Well after 2 intense weeks of staying up late and watching hours upon hours of television coverage the 2008 Summer Olympics are finished. The USA came out on top of the medal count with 110 total medals with China in a close second with 100 although China led the gold medal count with 51 compared to the USA's 37. I think the greatest moment of the entire Olympics was Michael Phelps winning another one of his 8 total golds by only .01 second. I think everyone thought he had come in 2nd until it came up on the screen. What a scene it was. Phelps winning 8 golds is one of those feats you tell your children and grandchildren you watched happen live.
The Olympics are truly an amazing thing. It is one of the only events that unites the whole world. People from nearly every country come together to compete in different events and despite what's going on in the rest of the world cohabit peacefully for 2 weeks. There really is nothing like it.
Coming up next we have the winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. They start February 12, 2010 so we will be looking forward to that. I hope you enjoyed the 2008 Summer Olympics as much as we did!
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My favorite was watching Shawn Johnson win her gold. She is just too adorable. Cliff and i are only about 6 hours away from the winter olympics. Tickets go on sale in October and we are planning a vacation for the two of us there. So exciting.
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