A Blur of a Week

I know I've been bad about posting lately, because the last 10 days have been a blur. I'll do my best to recap for you. You can assume that I worked all of these days, so I won't even mention that.



Fri. Aug. 8 Opening Ceremony

Sat. Aug. 9 Men's Gymnastics preliminaries

Sun. Aug. 10 Women's Gymnastics preliminaries (rain! see previous post)

Mon. Aug. 11 no events, I think I just went out to dinner, though it's hard to be certain :)

Tues. Aug. 12 Women's Soccer, Sweden vs. Canada

Wed. Aug. 13 dinner at Obiwan with Trevor, needing a break from the games

Thurs. Aug. 14 Men's Gymnastics, Individual All-Around Finals, drinks at Mesh with Joey

Fri. Aug. 15 Beijing Dance Festival--3 Chinese dance companies and 2 American (Denver and Salt Lake) The American companies were excellent, and the Chinese dancing was AMAZING!



Sat. Aug. 16 Beach Volleyball men's preliminaries with Jared, Brian, Brie, Shane, Brownie, and friends. Afterward we went to Bellagio for dessert, and dancing at Destination!



The "self with venue in background" pic.



Sun. Aug. 17 Jared, Joey, Trevor, Mirjam and I saw Gymnastics Finals: Men's Floor (which we missed because we arrived late,) Men's Pommel Horse, Women's Vault, and Women's Floor. We had a great time, then headed over to Athletics, where we watched Men's High Jump, Women's Steeplechase, and more!


Brie and Me on the Olympic Green

Mon. Aug. 18 Jared, Joey, and I had dinner at UBC coffee, and dropped in to Worker's Stadium for the end of the Brazil/Argentina football game. Afterwards, we went to the Saddle for drinks, where my Gap co-worker Belinda's sister Patricia from Brazil (and friends) met me and took me to The Beach for a private party with Brazilian media people and athletes.

Tues. Aug. 19 Drew and I took in the Diving Finals for Men's 3M Springboard, and then I headed to Saddle again for Taco Tuesdays. Unfortunately, they were out of tortilla shells! We had a margarita, headed out to Butterfly in Sanlitun, and then to Club Bud, the Budweiser House. We danced until late, and Michael Phelps was there, though I never saw him because they'd circled up some cabana chairs for him and his friends and roped off the corner.

Wed. Aug. 20 It was time for another break from events, so I went with a big gang to China People's Palace, one of our CoSport hotels, and had fun bowling. I bowled nearly 10 strikes over several games. Maybe I should take up bowling!



China People's Palace Bowling League

Thursday, Aug. 21 Peter and I had a massage after work at Dragonfly, and I headed to the Women's Football (soccer) Final to see USA defeat Brazil 1-0. Directly after that, it was another night of dancing with the athletes at Club Bud. Only a few more days to enjoy the party atmosphere of the end of the games. As athletes finish their competitions, they're out on the town shopping and partying. Jessica ran into the whole USA Swimming Team at Starbucks this morning!

While I'm in Beijing, my nephews are having a great summer becoming the cutest little guys imaginable! I can't wait to spend some time with them when I get back!

Jayden with Grandpa


Regan

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