“Today started off positively royally, and I mean that in the literal sense. When Colby and I stepped out of the USEF/USET House, we noticed the heightened security immediately. Yesterday there was plenty of bag-checking, ticket-inspecting and metal-dectating to go around, but today there were cops on motorbikes littered around one of the side entrances to the park…”

We truly could not have asked for more perfect weather to start off the games. A brilliantly sunny day with enough breeze to keep us comfy, even in the packed stadium seating.

“It’s after midnight local time, so technically I’m already a day late with this blog, which is just embarrassing, because it’s only our first day! But today technically started at 7 PM in Boston last night, which was almost literally 24 hours ago, and I only caught a cat nap on the plane, so I think I might let myself off the hook just this once…”