Monday, February 28, 2022

Together for 14 Years

Eliot and I are enjoying our time in California, but I wanted to pop in to commemorate another milestone.  Today, we are celebrating our fourteen year dating anniversary!  It's hard to believe that we have been together for so long!  There's no one else that I'd rather go through this adventure of life with!  Eliot is definitely my greatest adventure!

Right now, we're on our way from San Jose down to Anaheim.  We should be arriving in the Disneyland Resort area around 5:00 or 6:00 Pacific time.  Downtown Disney doesn't close until later, so we'll probably dive right in and visit there tonight!  I can't wait to get ahold of some sweet treats from Marceline's Confectionary!!!

I'm so excited that we'll be able to celebrate and spend time together at the Disneyland Resort this week!  I can't believe that we're finally going to Disneyland tomorrow!!!

I'm so excited that Eliot and I are finally going back to a Disney park after over two years of waiting.  And the timing is perfect to celebrate Valentine's Day and our dating anniversary.  It's going to be a week of fun, happiness, love, faith, trust and pixie dust!  

Cheers to love, laughter and happily ever after!  Bring on the magic!!!  °o°

Sunday, February 27, 2022

Disneyland March 2022 Bucket List

Eliot and I are going to Disneyland the day after tomorrow!!!  The excitement is building and I can't wait to walk under the train tracks and back into the magic!!!

The last time we spent multiple days at the Disneyland Resort was back in June and July of 2018 when we went out for Pixar Fest.  That feels like forever ago now...

Since this is our first big trip back to Disneyland in a few years, I wanted to make a bucket list of things to do to make sure that I don't forget anything.  I want to enjoy every second of the magic!  However, instead of making a large list this time, I decided to separate it into smaller pieces organized by theme.  So let's check it out! 

FOOD
  1. Eat a Tigger Tail
  2. Eat a Dole Whip
  3. Eat a Mickey Ice Cream Bar
  4. Eat a Mickey Mouse Cake Pop
  5. Eat a Churro
  6. Eat a Macaron
  7. Eat Ice Cream in a Souvenir Bowl
  8. Get a Bing Bong Candy Apple
  9. Get a Mint Julep and Mickey Beignets (on Mardi Gras)
  10. Bring Home Candy Apples
  11. Bring Mickey Sourdough Bread Home

SHOPPING
  1. Visit the Dress Shop (Downtown Disney)
  2. Visit Wonderground (Downtown Disney)
  3. Visit the Disney Home Store (Downtown Disney)
  4. Visit World of Disney (Downtown Disney
  5. Visit Knick’s Knacks (Pixar Store) (California Adventure)
  6. Visit Emporium (Disneyland)
  7. Visit Elias and Co (California Adventure)
  8. Visit the Lego Store  (Downtown Disney)
  9. Visit Marceline’s Confectionary  (Downtown Disney)
  10. Visit Disneyana (The Disneyland Art Store)
  11. Visit Off the Page (The California Adventure Art Store)
  12. Visit Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff (California Adventure)

PHOTOS
  1. Take Photos with the Castle
  2. Take Photos of the Little Man of Disneyland’s House
  3. Take Photos of HEH Products
  4. Take Photos with Characters
  5. Use Eliot’s Nice Camera

EXPERIENCES
  1. Visit Animation Academy
  2. Wave to Mickey and Minnie
  3. Meet Mirabel from Encanto
  4. Go on Rides that I Can’t at WDW (Radiator Springs Racers, Mr. Toad, etc.)
  5. Visit Avengers Campus
  6. Go on the Disney Railroad
  7. See Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
  8. Go on my Favorite Attractions (Pirates, Haunted Mansion, It's a Small World)
  9. Go on Storybook Land Canal Boats (my Favorite Disneyland Attraction!)
  10. Check out Pixar Pier (it’s finished now!)
  11. Go to the California Adventure Food & Wine Festival (it opens while we're there!)
  12. Visit Walt's Candle at the Disneyland Fire Station

This is a ridiculously ambitious list with 40 things on it, but I'm hoping that I can bang out most of these!  At this rate, I'll be eating two snacks per day just to get them all in... but I'm here for it!  Eliot and I enjoy poking around the stores, so that's not too difficult to achieve.  Eliot's bringing his nice camera, so hopefully we'll get good pictures.  And I want to have plenty of fun experiences during my first trip back to Disney in two years!

