking of packing..I am not...So tonight I am going to have to pull everything together...
6) I pick Heather and Erika up at 7am tomorrow morning and we are heading to the airport for our 10:30 flight...We will arrive in Shanghai at 2:05pm China Time (September 22)..
7) Once we arrive in China the race is on...We have to get through customs, pick up our bags and get to another airport in Shanghai all in about 3 or so hours..We have to catch a flight to Tiajin the venue for the quarterfinals at 5:30 (they couldnt just hold them in Shanghai..no no they had to make things complicated)..we are still working on where we are going to store our luggage during the game since we wont have time to go to the hotel..If anyone knows of a travel agent or has any suggestions please leave a comment...We are getting desperate over here...
I think that is all for now..the next post you get from me may be from China..Get excited...

Congrats to Ozzy & Tarp..

Leslie & Tarp

Congrats to Leslie and Tarp...Leslie got about 35 odd minutes in the second half and Tarp went in for Lilly in the second half as well. They played great in their second ever World Cup Match...

US WINS GROUP B...NEXT UP ENGLAND

The US beat Nigeria this morning to secure the #1 spot in Group B. Lori Chalupny scored the only goal of the game in the first 55 second to give the US the win of not only the game but also of the group. Next up is England in the quarterfinals on Saturday...By that time I will be blogging from China. England has been playing really good soccer..They tied Germany in their second game and they will have an extra day of rest to boot. It is sure to be an exciting game. Congrats to all the girls on the US Team.....USA ALL THE WAY!!!!

Leslie Is Now Not Only a World Cup Soccer Star...She is Also a TV Star

Leslie Osborne..TV SOCCER SUPERSTAR

Leslie is now a TV Star..Check her out on Studio 90 on the US Soccer Website..She is wearing pink and she is compared to Denis Rodman the famous Chicago Bull rebound king....Leslie is blowing up, she better not forget the little people... ..

The Round Up...

I just wanted to give everyone an updated on the group standing...You can check out the official FIFA site for everything, but here are the highlights...
GROUP A: Germany and England tied..Which is huge after Germany won its last game 11-0 and England walked away with a tie v. Japan on a bad call in the final seconds of the game. Germany is still on top in Group A.
GROUP B (AKA The Group of Death): The USA as you know blanked Sweden 2-0..However North Korea beat Nigria by the same margin (2-0)..Meaning we are stilled neck and neck with North Korea....The next game will decide who goes #1 and who goes #2 in Group B. We are slightly lucky in that we play second so we will know how the North Korea v. Sweden game comes out. Consequently knowing exactly what we need to do to win.
GROUP C: Australia and Norway are at the top of this Group each with one win. They have yet to play their second game of the tournament. Australia has the slight edge at this point with 4 goals to Norway's 2.
GROUP D: Brazil and China are at the top this Group each with one win. They have yet to play their second of the tournament. Brazil has the slight edge at this point with 5 goals to China's 3.