The Wait Is Over

Love Is Love

The Breakers' flight from Boston got into Philadelphia around 4pm and the team went to their hotel to check in and change for dinner or whatever activities the players have in mind. Sam and Megan are getting together with their former UCLA teammate, Caprice Dydasco, and her girlfriend, Cali Farquharson, at Cozara. The two Charge players are already seated when the rest of their party arrive. After a round of hugs, the four of them sit down and start catching up.

Caprice: I know I saw the ring while we were in Orlando, but I don't think Cali did. Can you show it off?

Sam sticks out her hand to show off her rose gold wedding band to Cali.

Cali: Very nice! I'm guessing you picked it out yourself. Either that, or Abby knows you REALLY well to go with the rose gold.

Sam: She chose the design, but I picked the color.

Caprice: Soooooo......are they any more details???

Sam: Well, we discussed this past week whether we wanted to add people to the bridal party, and we're postponing any decisions on that until after we meet with everyone next weekend in Boston before our game with the Red Stars.

Cali: Makes sense. If it's going to be a 15-minute do-you-do-you-alright-you're-married thing, then it wouldn't look right having six or seven people standing up on each side.

Sam: Right. The only ones in at the moment are the sisters, Kratch and Hoodrat, Megan, and Steph Labbe.

Caprice: Megan, how do you rate?! I thought Abby and I were besties.

Megan: I was actually selected by Sam. Abby went with her two former Spirit teammates and gave Steph McCaffrey to Sam as her best woman.

Sam: How are things with the Charge so far? I saw that you had some trouble with Chicago last week.

Cali: Bringing in the two veteran forwards off the waiver wire was supposed to fix our lack of scoring, but it doesn't solve our inability to move the ball through the midfield to GET IT to J-Mac or myself.

Caprice: We also had two players who I think were more looking forward to getting out of Chicago as fast as possible after the game than challenging the Red Stars.

Megan: JJ and DiDi?

Caprice: That would be them. I REALLY wish the league would get involved and try to get these ships under the same roof, like Sam and Abby, Kristie and Steph, and Lindsey and Emily until the trades a month ago.

Sam: With us, it was the result of the club's management deciding to go out and trade for Abby. Kristie nearly retired to make the move to Chicago, and the Thorns worked to get Lindsey close to Emily after they agreed to the deal with Atlanta. Put pressure on Carli or the general manager to take this into account. Distance can be a huge distraction when you're in one place and want to be somewhere else. They did it to bring the two of you together to Philly, so I'm sure the possibility is there to make a move to solve one of those long-distance ships.

Across town, Carli Lloyd and Jill Loyden are finishing up dinner with Madden before they leave to meet Yael and Steph at the Elephant and Castle. The Charge's assistant coach, Erin McLeod, and her wife Ella are coming over to watch Madden while the two women are out.

Madden (to Jill): Why are you and Carli going out?

Jill: Because a friend of ours and her new girlfriend are in town for tomorrow's game between Philadelphia and Boston and they wanted to get together with us since they are looking for a bit of relationship advice.