I'm so excited about our trip and I'm so thrilled to check things off of this list!  About 48 more hours separate me from my main Mouse... I'll see you soon Mickey!!!  °o°

Friday, February 25, 2022

2022 California Trip Bucket List

Today is going to be a treat.  Eliot and I originally thought that we'd be leaving for California today, but after escaping the winter storm that's hitting New England right now, we're already in San Jose and settled in at Eliot's parents' house!!!  I'm not sure what we're going to do today since we hadn't planned to be here, but I wanted to stop by for a few minutes to post one of my bucket lists!  It became apparent that my overall list was getting too big, so I separated my non-Disney list and my Disneyland list.  


I've dubbed the other part of my list my 2022 California Trip Bucket List.  Here I've got all of the other stuff that we're doing in California: concerts, musicals, San Jose Sharks games, Hollywood, a little bit of self-care and more!  Here's what I've got on it!

Melissa's 2022 California Trip Bucket List
  1. See the Disney Princess Concert
  2. See Hamilton
  3. See Wicked
  4. Look for San Jose Sharks Fabric at Joanns
  5. Look for San Jose Sharks Gear (Target or Local Sports Store)
  6. Go Shopping at the Shark Tank
  7. Get a Mani/Pedi with Elissa
  8. See the Sharks and Bruins Play at the Shark Tank
  9. See the Seattle Kraken (The NHL’s newest team)
  10. Visit the Funko Hollywood Store
  11. Visit the Disney Studio Store
  12. Get an Ice Cream at the Disney Studio Store
  13. Check out S. Preston Art at the GardenWalk Anaheim

I'm obviously super excited about Disneyland, but I also can't wait for all of the events on this list.  I'm excited to see the Sharks vs the Bruins in a sea of teal jerseys for once.  (Eliot and I are usually the ones sticking out like a sore thumb in Boston.)  I'm also excited to go back to Hollywood.  I can't wait to see the Funko store!  And I'm really looking forward to getting my nails done for the first time in years!

It's certainly going to be a fun filled trip!  As always, I'll swing by sometime after we're home in Maine to let you all know how things worked out with my list!  °o°

Thursday, February 24, 2022

On Our Way to San Jose

Do you know the way to San Jose?  We're on our way to San Jose!!!  This afternoon, Eliot and I will be on our way to California in our first trip there since December 2019!

You might be wondering why we left today.  Tuesday afternoon, we decided to leave a day earlier due to a snowstorm coming through New England tomorrow.  Our original flight was supposed to leave Boston at 6:00 pm on Friday.  But we only had an hour layover in Chicago, so if there was any small delay in our flight leaving on time, we were most likely going to miss our second flight.  If we got stuck in Boston or Chicago due to the weather, we'd most likely miss the Disney Princess concert.  After a bit of deliberating, we decided it made more sense to get out of here early.

Eliot and I left our house a few minutes ago.  (This was posted automatically.)  After a quick trip to the post office to drop off the rest of our orders, we'll drive to the Portland bus terminal.  We're taking a bus down to Boston so we don't have to pay for parking at Logan.  We leave at 10:30 and should be arriving at the airport around 12:45.

Our flight leaves Boston at 2:55 and we land in the Minneapolis St. Paul airport just after 5:15 (Central Time).  We have a layover for about an hour and a half before we hop onto our 6:59 flight to California.  Then, we arrive in San Jose at 9:20 pm (Pacific Time).  We're hoping the time change won't affect us too much since Eliot and I are usually up until 2:00 or 3:00 am watching the Sharks' hockey games- or more recently the Winter Olympics.  Both of us are basically set to Pacific Time right now anyways!

And that's our updated plan for today!  I'm really glad that we decided to get out of New England today instead of tomorrow.  I was so worried that we were going to get stuck like we did on our trip back from Pittsburg.  They really have no idea what this storm is going to do.  (I've heard that we're supposed to get anything from 6" to 12".)  By this time tomorrow, we'll be relaxing in the sunshine instead of trying to avoid the storm!

As you already know, Eliot and I are going to be very busy on our trip, but I have a few posts already written and scheduled ahead of time!  (I've been very busy working on them these past two weeks!)  There are more than I originally planned to write, so it probably won't even feel like I've gone anywhere!

If you follow me on social media, keep an eye out on my Instagram and Facebook accounts!  I'll try to upload photos while we're at Disneyland!!!  Have a wonderful week friends!  I'll check in again when we're home in Maine!  Mickey, here I come!!!  °o°

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

DIY: Mickey Mouse Winter Yarn Wreath

How is February already almost over?!?  We're seven and a half weeks into 2022 and time is chugging on faster than it needs to be.  I've been wanting to work on something personal (for our house) for a few months now, but time hasn't been on my side.  After missing out on making crafts for the holiday season, I really wanted to start this year off right.  I've also been wanting to make this wreath project for a few months, and I finally decided to do it before winter slips by and fades into spring!

