So last night the Olympic ceremony came to a pretty jubilant close. And what a finish.
Today I feel somewhat bereft.
I really don’t watch a lot of sport on TV these days. I love the boxing but it is generally on way too late for me. The golf and the tennis, *yawns*, are always on in our house as Mr B is an avid fan and I find them quite therapeutic. Other than these and some of the more high profile footie matches that’s about my limit.
So, I really didn’t think the Olympics would have much of an impact on me.
How wrong was I. I have loved it. Every minute. I became transfixed by sports I had hardly even heard of. I could barely watch Tom Daley’s final dive for the nerves. I spent hours watching dressage, something I may have previously been known to ridicule. Some of the gymnastics I was practically hiding behind the sofa to view and Mr B even managed to get me interested in Beach Volleyball. He admired their figures sporting prowess no end.
And the athletics I literally could not tear myself away from. Just awesome. Of course having Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah in our team helped. I am not used to seeing Britain actually win stuff. Weird. But brilliant.
And now it is over. It feels like the morning after the most amazing party. I feel deflated.
What will we do in the evenings?
What will we watch?
We may actually have to start talking to each other again. Jeepers.
Other than the closing ceremony, which I thought was a bit poo, I agree 100% with this.
The entire thing was fantastic, from the reactions of the athletes themselves, to the sheer enthusiasm of the commentators. Listening to the commentary on the cycling, rowing, and Barry Davies during the hockey was great.
“We have done it, we have done it, and we have done it in style!”
The opening ceremony caught me very much off-guard, but the moment I saw the yellow rings join up, I was hooked. I think I ended up rewatching it about three times…!
It’s the best sporting event I’ve ever seen, not even the world cup can top it. Today has been really depressing.
The new footy season starts next week, and I honestly couldn’t care less. I hope attendances are down, and people get interested in other stuff instead.
The BBC did a top job with all the extra channels on Sky/Virgin, and the live streams on their website.
I got a bit emotional when they showed this montage:
http://youtu.be/XmRJzMfFBM8
That montage is brilliant! I actually really enjoyed the closing ceremony too. Am so sad it’s all over.
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That is the funniest thing I have seen in ages. I love the teletubbies one. Brilliant, thanks 🙂
See I missed all this with the house. I’m so behind with everything that I haven’t even finished 50 shades!
Hope move is going well x
Finding myself actually going outdoors away from the t.v screen now the Olympics is over! Kind of ironic!