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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…

I finally finished “Breaking Dawn”. Well, I say finally, but I guess the book hasn’t even been out for more than five days, so I guess I finished it pretty quickly for an almost 800 page book. Let me just say that it was fantastic! The author definitely took the story in a direction that I never would have imagined. At first, it honestly freaked me out. I still think it is awfully adult themed throughout the book, but I guess it’s not like I’ve studied teen and young adult novels in depth lately, so maybe that is the norm….

Last night I thought I would read a bit of my new book before bed, but like the first three books in the series, it gripped me and would not let go. Breaking Dawn is so unlike the other three books that it left me wide-eyed and amazed even until 4 am. That’s when I finally had to put it down and go to sleep because my brain was telling me I had to get at least a little bit before it was time to get up again. I don’t want to ruin the plot or anything, but let me…

As I had written about earlier, Stephanie Meyer’s last book in the Twilight Saga was released this weekend. August 2nd was the release date, and like they did with Harry Potter, Barnes and Noble had a midnight release “party”. Now, I didn’t actuallly go to the Harry Potter midnight party, because I knew it was going to be long lines and completely mayhem. I thought that Breaking Dawn might be a little bit different. When I reserved my book over a month ago, the cashier told me that I could pick up my book at midnight on Friday night. The…