Back at the height of the holiday season in November and December, I saw so many people making these.  I'm in a Disney home decor group on Facebook and everyone was going crazy for these fuzzy Mickey Mouse yarn wreaths.  They are so easy to make and they're perfect for Christmas and the winter months!  

Want to make one of these cute Mickey yarn wreaths for yourself?  Here's how I did it!

Materials:

1 Large Wire Wreath Bases (I used a 18" wreath base)
2 Smaller Wire Wreath Bases (I used two 12" wreath bases)
White or Ivory Chunky Yarn (I used 1 full skein, plus a little bit of a second one)
Zip Ties
Scissors
Optional- Embellishments and Seasonal Decor (snowflakes, ribbon, floral picks, etc.)


1.) Attach the Ears to Your Large Wreath Base

The first thing I did was attach my two smaller wreath bases to the large one.  In order to keep them even, I used the cross wires on the large one to space the ears.  Then, I covered those with the cross wires on the smaller wreaths.  Once they were lined up, I used zip ties to attach them to each other.  (See photo below.)  On one side, I only needed two, while the other side needed three to keep the ears secure.  Cut the zip ties when you are happy with their placement.


2.) Wrap the Ears

Next, wrap the ears with yarn.  Tie the end of the yarn to one of the wires and then start wrapping it around the wreath form.  I quickly found out that the skein of yarn was too much to keep passing thorough the wreath, so I cut my yarn into smaller sections to make it easier.  When you reach the end of that yarn strand, you can tie it to the wreath, or you can tuck the ends under one of the other wraps on the back.  Start another strand and keep doing this until you've covered both ears.


3.) Wrap the Bottom Part of the Head

I used the same process as Step #2 to wrap the bottom part of the head.  I started below one ear and kept going until I reached the bottom of the other one.  You can tuck the ends of the yarn into the area where the ears and head meet.  (See photo below.)


4.) Wrap the Area Around the Ears and Top of the Head

The hardest part for me was wrapping the yarn around the area where the ears and the top of the head meet.  Thankfully, with the wire wreath bases you can wrap the yarn in multiple areas.  I looked at where I needed to fill the ears and then wove the yarn around that spot.  In some places, I was only covering part of the wreath form and going in between the wires.  While in other areas, I went from the head all the way through to the ear.  Just do what looks right and fills in that area so it looks clean.  Oh, and don't forget to make sure you cover the zip ties!  (See photo below.)


5.) Fluff and Add Embellishments (Optional)

Once that entire area around and between the ears is covered in yarn, you're done!  I hung my wreath up and fluffed out of of the areas where the yarn was tight.  Once it's wrapped, you can gently move the yarn if it's too tight or too loose in areas.  

If you want, add embellishments and/or seasonal decor to give your wreath more of a pop!  I wanted to put buffalo plaid ribbon on mine but I couldn't find it.  (Hence why I used Eliot's buffalo plaid Snoopy blanket as a backdrop instead; I just love how it looks against buffalo plaid!)  Also, if you don't use hot glue to permanently attach your decorations, you could change it for the seasons.  I think you could use ribbon, glittery snowflakes, or floral picks and they would all look beautiful with this wreath.  It's such a simple and neutral design that you could do a lot with it!  It also looks great as is!


Isn't this Mickey Mouse Winter Yarn Wreath cute?!?!  It's really soft too.  I also love how the yarn I found has little specks of metallic silver in it!  It makes it a little bit shimmery.  I'm definitely going to make more of these Mickey wreaths for our house!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!  If you make one, please comment below, send me pictures over on Facebook or tag me in your photos on Instagram!  °o° 

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

One Week Until Disneyland!

Eliot and I have got one more week until we're back at Disney!  I'm so excited!  And I know... I sound like a broken record.  But I simply cannot contain my excitement!  It's been a long time since we really enjoyed Disneyland and soaked in the magic.  

The last time we were at Disneyland, it was for a single day during our trip to California for Eliot's grandmother's funeral.  Our day at Disneyland was a lot of fun, but it was kind of an overcast day.  Plus, Sleeping Beauty Castle was completely covered in scrim for repairs.  We had a wonderful time, but it was hard to do too much in a day.

The time before that was in the summer of 2018.  Eliot and I went out to Disneyland for a few days to check out the Pixar Fest and the newly opened Pixar Pier area of California Adventure.  Honestly, that trip is a blur to me now.  That was when I was getting overwhelmed trying to juggle my job at the chiropractic office and Happily Ever Hatter.  I don't think I even mentioned on here that we were going on that trip.

Basically, it's been a while since Eliot and I have really been able to enjoy Disneyland together.  There are so many things that make Disneyland magical.  I never pictured it would be my first trip back to Disney post-pandemic times, but now that we're going, it feels like the only appropriate way to re-introduce ourselves to the magic.

