08-08-08

Today is our blog's 1 year birthday! It's a big day for our family!! I remember starting this blog just before we left Utah...kinda crazy to think we've been here almost a whole year!

Another big event for today is the Opening Ceremonies for the 

Beijing 2008, Summer Olympics!
I'm so excited to T-VO all the events! 

When the Winter Olympics came to SLC in 2002 I was able to work downtown at the Olympic Square with some of my friends. We had the best time and I have a ton of memories from that!
Now whenever the Olympics are taking place I get so excited and have some feelings of nostalgia. Brett makes fun of me and says I think I have some special bond with the games, but there was nothing like being a part of all the cool things that took place! Aside from the events, I love the Parade of Nations. I really like to see what each country's athletes are wearing...weird, i know! It's so cool to see the world come together...amidst all the crap that is going on everywhere. 
I wish I had some pictures of 2002 to post but I think they are all in tangible form (not digital), stored away somewhere in boxes at my mom's house....so here is just one pic of Opening Ceremonies at Rice Eccles Stadium! Tear.

Dublin Irish Festival

Last night we went to the 21st Annual Irish Festival in Dublin! Dublin, OH that is.  It's quite the production. I felt a little like I was at a state fair....lots of "fair folks" if ya know what I mean!

We ate lots of food that isn't very healthy, but dang it was good! We listened to this band called "SLIDE." They were the real deal...straight from Ireland! I could listen to them talk all night!

Landon & Kara

Me & Brett (classic Brett photo)

Meg & Brett

Nothin' manlier than one in a skirt (or several men in skirts)! There were like 8 bagpipe teams that would rotate on and off this field while playing.

the girls....posed for a shot of our festive green attire!

I only saw one leprechaun and about 1,000 people drunk off their butts! Is that really what Ireland is all about?! Kara, Meg and I kept wishing we would run into the fellas from that movie "P.S. I Love You" but we had no such luck. Any ladies out there that have seen the movie will know why we were wanting to see them! ha ha ha