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I am LOVING the Olympics so far this year. What perfect timing too - exit So You Think You Can Dance, enter The XXIX Olympic Games. Thank you, programmers - you continue to make the usual television wasteland that is summer, infinitely more bearable.

The opening ceremonies were brilliant. Say what you will about China, but they know how to put on a show. Bejiing, you had me at hello with all the synchronized drummers. And I was riveted throughout, watching the Chinese movable type (I always thought Gutenberg invented movable type - clearly someone was asleep during History class), watching the giant LCD screen unroll as dancers moved across it like it was a giant Magnadoodle, the synchronized Thai-Chi, and seeing the torch lit at the end, complete with bajillions of fireworks. I think it was the most spectacular opening ceremony I've ever watched.

And does it get any better than the 4 x 100 Men's Freestyle Relay last night?! Jason Lezak - you sir, are a clutch performer. I know Phelps is the big story this year, with the quest for 8 gold medals, and I love Phelps as much as the next person - but oh my, I was Lezak's number 1 fan last night for the last 100 meters of that race. FOUR seconds faster than the world record. Unbelievable.

And only slightly less satisfying than seeing Team USA celebrate their win, was seeing the reaction of Team France when they realized they got the silver. My my, Alain, perhaps you should stick to training instead of smack-talking.

I'm super excited to see Phelps swim the rest of his events, to see Dara Torres swim in her FIFTH Olympic games, and to watch Team USA kick some major gymnastics booty. Not to mention all the human interest stories that always make me cry - I mean, the 33 year old Russian-turned-German gymnast and her son? Sniffle. Yao Ming and the little 9 year old earthquake survivor? Hiccup.

The games have begun, and I couldn't be more excited.

P.S. I Love Your Wardrobe

So, I finally watched the movie P.S. I Love You. And while I wasn't crying uncontrollably and remembering why I love both Harry Connick, Jr. and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, I was wishing that I had the exact same wardrobe Hillary Swank does in this movie. I try not to covet things too much, but good grief, every single outfit she wore in that movie was amazing. Except maybe the boxers and suspenders when she was in her downward grief spiral. And even that was cute in a broken-hearted, losing her mind kind of way.

I actually googled the movie to see if I could find out where the clothes came from. Um, Chanel and Dianne Von Furstenberg. Big surprise.

So, if anyone ever wants to nominate me for What Not to Wear or any sort of makeover show where I can get my hands on the money to afford said wardrobe, please, do not hesitate to do so. Below are some of my favorites.


LOVE the coat.







Love the whole thing.












Love the hat.












This is not the best picture, but awesome black dress.












My FAVORITE dress. I heart it. A lot.

Georgia On My Mind

I'm feeling like I need to make up for a previous post, which made it sound like I don't like my current home state. Though I get really frustrated with Atlanta sometimes, as a whole, the state of Georgia is pretty cool and has a lot of beautiful places.

I was thinking of this as I was listening to Ray Charles's "Georgia On My Mind" the other night. It's one of my favorites. So how can I not like the state that is part of one of my favorite songs?

Here are the images it conjures up in my mind:

Being barefoot
Dirt roads
Being barefoot ON dirt roads
Sweet tea
Lightning bugs
Corn fields
Porch swings
Big oak trees
Lazy summer afternoons
Designing Women (I know, that's random, but good grief, that show made me laugh and this was its theme song in its later years).

How I wish I could live more of my days like I was caught in this song. Simple, relaxing, still and easy-going.

Twilight

Okay, so, I realize I am pretty obsessive and nerdy when it comes to books. And so this will make me sound even more so. But I have to confess, I might have a tiny crush on the main character in the latest book I'm reading.

He's 18. And a vampire. Actually, he's like 110, so it's not THAT bad. Right? Right.

I always get attached to the characters in my books. I fall in love with their stories, get caught up in their fictional lives and honestly care what happens to them. Tyler doesn't get this at all. I've actually only ever seen him read one fiction book the whole time I've known him. He thinks I'm a little weird. I think he is too. We're both right.

And I think he might be a little worried that I'm a bit too attached to the aforementioned vampire. But, I kid you not, this is one of the most mesmerizing characters I've read in a long time. And oh boy, the love story between him and the human girl he's in love with will make you SWOON. That's right, I said swoon.

So, I'm not playing around when I say you should rush out and get this book as soon as you can. It's actually a series of 4 books, but the first one is called "Twilight". You will love it. One of my fellow blog readers read the whole book in one day. And it's over 500 pages long. It's THAT good.

And the bonus? They're making it into a movie. Let the obsession continue...

Happy Birthday, Savannah!

It's our sweet niece's birthday today and we wanted to send her a shout out in the blog world. She's clearly awesome, as you can tell from the Auburn shirt she's wearing. Savannah, you'll thank us later for posting this picture of you. Happy Birthday! We love ya.

~Ty-Ty and Jennifer

KISS

Just some Friday fun - too funny not to share! Happy Weekend!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1uHWyQHMK0

Morpheus and the Bee

Is it just me or does Laurence Fishburne play every character he's given exactly the same? We watched Akeelah and the Bee a few nights ago. All I could think of the entire time was that Morpheus was teaching an 10 year old girl how to spell, and that at any moment he would begin explaining the Matrix. It's the exact same delivery - every time. I swear.