train of thought

Since justin is all responsible and got himself a job, i am now at home getting lots of time to myself. my mind tends to wander too much when i have long periods of undisturbed thought, and this was what today held. it started off as what i wanted for breakfast, and ended on the things i love and dont love about daily life. ill spare you the middle. but thought i would share non the less.

things i love:

• sees candy- a wonderful mom of one of our missionaries lives in LA and sent us a box of see's candies. oh so divine! justin made fun of me that i didnt even wait till we got home (or even out of the church parking lot)before diving into the box. apparently i take after my mother who once bought us a box and ate them before we got there and had to go buy another box.
• mail/comments- email, blog comments, you name it, i love it. i usually feel so isolated here especially while justin is at work. i love knowing how everyone is doing, and what the heck is going on back home! thank you those who send me something weekly (to C and chix) it totally makes my day!
• fresh fruit and veggie stands- i go to this great local grower stand in town and stock up on wonderful produce. i dont think i have ever eaten so many great veg's ever!
• running on the beach- i love after a run, just sitting on one of the many benches overlooking the ocean. and if i have to work out alone (im a social worker-outer, i like to go with someone else) this is the way to go. best part of my day.

things i dont really like:

• expensive groceries- WinCo spoiled me! i get so revolted by $7 for cereal that essentially only gives you 4 bowls! wheres my big bag of krispie rice when i need it.
• expensive nuts- a little snack size bag is $7. you can buy 2 lbs. at costco for like $14. i really miss my snack of walnuts, pecans, almonds, you name it.
• lack of sweet cereal- i have such a soft spot for sugar cereals. give me a good bowl of lucky charms, fruit loops, captin crunch, honeycomb, cocoa crispies, ect. and i am a happy girl. those dont exist here. which is really great for my back end but still leaves me missing an occasional pick me up.

olympic recap... so far

after many long days and late nights of watching the olympics (for those who know my husband typically crashes for the night shortly after dinner, know this is a big deal), ive made a few observations on the games.

1. I am pretty sure micheal phelps is a fish guy like the one from waterworld. with the gills behind his ears, you know who im talking about. as the ausies say "to put it simply, hes a freak." aside from the pure talent that oozes out of him, i dont know if there is something in the water, or those new speed suits are as good as rocket packs. i dont think his 8 gold's and 7 world records will be beaten any time soon. truely one of the greatest athletes ever.

2. the ladys gymnastics events dont seem to be what they used to. I swear that the bars routines and floor events were soo much longer back in the day. as justin pointed out, i was smaller and everything seemed longer/bigger/faster then, but i am sticking by my claim. i thought they used to do more tricks on the uneven bars, and go back and forth between the 2 more. anyone else think im not crazy?

3. there are so many "sports" that quite frankly is a stretch of the word. ping pong, seriously! ive played, its fun. i dont think its up there with the likes of marathon running as far as athletic ability is concerned though. and dont get me started on the prancing horses.

4. i find it such a bummer that so many people lost money to scams selling tickets to the games, and yet so many of the seats at every event are not filled. i guess the scalpers outside are trying to make an extra buck but its leaving them empty. a couple of the funny people in oz wanted to see if people actually knew the events of the games, so they scalped tickets to fake events. they got 80 euros for the dominos final, fiji v. belarus. and $200 for the tetherball final. no joke.

5. we only get to see the stuff that australia is good at. ie, badminton, table tennis, most swimming events, rowing, and field hockey. usually the only time we catch up on how the US is doing is when they happen to be in an event with them. i never thought about that glitch when we came over here, so its a good thing the US is in just about everything. the big bummer is we dont get to see any of the dream team, water polo (they are favored to win), interviews, gymnastics, baseball, soccer, ect. major bummer!

6. it doesnt look that hard! I know these athletes work their whole lives to get ready for these games, but they make it look so easy. it makes me think i can go jump in the mix and soon enough ill be standing on that podium getting my big old medal.