Bring On The Gold Medals

Yes, I'm an Olympics junkie - a rabid fan - someone who actually watches every event I possibly can. We're talking even synchronized swimming and badminton. I love it so much I even went to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, even though I absolutely detest being cold and would never normally go on a winter ski kind of vacation. I just have no desire to ever strap on a pair of skis and go hurtling down a mountain of ice. It's one of those activities I don't see the allure of - right up there with drinking to excess. Someone please explain to me why it's fun to drink a bunch of foul-tasting liquid, lose the ability to fully control your actions or your words usually resulting in a number of embarrassing situations now routinely caught on camera for worldwide online distribution, possibly pass out, and end up worshipping the porcelain god the next morning.

But I digress. My point is, everyone should experience the Olympics at least once - it was just amazing, and we had a ball (except for the whole thing with my all-time favorite athlete, Michelle Kwan, winning bronze instead of gold and me sobbing all the way from the competition to our room - that kind of sucked). You're probably a smidge late to go to Beijing - and you probably want an actual porcelain god to worship if you get likkered up on your Olympic trip, rather than just a hole in the ground - so consider the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver or the 2012 Summer Olympics (but only if they change that horrifying logo) in my all-time favorite city, London. (If I start saving now, and plan to swim over, I might be able to afford London - did I mention it's a rather expensive vacation option?)

Anyhoo, to celebrate the upcoming Olympics and close out my series on gorgeous Olympic athletes, here are a few images of Team USA (love it that Ralph Lauren designed Team USA's clothes this year!). If you need me for the next two weeks, I'll be in front of the TV, trying to decide which events I should start training the Princesses on now for a 2016 Olympic appearance. (Kidding! Sort of.)