I had an Olympics party last friday! The opening ceremonies in Vancouver were reason to celebrate! I thought the ceremonies this year were a little weird and kind of crazy but still totally entertaining and still amazing.
The lighting and passing of the TORCH! so dramatic! It was rather stressful trying to pass it with out letting go of the button that kept the torch lit up! Our torch may or may not have been a light up princess toy from Wal-Mart...
We had our own Olympic games! The Nylon/Orange game - I don't know what its called but I remember doing it when I was little... You put an orange or apple in the leg of a nylon, tie the nylon around your waist, put an orange on the floor, and you have to try and knock the fruit from one point to another by swinging your hips. Looks a little awkward, provides for some good entertainment :) You can barely see the gold medals hanging from the ceiling from the picture above, but the winners of each round were presented one of those medals. And of course the ultimate winner earned the Mexican Coconut juice, with pulp!
Mr. Marc blowing up the balloon as big as possible. Those things just keep stretching! I wish I had taken more pictures because the decorations were fabulous! I must say the Olympics inspire me to go all out. I made food and people brought stuff from all over the world... well kind of. A baguette and cheese from France! Bruschetta from Italy! Sopes from Mexico! Potstickers from Japan? all those Asian countries, and Pizza for the one and only USA!
Its been a while since I actually planned and hosted a party and I forgot how much I love it! It was a 3-day weekend so a lot of people were out of town, including all my roommates except Catherine. So i was worried nobody would come and I didn't know how it would turn out. but my Olympics party was all I ever dreamed of! :)
We went to the Peking Acrobats show and it was INSANE! Afterward we attempted our own acrobatic skills!
Nancy - she's the craziest funniest thing! Rec Management major, knits hot pads, wears literally whatever she feels like, she is the one with her mouth wide open in the picture below, has an unforgettable laugh, Nancy and Beth provide daily entertainment 
Finger painting for FHE
I am FHE mom this semester.
Rebekah - I lived with her last semester, sings beautifully, I've never heard her say anything harsh or negative, interior design major, from Boise Liz's birthday dinner at Craigos
Juuuust being domestic! I was making Liz's birthday cake.
Can't compain, life is good!
Heidi has been my roommate since January 2007 and completed our little friend trio with Kelsey (who is now serving in the Philippines). I'm really missing them this semester! 
I've met tons of people in the last few years- roommates, acquaintances, study buddies, friends from the ward... etc. Its interesting how all these people come and go and I don't give it a second thought. But there are those rare few that stick. Heidi stuck. Why? Because we love all the same things? No. I like shopping. She dreads it. She loves to read. I'd rather Sparknotes or watch the movie. Chocolate: I say milk she says dark. She wakes up at 5 to ponder the mysteries, I drag out of bed at 10, annoyed by the existence of morning.... The list goes on. But the friendship has turned into a deep, unique love that is more of a sisterhood. Its kind of undefinable.
