Olympic Fever

I love the Olympics, have since I was child. Some of my best memories are watching with my sister and then if it was winter we would strap on our roller skates and skate to our hearts content in the garage and wait nervously for our scores. If it was summer, we were all about gymnastics and had quite the competition in our back yard, complete with medals and a retaining wall that made a great balance beam.

Now, I still love the Olympics, but I love the other all events more than ice skating and gymnastics. This winter I have loved Shawn White - WOW! I love Apollo Anton Ohno and telling my kids about the time we were both running at the Olympic Oval and how he is neighbors with my running friends Mike & Peggy - the kiddos are tired of hearing about it. I have loved the hockey - Who knew! I will always love the stories of the athletes - they are probably my most favorite part of the Olympics.

I love this Coke commercial. I love it because I love history. I love seeing glimpses of Olympic moments that I remember and I love that the people at Coca-Cola remembered to include include the Special Olympics. Makes me cry every time I see it.


PS. I love that I drink Diet Coke and for about 30 seconds I do not feel guilty.