I miss the Olympics. I really enjoy them while they are on, even more now that I have a DVR and so could record events that overlapped on the tv schedule. I also enjoyed fast forwarding through the commercials and fluff pieces that NBC insisted on inserting into their coverage. And how many times did I need to see bios of the same five female gymnasts? Um, once was enough for me, thanks.
Issues with NBC's coverage aside, I'm going through withdrawal a little bit this week. To be honest, neither I nor my DVR can keep up with that many hours of tv per week, so it's probably better that it is over. I always really enjoy the swimming and am thrilled that it is getting so much exposure these days. I swam competitively back in the day and really loved it, so it's fun to watch. I always like to watch Michael Phelps swim, he makes it look so easy. I could have done with a little less Ryan Lochte, the more I saw of him, the less I liked him. He's a little too much ego and not quite enough sportsmanship and love of the sport for my taste. I am now a big fan of Missy Franklin - I love that she gets so much joy from swimming and that she didn't bend to pressure to move to an Olympic training center because she wanted to stay close to her family and friends and continue to have fun. She's a great role model - at 17 no less!! I can't wait to follow her career and watch her in Rio hopefully!
My daughter caught the Olympic bug too, and each night this week asked to watch the Olympics. She also made requests to fast forward to her two favorite sports - swimming or beach volleyball.
She specifically asks each night if we can watch "Misty Franklins" (Missy Franklin) swim in the Olympics. She is a water bug herself, at two and a half she is fearless. She jumps right into the pool and heads straight into the ocean without blinking, regardless of temperature. She's going to give her mama a heart attack though, since she thinks she can swim already!
She also loved the beach volleyball. Her daycare provider let me know that one day this week she was on a deck on the playground, bouncing a ball and running around. When asked what she was doing, she replied, "I'm playing beach volleyball." If that interest continues, hopefully she'll end up taller than her mommy!
