Thank goodness the Olympics are over...I'm pooped!!!

Okay so have I ever expressed my love for DVRs? They are seriously the coolest things!! They put me in charge of when I want to and can watch TV. Plus, I love the fact that I don't have to watch commercials!!! I have completely decided that they are a necessity for watching the Olympics!!! Every night during the Olympics I was able to view all 4-5 hours of prime time in about 2 hours or so. Most of this was on fast forward, of course. But, needless to say, I became a little obsessed. If I didn't watch, everything would be spoiled the next morning when I opened the newspaper or got online so, as much as my poor pregnant body needed the sleep, I tried my best to watch every night! I have never before been this into the Olympics and I definitely have my DVR to thank-or curse!!

Here were the highlights for me:

Swimming!! All around! I mentioned before the whole Michael Phelps thing! He was amazing!! But all of the USA swimmers blew my mind! Dara Torres was awesome! Ben and I loved how she was such the mother hen with the young swimmers less than half her age. Then, she went out and totally kicked their butts! I saw her on Jay Leno last night and she mentioned even possibly shooting for London. I'll totally be rooting her on if she does!!Volleyball!! Okay, I've got a confession. Back in junior high and high school, I was always the last one picked on a team for volleyball. I was horrible! I honestly could not hit the ball, especially serve the ball for the life of me. I have avidly avoided the sport since. I seriously don't know what is wrong with me but volleyball + me = disaster. So, I am in awe of the volleyball players at the Olympics. There were so many times I thought the ball was on the ground but it popped up again. All the teams were great and inspiring-the men's team overcoming the awful tragedy they faced and the men's beach actually having to play in the gold medal match against Jaws-scary!! I totally wish I was buddies with the girls on the women's beach volleyball team because they were just so much fun and having the time of their lives. But honestly, did they have to be dressed in those skimpy swimsuits and what's up with the crazy, dancing cheerleaders?!?Gymnastics, of course!!! Sweet Skylar loved the gymnastics so much and I promised her that I would always watch it with her. This meant that I often knew the results before watching since I wasn't about to let her stay up until 11 to watch. That was a little frustrating but worth it to watch with her. Anyway, what a show! The USA gymnasts this year were awesome!! Cute little Shawn Johnson just was so fun to watch and such a good sport, always having a giant smile on her face. I wanted to cry for poor Alicia Sacramone because she was such a good leader for her team and did so well, despite her mistakes. Nastia Liukin was the most graceful gymnast I've ever seen. Wow!! I wish that she smiled more but I guess I don't blame her since they were all being totally judged unfairly in comparison to the tiny little girls on China's team. Seriously, they looked Skylar's age!! I shouldn't even get started on this since I've already yelled at the TV enough for my kids to think I'm insane but I hope it all works out in the end and Nastia gets that extra gold she deserved!!!! Diving! Okay, so I admit, that this can get a little monotonous-that's where DVRs come in so handy. But I think it's soooo cool to see some of the dives that the divers do. That they are able to twist, turn, and flip and still make it straight into the water without making a big splash or hitting their noggins on the board on the way down is just fun to watch. I hated the lady who was commenting because I'd watch this awesome dive and she would just rip it apart with her negativity!! Since the USA kinda sucked in the whole diving thing I wasn't really rooting for anyone to win but it was fun to watch!!Track and Field! My biggest problem with track and field is all the prep time where they just talk as the athletes are taking their place. Thanks again DVR! I guess the races are so short that they have to have something to fill in the time. My absolute favorite thing about the running was my cute little Nicky!! Nick loves to run!! We tried to get him to watch some races but every time the runners took off, so did he!! He would run and run around the room as fast as he could go! I don't think he watched one race! Of course, this left us cracking up. Cute kid!! Usain Bolt of Jamaica was insane to watch-I mean, was that guy human?!? Truly amazing, but I seriously think he needs a lesson from Michael Phelps about humility!!!
BMX! Okay, so this was extremely short but so cool! After watching the X-games for years I've started really enjoying BMX. It was great that it's finally in the Olympics. The next event added needs to definitely be skateboarding!!!And my new favorite Olympic event-Slalom Kayaking! I mostly watched prime time but thanks to the flu I did catch the finals for women's kayaking. I loved it! It was so much fun to watch! I was totally rooting for the 40-year old lady from the Czech Republic but she turned over. However, it gave me faith that I can maybe be an Olympian someday-I've got a few good years in me left. It looks like so much fun!!!! Anyone know where I could find a trainer for slalom kayaking???