But school is starting back in in a little over a week, which I am not looking forward to. Summer has just been so nice...
Plus, I did take up a new hobby you guys. It's not exactly what I had in mind a while back, but it's turned out pretty freaking well. For the past two months, I've taken up Irish dance!
Check out the wigs! My hair is so curly, I don't need one.
It is very tiring and takes a shitload of stamina, but I mean come on. It is so awesome. If no one has ever heard of it, look up Riverdance on Youtube. You won't regret it! Like every other hobby I have, I am determined to one day become good at it. It'll be hard, considering people usually start at a very young age.
I also got a new violin teacher a few weeks ago. My old one Sarah Beth just up and left. I was very sad...until I met my new teacher David. He is just full of so much awesome, you guys would love him. I'll tell you more about him some other time. Every time I leave lessons now I have a huge smile on my face.
Hey, let's have a subject to discuss! We never do that anymore. I got one...the Olympics!
So assuming you DID watch it, what did you guys think of the opening ceremony in London? Not to be a stick in the mud, but I wasn't too impressed by it. There were a couple parts that I enjoyed, like the huge rings that rained fire and the giant Voldemort, but mos of the time I was rather bored. My mom and I just drank and made fun of it, really.
What about the sports? Do any of you have a specific sport that's your favorite? I adore the gymnastics, artistic and rhythmic. I looked forward to watching it each night. Naturally I was rooting for the Americans, who did outstanding in most parts. Gabby Douglas was such a treat to watch in the All-Around finals. There was a UK girl Elizabeth Tweddle I think, who impressed me as well.
Here's Gabby. Have you seen this girl on uneven bars?
I also watched the swimming (yay, Michael Phelps!). That was pretty neat. There was that one Chinese guy who was super tall in the swimming. There was also diving, which I watched. Did anyone ever notice that Mexico was in the Olympics? I feel really bad for not noticing...
Beach volleyball was INTENSE, holy crap. I was biting my nails watching the Americans against the Chinese. The gold medal match was USA vs. USA. Haaaa...go figure? In the end, the two time--now three time gold medal team Misty and Kerri won. It's a shame Misty is retiring now.
The 3-peat champs! They are BEASTS.
So those are my two cents about the Olympics. How is it from the UK perspective? Americans are crazy about sports, is it the same over there? I'm curious. Also, what's everyone up to these days? I really miss you all.
And I won't be exploring Your Pants for a while because I'm getting really odd messages that are borderline creepy. It might be spam, who knows? Does anyone know how to block that? Have a nice August!
Lots of Love,
~Emily~
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