THE 2008 OLYMPICS!!!


I hope all of you are watching the Olympics this year! If the purpose of this blog is to have a type of journal for our family, I just have to take a moment and run along with my theme and look into “Kami’s Locker”.
The Olympics mean so much to me and after watching yesterdays events I was just in tears! I have to first explain myself….Jason and my first date. We were in Provo and drove back east to Atlanta, Georgia, for the 1996 Olympics with a big group of friends. From there, we knew we were destined to be together. We saw a ton of events there and knew we shared the same passions! We spent endless nights getting to know each other better, talking all night long…We stopped at many stops along the way. Some of the fun stops were…the muddy river of Green River, CO…taking a swim. Grand Junction, CO where we spent the last 5 years and have just recently moved from, spent the night in Glenwood Springs on a mountain(not recommended!!!the worst sleep ever.). We stayed the night at a church building in Little Rock, Arkansas. We hiked up some cliffs and swam in a water hole in Mississippi and went water skiing in Raleigh, North Carolina. The trip was full of so many activities and the best part is that we have it all on video tape. We took along a camcorder for the whole trip!
Well, I decided this last April that I would run “The Boston Marathon”. Every marathon that I’ve ever run, I had qualified for this race, but never had the desire to actually run it. Well, I had a group of friends that qualified this last year and we all decided to go! Needless to say, I am so glad that I did. We had a great time there and had the opportunity not only to see a lot of history(which meant everything to Jason), but we were able to see the “US Olympic Trials in the Marathon for the 2008 Olympics. There we got to see the favorite for the 2008 Olympics win the race, Deena Castor. It was such an unbelievable experience to be so close and be able to take pictures like you’d see in Runners world(magazine). This for sure was the highlight of my trip!!! The Boston Marathon was also a great experience in itself. So, yesterday was the Marathon event of the Olympics. I was so sad to see Deena drop out from a foot injury early on in the race. But, I felt the passion of every individual runner in that race. I realized then, that there is something in me that just LOVES this gruesome race! Watching each of them come in, some in tears, some with smiles, others with blank looks of exhaustion. I have felt each one of those feelings at the end of a race. I have so much respect for each one of those women as I know how hard and excruciating their pain was. It makes me appreciate the human body that our Heavenly Father has given us. Another great and historic moment was Phelps winning the gold for the 8th time during these games. You could see the gratitude written all over his face. I don’t know if it was hormones or what but I was an emotional wreck! Another moment was to see Tyson Gay loose his spot in the 100m (track and field). He was one of the most humble people out there. It’s so hard to see people who have worked so hard including Deena Castor, not finalize their ultimate dream. I’m excited to watch the rest of these Olympics. I feel like I haven’t gotten much done around the house these last couple of days, but, they’ve been worth it. I’m including photos FINALLY of my Boston experience!