olympics

We're all in it! We've watched every day since Friday's opening ceremony, and I must say the absolute BEST thing about 2008 for us: TiVo. You can FF through commercials, crappy commentary/interviews and just get to the competition.

A few Central Illinoisans are competing so we're excited to watch for them (2 are runners and 1 is a volleyball player). My favorite sports so far are swimming and gymnastics. I am really afraid for the women gymnasts. They didn't have a good start last night. On the swimming front, we're super excited for Michael Phelps, Ben's U of M comrade.

Watching and cheering is so fun! Hope you all are enjoying it too.

ouch

We finished our softball season last night. It was a match for the ages. The two last place teams battling for 5th place. We technically had the better record because one of their two wins came from a forfeit. We earned our two wins.

Our first inning started strong, but our two run lead was short-lived. Due to injuries and travel, our bullpen was non-existent so we limped along until the game ended in a 15-run advantage for the other team.

I can sum up our season very easily: we had more post-game beers than hits every week.

double h = double trouble

Greetings from Chicago! I'm in town on business for a few days, and it is very H&H (hot and humid). Very Florida-like.

A quick aside about Florida - We took a trip to the sunshine state (more than) a few years ago and my hair shrunk to a few inches of curl due to the out-of-this-world humidity. It had this overly moussed wet look every day ... I do not like Florida.

Obviously it is August in the Midwest and high heat and humidity are expected. I just wish hats were more widely accepted. There are only so many curly, creative styles this girl can manage. I am ready to get braids a la Monica on Friends (remember the Barbados episode??).