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Our First London 2012 Purchase
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I was in Ireland last week which means I had a layover at London Heathrow airport which means I got to do some shopping! The buzz for the London 2012 Olympic Games has definitely begun – from billboard ads to keychains, the Olympic logo is everywhere. I had wanted to go to the London 2012 store at Heathrow but it was in Terminal 3 and I was in Terminal 1 and if you have ever been to Heathrow you know that its not like you are going to just pop over to another terminal.
Luckily lots of stores had London 2012 souvenirs and I knew my girls would love something with the London Olympics logo on it. They both are bag girls – the love bags, they swap them out all the time and they use them, too. I found Team Great Britain London 2012 drawstring bags that were perfect.
You don’t have to go all the way to London to get your 2012 Olympic gear, plenty of souvenir options are already available – take a look at our Olympic gear page for the latest choices.
Gymnastics Alert – 2012 AT&T American Cup
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As far as I am concerned, the run up to the Olympics in gymnastics starts this weekend at the 2012 AT&T American Cup gymnastics competition. The American Cup – which has had many sponsors over the years from McDonalds to Visa and more – is an invitational meet featuring 8 women and 8 men from various countries. Many countries use the meet to give up and coming gymnasts international meet experience and the US usually sends gymnasts that have crowd-appeal, are the next big thing, or established contenders. Both Jordyn Wieber and Alexandra Raisman fit those descriptions for the the US this year.
Taken as a screen capture from the digital program, here is the women’s field for tomorrow’s event:
The competitors include:
- Georgia Simpson – AUS
- Victoria Moors – CAN
- Rebecca Tunney – GBR
- Lisa Hill – GER
- Diana Chelaru – ROM
- Larisa Iordache – ROM
- Alexandra Raisman – USA
- Jordyn Wieber – USA
- Gabrielle Douglas – USA (Exhibition – meaning her scores don’t count)
The event will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Madison Square Gardens in New York City. You can watch the meet on TV or on your computer:
Universal Sports: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. LIVE
NBC Sports: 1-3 p.m. LIVE
The competition will be simultaneously webcast on UniversalSports.com and will be available for on-demand streaming following the broadcast.
My prediction: Jordyn Wieber is the clear favorite to win the meet, however, I do think Ali Raisman can give her a run for her money on floor and vault and it will be interesting to see how the two Romanian girls do.
My Interview with Olympic Volleyball Player Misty May-Treanor
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Last week I got the opportunity to do something really fun! I got to do a Skype video interview with Olympic Beach Volleyball player Misty May-Treanor in conjunction with the “Put the Two Back in Tuesdays” campaign from Stouffers. As Misty goes for her third Olympic team this summer, I felt honored to be able to ask her some questions that would be relevant to our readers as we all are raising healthy athletes and dealing with the ups and downs of this journey called sports.
My questions to Misty included:
- How long has she been playing volleyball? And what inspired her to start?
- Did she play other sports as a child?
- What advice does she have for athletes that might be going through a rough patch or may be frustrated in their sport?
- What advice would she give an athlete who is transitioning from an individual sport such as gymnastics and playing a team sport like volleyball for the first time?
- How does she manage to balance family time with her husband, professional athlete Matt Treanor, and the rigors of their busy sports schedules?
Misty and Matt are working with Stouffers to help promote their “Put the Two Back in Tuesdays” campaign. From the press release:
Kicking off today and continuing for the next six weeks, STOUFFER’S® will challenge couples to make their Tuesdays extraordinary with the help of STOUFFER’S® unique, chef-inspired Sautés for Two™ meals. Gold medal winning pro beach volleyball player and former Dancing with the Stars contestant Misty May-Treanor will be sharing how she and her husband, professional baseball player Matt Treanor, re-connect over STOUFFER’S® Sautés for Two™ to inspire couples across the country to do the same.
“Like most Americans, we’re an incredibly busy couple with schedules that don’t always align, but we always make the time to enjoy dinner together at least one night a week because it’s important to us and to our relationship,” said Misty May-Treanor. “We love STOUFFER’S® Sautés for Two™ because it is a quick, easy and unbelievably delicious meal that equates to less time cooking and more time actually re-connecting.”
To help other couples nationwide “Put the Two Back in Tuesdays,” STOUFFER’S® will be rewarding Facebook fans with weekly, downloadable coupons to try one of the indulgent meals from the Sautés for Two™ collection as well as providing useful tips and hints on how to make Tuesdays extraordinary. Fans can begin downloading coupons starting today with additional discounts available to Sautés for Two™ fans through March 20, 2012. (Stouffer’s Facebook page)
With three kids going three different directions sometimes getting a healthy meal in can be tough for us – especially if I am out at a swim meet with the girls and my husband and son are home or returning from one of their activities. Those are nights that they are very happy to find I have put a Stouffer’s Lasagne in the oven for them. I am looking forward to downloading some of the coupons and trying out the new Sautés for Two™ for nights when there may be only two or three of us home or getting a variety and letting the kids try more than one.
Disclosure: I did not receive compensation for the interview or for sharing information about the Stouffer’s campaign. However, I was sent an autographed volleyball from Misty May-Treanor as a Thank You and to give to my daughter’s best friend who inspired question #3.
