Calling me an Olympics junkie would be an understatement. I love, love, LOVE the Olympic games. Maybe it's because the best athletes from all over the world unite to compete at super-human levels. Maybe it's the heartwarming stories about athletes who overcome unbelievable odds. Or maybe I just love Bob Costas's color commentary. Whatever it is, I love the Olympics because they are full of moments like this:
I have been known to stay up until midnight watching obscure sports such as curling and synchronized diving (the men's synchronized diving is actually a little disturbing). Yesterday morning, in fact, I watched me a little handball, fencing, and equestrian. Kenta asked, "Um....is it really necessary to have the TV on all day?" C'mon! It's the Olympics! OF COURSE!!!! I can't miss a minute.
This year I've been especially excited because the last time I watched a summer Olympics, I was 17 years old and Bill Clinton was still president. I missed Athens in 2004 because I was in Peru. So this year I am PUMPED!!!
Kenta and I decided to get in the spirit Friday night by getting some Chinese takeout and watching the ceremonies together. I sat there and watched the entire FOUR hours of opening ceremonies coverage. My favorite part? That's easy:
I have been known to stay up until midnight watching obscure sports such as curling and synchronized diving (the men's synchronized diving is actually a little disturbing). Yesterday morning, in fact, I watched me a little handball, fencing, and equestrian. Kenta asked, "Um....is it really necessary to have the TV on all day?" C'mon! It's the Olympics! OF COURSE!!!! I can't miss a minute.
This year I've been especially excited because the last time I watched a summer Olympics, I was 17 years old and Bill Clinton was still president. I missed Athens in 2004 because I was in Peru. So this year I am PUMPED!!!
Kenta and I decided to get in the spirit Friday night by getting some Chinese takeout and watching the ceremonies together. I sat there and watched the entire FOUR hours of opening ceremonies coverage. My favorite part? That's easy:
Oh, this little boy was so cute. Too bad this is the closest picture I could find of him. If kidnapping was legal, I would kidnap him.
Did you catch the Opening Ceremonies? It was amazing. If that didn't get you in the spirit, I don't know what will. Maybe this would help:
Check out our bling.
We watched an episode of The Office the night before the Olympics that inspired this creation. Apparently there is not a single gold-lidded container of Yoplait in this town, which is okay because I don't like that flavor. All I could find was silver. So, it looks like Kenta and I won silver medals. But they are actually white gold. I wear mine and I make Kenta wear his when we watch primetime coverage of the Olympics. He thinks I'm weird.
So, if you invite me to do something these next two weeks, I may politely decline. I'll probably be watching a lot of this guy:
And listening to a lot of this guy:
That's my friend Tim Daggett, gymnastics commentator extraordinaire, who is always accompanied by his trusty sidekick, Elfi Schlegel. It saddens me to no end that John Tesh is no longer with them (what, with his extensive gymnastics knowledge and experience) but with names like Daggett and Elfi, you really can't go wrong. They taught me that the balance beam is about the width of your TV remote. I often think about that when I am channel surfing.
If you miss me, you can come on over and partake of Olympic Fever. But I will make you wear a white gold medal.
7 comments:
I missed Athens too and I'm waaay into these Olympics. I think it's the fact that we COULDN'T watch 2004 which makes us appreciate Beijing. Love the blog.
Kendall, please come over and watch with the Olympics #2 fans. We are jumping up and down and screaming and the kids are watching us and laughing, and joining in when they are not sure why!!!! We are coo coo for Cocoa Puffs, I mean the Olympics. A fellow Olympian wannabe.... come and watch in HD BABY!!!! The only way to watch!
I'm so glad there are OTHER people in this world who are obsessed with the Olympics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even Jaxon is into Phelps! If the Phelps Phever, baby! :)
We totally got Chinese takeout and watched the opening ceremonies, too! And I think little Lin Hao looks like Dane. But you can't kidnap him either.
I'm watching with Abe right now - men's beach volleyball. He's laughing every time they hit the ball.
And that's what it's like watching the Olympics with a three-year-old. Much more fun than those wet-blanket husbands of ours.
Hey Kendall I definately got a kick out of your comment on our blog! I watched handball for the first time! I was like what in the heck and Diego told me that Spain is usually really good...who knew. My husband doesn´t understand why I have to watch everything too, but it is definately not the same without the comentators that I´m used to listening to. Have you ever listened to any of John Teshs´ music? Don´t!! Anyways your yogurt lids reminded me of when I was a little girl and my mom was in the Primary presidency and it was an Olympic summer so they decided to do an Olympic primary activity. I will never forget it especially watching my mom and the rest of the women stay up all hours of the night spray painting mason jar lids gold, silver, and bronze that they used for medals. They made a medal for every age group and every event that they held!
kendall, what a transformation to your blog...it's oozing with patriotism. the olympics are making all my decisions for me, too. the trick here in alaska is to avoid all media (kind of hard for me) during the day and watch when they replay the coverage without already knowing what happened. like yesterday, i had heard that phelps won his 6th gold and it just wasn't the same when i watched it later.
mitch
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