Farewell Olympics. See you again in a couple years.

I'll miss...

Watching this speedy man break records

Being entertained by this lovely duo

Seeing this man grab the much deserved gold medal

Rooting for this woman to overcome her injuries

Feeling excitement when this guy flips crazily in the air

And the intense moments that came with the two amazing games against Canada, played by this valiant team

Thank you, USA Olympic athletes for reminding me how proud I am to be an American and providing unlimited viewing pleasure for the last 16 days. Now onto London and then hello, Sochi - Where hopefully I'll once again get to watch that speedy man break records.

Did you see this?

I look forward to the grammys every year and this was my favorite performance this time. A friend of mine thinks Green Day is too old and wonders why they're still around. Well, this is why. Because they're cool. How many other punk rock bands have a broadway play after one of their albums? If you haven't already, watch and see.

P.S. If you have no love for Green Day, I have no love for you. jk. that's sorta mean. but seriously, no negative Green Day comments allowed.

Flashback to about two years ago when Matt and I were at Bed Bath and Beyond putting together our wedding registry. While scanning items and adding to our list, Matt suggested we go with plastic dishes rather than others. His reason being that I am typically a klutz and would most likely break our dishes (Although said in a much nicer way). I told him that I didn't like plastic dishes and we were going with the ones we'd already picked out. I happily added them to our list and we received them as a present. 

Fast forward to present day. I have broken two bowls and one plate. I'm convinced it's just the quality of dishes we have. 

Well Said Mallory, I'm Stealing This Too

For lack of something else to blog about, I've decided to steal this post from a friend. I enjoy her way of writing, sarcasm and humor and I thought this post summed up how I feel about the particular topic pretty well. So here it is if you are curious and would like to read.

I promise that some time soon I'll get back to blogging my own thoughts and ideas rather than stealing.

Oh and on a most random side note, (because this is my blog and I can be all sorts of random and as unorganized as I like) I realized that I know very little about my siblings today, one in particular. Any of you had one of those "huh, I never knew that" moments before?

I Stole This

I recently found a fellow blogger's post highlighting various things that have happened to her in the last decade -since it is now 2010 and all. If you read my last post, you'll know that being a better blogger is something I am striving for. And because this decade post inspired me to write my own, I'm stealing the idea. It may not be very interesting but here goes.

2000 - I was starting my 8th grade year at St. John's. This was a major awkward year as far as looks go. I chose to re-take my school picture, only to have the original one show up in the yearbook. I had braces put on. I was very frustrated not to be able to start wearing make-up (against school rules). Every girl in my class had a certain pair of white and pink vans, I was made fun of for having a different style of vans; which I thought was funny since my intention was to be different anyway. I loved school lunch.

2001 - I switched schools. It was overwhelming at first. I aced my science class, made some cool things in wood shop, and tested out of gym to save myself the embarrassment of, well, being in gym. I was the only one who could do a standing tuck at sophomore cheer tryouts. I had to stop eating avocado. I met Matthew.

2002 - I dyed my hair blue for the first time. I started high school cheer - it took some adapting. I cheered on 3 squads. Matt and I started dating. I took AP history - bad idea. I had my first art class with Mr. Allen, awesome. I shared a locker with Whitney and we decorated the inside with colorful homemade magnets of anime characters and 80's cartoons. I rode the bus. My love for English grew. I got my braces off. First kiss. I learned how to do fulls.

2003 - I became a varsity cheerleader. I sprained my ankle. I didn't have my license, most others did by now.   Matthew drove me home from school every day. I wore glasses. One of my most embarrassing life moments happened. I fell on my head while doing back handsprings during half time at a basketball game. I discovered the wonders of Tylenol Flu.

Homecoming game junior year

2004 - I finally got my license. I car pooled with Whitney to school. I quit cheer and it made me happy. I went to every lacrosse game. I was a TA. I sluffed school for the first time. I chopped my hair. I ate cheese rolls for lunch - gross. I got contacts. I took the ACT's twice. I applied for college.

2005 - I got in my first and only accident. I graduated from high school. I started college automatically assuming I could do as little effort as I did in high school and still pull off good grades. I scraped by with a 3.0 my first semester and realized how wrong that idea was. I discovered the pros and cons of Trax. I got my first job. I declared my major. I finished my freshman year of college on the dean's list - and every semester after. I attended my first concert.

Alta graduation

2006 - I took Asian Civ. One of my favorite classes and professors ever. I quit my job. I went to nail school. I switched my degree from a BS to a BA. I got my first ticket.

2007 - I started taking Spanish. No, I cannot converse in the language. I lived with the Rudy's in a downtown condo for the summer and I loved it very much. I pretty much lived off of salami, cheese and triscuits. I accidentally left my keys in Matt's car one night and he had to drive downtown just to give them to me so I could drive back to my parent's house in Sandy. Somebody rear-ended Matt on the freeway off ramp. I was flown on a surprise trip to Pier 39. Matt proposed. I took photography. I started planning a wedding. I met 311.

Em and I backstage at 311

I'm engaged!

2008 - The best and worst moments of my life occurred in the same couple weeks. Matt and I tied the knot. We had to say goodbye to someone who meant a lot to us. Went to Mexico. We bought Havarti. Squirt was put to sleep. I started doing nails at a salon rather than from home. I watched the Summer Olympics every day. Matt's car was totalled in an accident. We bought a Subaru. We celebrated our first Christmas.

Erik and Matt at our wedding

Mexico

2009 - I started a blog. Surprised Matt with a b-day party. Matt and I went to Vegas for spring break. I graduated from the U. Matt took the DAT and we sent in dental school applications. I adjusted to no longer being a full time college student. I went to Washington for a week. I experienced my first solo plane ride. I had to switch eye doctors. Havarti died. I got front row seats to my very first Keith Urban concert. We got Roxy and Lyla. Attended our good friends' wedding.

Make a wish

Vegas