Feverish

I doubt that I can adequately express how excited I am to see this video on the TV. Perfect = Jim-Dwight-Andy trifecta. I can't wait for this show to come back. Plus, it's combining the Funny I love with the Olympics I love!

Speaking of the Olympics, I cannot get enough. I stayed up WAY too late last night because I just cannot stop myself from watching. Men's gymnastics? That stuff is INSANE, people. I love to watch it and just dream about the amount of strength it takes to do those tricks. I am SO SO SO excited to watch my girl Shawn Johnson and the rest of the women's team tonight. There will be no sleeping for me this week. I'm going to make it to work only by the grace of God.

A new favorite? Synchronized diving. Who knew? That is awesome. Diving is a very close second to my favorite Olympic sport of gymnastics. I just think it is incredibly cool. Also, there's the element of danger because my stomach drops to my toes every time their head comes close to the board. I live life on the edge. Vicariously, of course.

I think I might be in love with Michael Phelps. I mean, who isn't? He makes that swimming stuff look EASY. USA!!!!

So that's all I've got for now. Olympic fever.

Best Weekend Ever

I have wonderful friends in whom I just delight.  DELIGHT, people.  We love God, we love each other, and we love to have a good time just being.  With each other.  You can read more of these sentiments at one of these said friend's new blog.  I do not wish to repeat her words.  I only wish I could convey how much I love these people.  It is very sad to me that a lot of my favorites now live in different places.  It makes reunions like these bittersweet.  Caitlin, Meagan, and Jordan all came in town this weekend from their respective new towns.  Taylor is in town for the summer.  The rest of us just used them as an excuse to par-tay!  We are a group who loves to take pictures, and we did not disappoint ourselves.  I think I now have about 813,727 new photographs now.  Here are some of my favorites:

We like games.  We learned a new one (SIGNS), and it provided much laughter and gaiety.  I'm sitting with Jordan and Luke, mimicking Jordan's "sign".  

Jordan, mimicking Luke's sign.  Awesome.

Luke with Meagan's sign.

Fun times after dinner...#1

#2

#3, for reals

Where would I be as a gymnast without Meagan's guidance and support?

Right about...here.

I love the dancing !

Me and my boys of summer, Taylor and Jarrod:

So there you have it.  Just a little taste of the glory.  I miss all those moments!  I love the summertime.  In Jesus' Name we pray, amen.

Good clean fun

This makes me want to put in a pool and set up a video camera.

And out of the darkness...

I am SO not consistent with this whole blogging thing.  I find myself trying to ferret out the interesting facets of my day-to-day existence just to blog about them.  You know, because I can and stuff.  And then I, you know, don't blog.  I'm already tired and have some bible study to do before I sleep, so I'm only going to give you the highlights of my recent (month and a half) life: I am taking gymnastics.  For "big kids".  I stinking love it.  We do all areas of gymnastics.  I'm currently sore from holding my head up whilst spinning around the uneven bars.  Yes, it is true (I am Nacho).  

More later.  For now, let me just say that I have a new favorite gymnast, and I can't wait for the Olympics.  I discovered this week that they are going to have Beijing On Demand, so I won't have to miss anything!  This little peanut is the most amazing thing I've ever seen...and a whole foot shorter than I am.  

Check it:

Just some funny

First, I needed this today.

Second, inspired by The Boo, I found the video below. I do not even know why I find Dave Barnes so stinking funny. But I do. Because he is.

Music Mondays

Theme for the week: Songs of Summer.

This is what I do for fun with my co-workers--think of as many songs as possible that say the word "summer".  Show me what you're workin' with, people.  It'll last all week long.

Here's what we've got so far on this week's theme:

Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams

Summertime - Porgy & Bess

What Time Is It - High School Musical 2

All For One - High School Musical 2

You've Got A Friend - Carole King

Summer Lovin' - Grease

Summertime Blues - Alan Jackson

Boys of Summer - Don Henley

Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful

Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts

A Summer Place - Andy Williams

All Summer Long - The Beach Boys

The Summer Knows - Summer of '42

Walking through the park and reminiscing

I. Love. The weekend.  

I have to tell you that I've had a string of pretty pleasant ones lately.  This is mainly because of two things: hanging out with good friends, and fun in the sun.  I love to be outside in the sun in the Florida summer.  Call me crazy.  

This past weekend, my sister's church was having a beach day at St. George Island.  She invited me to come!  This is a big deal because my sister never asks me to do anything.  With her.  And her friends.  And let's be honest, I very rarely do things with people I don't know.  But I've been missing the beach and yearning to do things outside my comfort zone (weird?), so off we went.  

Highlights of the day:

1. Feeling like a college kid again, riding in the car with a bunch of college kids (holler out the window, etc)

2. Seeing a new cute boy for my sister to like, instead of the not-so-nice one who just moved away.

3. We SURFED.   I.  Am so proud.  Of myself.  I had never been surfing before, but since a bunch of her church friends had multiple surfboards, I got to learn!  And let me tell you, I "caught" every wave I tried, and stood up for what I believe to be a respectable amount of time.  Even long enough on the last one to strike some victorious and cool surfer poses.  Thank you.  

Bittersweet: this was my first trip to a beach since my return from Hawaii.  I discovered that I truly will never be the same.  How can it ever get better than this?:

Too bad I don't have any pictures of surfing.  Good story, huh?  And then I found five dollars.