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Congratulations to Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi who got married Saturday night in a very intimate ceremony in LA. Earlier this year, California’s Supreme Court ruled that the ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. Several gay and lesbian celebrity couples announced that they were getting married after that ruling, but one of the most public was Ellen’s announcement that she would marry her partner of 4 years, Portia. And let me tell you, she certainly put some money into the gorgeous 3-carat diamond ring that she gave to Portia. The ceremony, however, was not put on public display. The…

Wow!! It was definitely worth staying up late last night to watch the finals in the women’s all-around gymnastics at the Olympics! Before the competition began, NBC was all about Shawn Johnson, almost making it seem like Nastia Liukin was an afterthought, which I thought was not quite fair. After seeing the team competition on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning there), I could see that both girls had amazing talent. Shawn has power and precision wrapped up in a very athletic and cute package. Nastia, however, just has that grace and beauty that you expect from an artistic gymnast. I always…

I had a wonderful weekend with my girl friends last weekend! I haven’t seen them since B’s wedding last October, and it was so good to spend a few days talking nonstop about what we have been up to since then. Of course, we email each other regularly, but that is not the same as actually sitting down together and sharing stories and talking face to face. Kel couldn’t hang out with us as much as I had hoped because she has a two year old that is difficult to put to sleep sometimes. Plus, she’s pregnant and needs her…

Yes, I stayed up too late again last night watching the Olympics. I would hate to miss any of the gymnastics! It has always been my favorite summer Olympic sport. The new scoring system is taking some time to get used to, but I guess I understand why they have changed. Instead of scoring on a 1 to 10 basis like before, now they have two scores that they add together. The first score is the “difficulty” of the routine. It seemed like most of the routines ranged from 5.8 to 7.7’ish. So, gymnasts have to decide whether to play…

I love to watch the Olympics. When I was little, I used to get dressed up in my gymnastics leotard or my bathing suit and pretend that I was one of them. Of course, I never actually learned any of the strokes, and I was politely told I would never be a gymnast when I reached a certain height. I still love to watch, though, and cheer for the athletes that work so hard for so many years. The United States seems to be dominating the swimming races this year. Well, I guess we are usually really good in the…

This will be my last post for the week, because tomorrow I will head to Charlotte to see my three best friends from college. I haven’t seen them since last October, and I cannot wait! Two of them are pregnant, and I bet they look so beautiful! We aren’t planning to do a whole lot, as far as I know, and I am most looking forward to just catching up and hearing all about their plans and what is on their minds. I feel like I have so much to do today! I have to pack, make sure my camera…