Finishing up...

I have a day and a half left in Texas. It's been great and I'm sad to go but I suppose that is how life goes...

Lately I have been utterly in awe of the Olympics. I knew I would be this way. Four years ago I got sucked into the games in Athens so I knew it would happen again. Of course, Michael Phelps is a beast. That has well been established. The women's all-around was great to watch as well. The girl who won lives pretty close to where I have been living all summer. All in all it's been pretty cool to see what's going on and see the talent these athletes have.

In other news, Landon flew down to Texas last night. He's come down to spend a couple days in Texas with me and then we are driving back to Illinois on Sunday. Today we went to Hurricane Harbor with two girls and had a blast. Early morning rain and afternoon clouds kept the large crowd away. The longest we waited for a ride was ten minutes. Landon and I are in talks about how we can build our own water park in Illinois, let us know if you want to be involved, especially as a financial backer. After we got back from the water park Aubree and Maddie (the girls from the family that I have gotten to know real well) came over. We baked cookies, watched the Olympics and just had some fun enjoying one of the few nights we have left.

Tomorrow Landon and I are going to the Rangers-Rays game after church. A staff member hooked us up with tickets behind 3rd base dugout for free so that is exciting! I will be able to scratch Tampa Bay off my list (see earlier post). That is all for now, I'm tired from all the swimming today...