A glimpse into our crazy life

Some Canadian was kind enough to video tape the online video of Scott’s qualifying throw that they were able to view. We’ll be up early tomorrow to follow the finals!

I think just about everyone who reads our blog has also caught this Olympic Fever. It’s been keeping me up late at nights and entertaining me while I work from home. But we have really gotten into this Olympic Games since we actually know someone competing- Scott Russell, the Canadian National Champion in javelin, went to KU and was in the athletic training program with Frank. Scott’s been keeping a blog about his Olympic experience, which has allowed us a glimpse of what it’s like for most athletes who get to realize their dreams of making it to the Olympics- those who aren’t mentioned every other minutes by the broadcasters or who don’t have their faces on boxes of cereal.

Last night (well, morning Beijing time), Scott finally got to compete in the qualifying rounds. Despite the less than ideal rainy conditions, he won his qualifying group and made it to the finals in 6th overall! The finals will be Saturday at 7:10am est. So overlook the fact he’s a Canadian for little while and cheer on Jayhawk Scott Russell!!

After living in a big city for such a long time, we’d kind of forgotten what it’s like to live away the hustle and bustle of the city until this past week. We’re so used to the noise of traffic, construction, etc. that it has been almost unsettling quiet here in Kentucky. It’s definitely nice to be able to hear the chirping of birds and crickets, but it’s just something we have to get used to again. There’s been a few other differences that have caught us off guard:

-It seems so dark while driving around at night. We’d gotten accustomed to bright city street lights everywhere.

-Strangers are actually friendly and will randomly chat with you on the street or at the store. Between NYC and Chicago, we’d gotten used to everyone keeping to themselves.

-Friendly customer service. I had begun to think the term “customer service” was an oxymoron, based on helpfulness of employees in Chicago and NYC. But even the people at the DMV today were super nice!