I’m on my way up north for some fun on the water…
On the pontoon
Makin’ waves and catchin’ rays up on the roof
Jumpin’ out the back, don’t act like you don’t want to
Party in slow motion
Out here in the open
Mmmmmmm…motorboatin’~Little Big Town
We’ll be getting a lil’ bit country on the pontoon:
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…Hope you have a lovely summer weekend!!
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Who else out there is excited for the Summer Olympics?!?
I’m even a little bit more excited this year as I love all things British! Q & A time…
{Question 1}
What is your favorite Olympic event…summer or winter?
My Answer: Summer Olympics…I’m a sucker for Synchronized Swimming! Don’t be fooled by their flashy outfits & loads of make-up, those swimmers are incredibly talented athletes.
Winter Olympics…Figure Skating, specifically pairs figure skating (proving that I’m a little bit of a girly-girl when it comes to the Olympics)!
…But really I like to watch any and all Olympic events…from curling to badminton!
…What’s your answer??
{Synchronized Swimming}
{Pairs Figure Skating}
{Question 2}
Do you have a favorite Olympics moment from the past?
My Answer: Summer Olympics…gymnast Keri Strug’s amazing performance on the vault at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She stuck her landing, despite injury & pain, and helped her team win gold. Watching Coach Bela Karolyi carry her to the medal stand still brings tears to my eyes! I bought the Wheaties cereal box with her likeness on it and joined in the laughter of her cameo on SNL.
Winter Olympics…speed skater Dan Jansen finally clinching gold in the 1,000m at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics, fulfilling his dream & honoring his sister’s memory who passed away from leukemia. There was a commercial on television during the Vancouver Olympics that recounted his tale…and I would cry (sob) every time it came on.
…What’s your answer??
{Keri Strug}
{Dan Jansen}
{Question 3}
If you could choose a new location for the future Olympics, where would it be?
My Answer: I would love to see a country in Africa get a bid for the summer Olympics…perhaps Botswana or South Africa. I also think that New Zealand would be an ideal location for either summer or winter!
…What’s your answer??
{Cape Town, South Africa}
{Auckland, New Zealand}
{Question 4}
What is your favorite “Queen’s English” word or phrase?
My Answer: Bugger, Bollocks, Blimey & Bloody Hell…I guess I like all the “B” words!
…What’s your answer??
{Might need to purchase these cheeky pencils}
…Let the 2012 London Summer Olympics begin!!!!!
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“I wanted change and excitement
and to shoot off in all directions myself,
like the colored arrows from a Fourth of July rocket.”
—Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
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“We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy,
even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.”― E.B. White
Here are a few of the little things that gave me joy this week…
{Hot, summer sun in the city}
{Captivating dance performance}
{Oh so many popsicles}
{Unbelievably delicious & creative food from here}
{Getting ready for the 4th of July }
…What made you happy this week?
Have a lovely weekend!!
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“Summer was our best season:
it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots,
or trying to sleep in the treehouse;
summer was everything good to eat;
it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape.”
—Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird
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…do you have a favorite summer memory from your childhood?
A few of mine:
~Climbing my crab apple tree and reading Laura Ingalls Wilder books in the branches
~Trying to capture fireflies on my grandparents’ tennis court in Ohio
~Running up & down the hills outside of church which were filled with dandelions ( I mean filled)
~Playing night games with the neighborhood kids (sardines, kick the can, capture the flag, flashlight tag…)
~Biking to my best friends house…everyday (backpack filled w/all of our secret club goodies)
~Puckered skin & pink shoulders from swimming all day…not to mention sand hiding in my bathing suit
~Camping with my family (always an adventure, usually ending with a flooded tent)
~Going to the drive-in movie theater with family friends (where our parents would hold blankets up/turn the volume down during *racy* scenes)
~Learning to water-ski…after a whole day of trying and failing I said “1 more time” at dusk and that was the magic moment…up I went!
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“What good is the warmth of summer,
without the cold of winter
to give it sweetness.”
—John Steinbeck, Travels With Charley: In Search of America
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