The One About Missy Franklin

The One About Missy Franklin

Monday, August 6, 2012

It has now come to one of the saddest parts of the Olympics: Swimming is essentially over.  This is inevitable each time, but the sting never seems to diminish.  Swimming is by far my favorite event to watch and it has nothing to do with Ryan Lochte.  I swam my senior year of high school and have loved it ever since.  I get so excited when I see the athletes flying through the water and they have the most beautiful flip-turns that I've ever seen.  It's amazing! Not only is the technique impeccable, but the races (for the most part) are always so close! Most are determined by a few one hundredths of a second! If that doesn't get your heart racing then you should probably get that checked out.

During these Olympics a new queen of the pool has emerged. Missy Franklin is the bubbly 17-year-old from Colorado.  I hate to admit that I didn't watch many of her races.  I was caught up in the Lochte-Phelps duel, but I did manage to see a few.  She's a bullet! She won race after race.  I wish I was winning Olympic golds at that age (really any age)! While it is no doubt that she's something else in the pool, she's all stellar on land.  I watched her interview last night as she closed out her games and to say I was impressed would be an understatement.  She carries herself with such class and spunk (not two words I thought would go together, but she makes it work).  She was captivating and engaging, which isn't always the case with world class athletes.  Needless to say, I am excited to see her again in Rio in four years.  Congrats on a great Olympics, Missy!

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The One About A Hero

The One About A Hero

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Today was one of the most amazing days in church! We had a wonderful lesson in Relief Society about Heavenly Father's love for us.  I love how often we have reminder about this principle of the Gospel.  After this wonderful lesson I went downstairs for Sunday School and again listened to a beautiful lesson.

We were studying in Alma and his lecture on faith.  At the very end of our lesson our teacher shared with us this amazing video.

Brittany is such an amazing example to me! Here is a young woman who has her priorities in the right order.  While she has immense trials of her own, she continues to use her talents to bless the lives of those around her.  I think I often allow my trials and challenges drag me down and define my attitude.  I sit at home and wallow.  I may be exaggerating a little bit, but nonetheless, there is definitely room for improvement.  I hope that I change my attitude to be more like Brittany, to live with charity in my heart and a renewed commitment to serve those around me.  Just as she said, when we serve others we tend to forget our own struggles and simply find joy in service.  What a beautiful reminder and example.  

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The One Where I'm Procrastinating

The One Where I'm Procrastinating

Saturday, August 4, 2012

It's that time of the semester again....finals.  Right now I should be studying and cramming every piece of information possible into my brain.  But, I just can't do it anymore.  I have been working through my accounting notes for a solid (not so solid) five hours.  Here's what I've done instead:

-Purchased a new app for my Mac (I decided to go with the MacBook Pro!) that makes sounds like rain and thunder and whatnot to help me focus while studying (meant to help with accounting...)

-Watched the Olympics.  They only come once every two years so I feel justified

-Taken an obnoxiously long shower

-Cleaned my room

-Read some blogs

-Written a blog 

-Finished my hummus and Wheat Thins

-Thought about going for a run

-Decided against the run

-Water my plants

-Polished off my Cheerios

Some may look at this list and think that I've completely wasted my day.  When I look at this list, though, I see a day well spent.  Cheers!

I watched this man win the 10K this morning and loved every minute of it.  And, naturally, I cried just a little bit :)

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The One Where I Watched Sabrina

The One Where I Watched Sabrina

Today, I watched the wonderful movie Sabrina.  It wasn't the 1995 version with Harrison Ford or Julia Ormond (although that is suuuch a good movie). It was the classic 1954 film starring Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart (Hello! Two of the greatest actors ever!!). I love this movie...there is something magical about watching a classic love story in black and white.  It's one of those movies that's perfect for a rainy day or when your sick. It's charming, witty, refreshing.  The perfect combination.  

And remember...Paris is always a good idea :)

For your next rainy day :) 

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The One About Olympic Parents

The One About Olympic Parents

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a crier.  I sometimes refer to it as the 'Lopez Chokehold,' there's not get out of it.  If anyone in the room is even thinking about crying, chances are I already am.  From previous posts, you probably also know that the waterworks extend to the Olympics as well.  I just get caught up in the moment.  Basically anytime someone wins a gold medal, the tears are flowing :) 

The crazy thing is is that it doesn't even have to be an American medal.  Case-in-point: Yesterday was the finals of the Men's 200M Butterfly.  The whole race Phelps was out in front but at the last moment Chad Le Clos out touched by mere fractions of a second.  At this point, I was nowhere close to tears.  Just when I thought I was in the clear though, the camera panned to Papa Le Clos and it was all over.  As he sat with the South African flag wrapped around his head, weeping in joy/unbelief, I joined him, basking in the glory of his son.  

This happens event after event and I love it.  So to all the Olympic parents out there...way to go! 

Papa Le Clos 

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