Olympic Spirit Personified

Well, ladies and gentlemen, that time is here. Yes, the Olympics. Now, I'm not a sports person at all, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the Olympics! There really is nothing better in my book. Sean and I have been watching all weekend, we had it on all day yesterday, all day Saturday (while cleaning, of course), and waaaay late in to the night on Friday. I love that these people are the best of the best and have an opportunity to compete on such a huge scale. Awesome!

Anyway, last night, I was about to go to bed and Sean was surprised and asked me, "You're not going to stay for Michael Phelps and the 4 x 100 relay?" I thought about it and promptly sat on the couch – anxiously awaiting another gold medal for the US of A. Apparently, before the competition, a French relay team member told the press that they were going to "smash" the Americans. Well, if that's not enough to get your riled up, I'm not sure what is. Michael Phelps was out first for the team and he, as usual, did an amazing job. The next 2 team members did a respectable job, but the best was far and away Jason Lezak. The man was probably a full body length away from the seemingly 1st place Frenchie at the last turn and he caught up to him and beat him by like .08 of a second – really like a finger's touch. INCREDIBLE!! They say that Mr. Lezak did the 100m in like 48 seconds – which is HUGE! The world record was smashed by 4 whole seconds and what's more, the pace of the race was so fast that even 5th place got in under the previous world record. AMAZING!! Anyway, the point of this story is to show you these pictures. This to me is what Olympic spirit is all about! Cheering for your teammates and winning and rejoicing in that. FAN-FREAKIN'-TASTIC!!





I LOVE THE OLYMPICS!!!

“Where the Nuts Come From!”

When I was about 9 years old, my parents took my brother, sister and I to Cedar City to see the Shakespeare Festival. As a 9 year old, I wasn't sure what I would think and wasn't terribly excited about the trip. Turns out, I loved it and had a GREAT time! My first year at the festival, we saw "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "Charley's Aunt". I didn't quite catch the Shakespearean English in "Merry Wives", but I definitely caught the jist of "Charley's Aunt". (For a show synopsis, check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charley%27s_Aunt). This is where my family found and enjoyed the comical stylings of one Brian Vaughn.



He is, by far, my favorite actor at the Festival and every year I go, I am delighted to see any show in which he has been cast. This year, we saw him in 2 shows – Cyrano de Bergerac and Two Gentlement of Verona. He is FANTASTIC! I love watching him on the stage – it is so fun and so involving.

So, if any of you ever have the chance to go the the Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City, UT, take it. If you get the chance to see Brian Vaughn in a show at the Festival, don't miss it for the world!!