I'll put my hands up right this instant and declare this to be the least Sophie-like post in the history of this blog but for the moment, just for this one tiny droplet of time I'm daring to dream.
The mood of the country is buoyant (for once), we're riding a wave of success and I'm getting swept up in it with unabashed joy. Can we win the World Cup? Yes! Football is coming home!
I can't wait to watch the match on Saturday and cheer us on. Come on England! We can do it. For the first time in a generation we're within touching distance of possibility. The hopes of a nation rest on the shoulders of the squad.
I'm daring to dream, just for once.
Take care,
Sophie