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I can't wait to experience all of the things that make Disneyland special.  

There are plenty of rides that Walt Disney World doesn't have.  I love the simplicity of the Storybook Canal Boats and Casey Jr Circus Train.  I hate the Mad Tea Party ride but the tea cups under a canopy of lanterns and trees is so beautiful at night.  I always have to go on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.  I love Radiator Springs Racers over in California Adventure.  I also really enjoy the Indiana Jones ride.  Right now, the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage ride is closed, but that's another favorite of mine.

The rides at Disneyland are also different from the ones at Walt Disney World.  Pirates of the Caribbean is longer and has two drops.  The Haunted Mansion has the hatbox ghost.  It's a Small World starts outside and the front of it is so much prettier than the Magic Kingdom's version.  It also has dolls themed to Disney characters inside of it.

The overall atmosphere inside of the Disneyland park is so special.  You can really feel Walt's presence at Disneyland.  There's a simple nostalgia that I've never felt on my visits at Walt Disney World.  It's a special kind of Disney magic.

Every trip, before we leave, I always stop at the Main Street Fire Department to look up into the front window.  There you'll find a candle that's always lit... it's Walt's candle.  It used to be lit whenever he was in the park, but now it always glows to let everyone know that while he isn't physically there, he's still watching over his park.  I always stop to silently thank him for a great trip and for creating all of the magic for us to enjoy.

I can't wait to finally be back to experience the magic that is Disneyland.

Only one more week Mickey!!!  I'll be there soon!!!  °o°

Monday, February 21, 2022

Magical Merchandise: Stoney Clover Lane Mickey & Friends Collection

Happy Monday!  February is flying by and our trip to California will be here before I know it.  Eliot and I are going to be crazy busy this week; still, I wanted to stop by to share some merchandise with you.  Today, we're heading back to Stoney Clover Lane.

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I first introduced you to Stoney Clover Lane back in August when they released their first Disney collaboration, the Princess Collection.  It was a huge success and sold out almost immediately.  (It's recently been re-stocked if you had your eye on something!)

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On February 12th, Stoney Clover Lane released their newest collaboration, the Mickey and Friends Collection.  The collection consists of five different patterns.  

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The Sensational 6 pattern is pink with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto. 

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Dynamic Duo is light blue and white stripes with Mickey and Minnie faces on it.  

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Ultimate Pair is pink with white polka dots and has Mickey and Minnie standing.

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Friends Forever is red with white hearts and has a repeating pattern of the Fab 5 on it.

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Yours Truly features Mickey Mouse on a tan and white striped background.  There are also Mickey gloves in the peace sign, stars and Mickey heads all over it.

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They released coordinating character patches of the Sensational Six: Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto.  Mickey and Minnie come in large and small patches.  

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They also made full body patches of Mickey and Minnie standing!

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They released chenille Mickey Mouse head patches in seven different colors.

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My favorite part of the collection were actually the Mickey font letter patches!  I love these!  At $20 each, they're too expensive for me to put my name on something... it would cost $140 just to personalize it!  But I think they're really cute and fun!

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I love all of the personalization options between the character patches and the letter patches.  You could do your name, initials, or nickname.  Or, you could write Mickey, Minnie, Magic, Snacks, Ears or something else Disney inspired on your pouches.  The personalization possibilities are pretty much endless!

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I think the best part is that the entire Mickey and Friends collection coordinates well together.  There are plenty of pieces of each pattern for people who like to match perfectly.  But I also think the entire collection coordinates really well together!

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If one of these items caught your eye, most of these pieces are still still available on Stoney Clover Lane.  Grab it before it's gone if you you can't live without it!  °o°

Sunday, February 20, 2022

2022 Winter Olympics

The 2022 Winter Olympics are almost over.  It's hard to believe that they've flown by so quickly!  Eliot and I have been so busy that I haven't had time to write about them until now.  However, being busy hasn't stopped us from watching as much as possible! 

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Honestly, I missed the first few days of the games because we were so busy that I forgot that they had already started.  I also don't think I was as excited about them as I usually am because we just did this last summer.  I think Eliot and I finally turned on the television by Day 3 and from there we were completely drawn in.  The Winter Olympics have basically been the background noise at our house for the past two weeks.  No matter what sport is on, I can't help but get sucked in.

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Eliot and I have watched snowboarding, skiing, ski jumping, speed skating, figure skating, bobsledding, freestyle skiing, biathlon, hockey, curling and alpine skiing.  I think we caught most of them over the two weeks.  We've been bouncing back and forth between NBC Primetime coverage and the all day coverage over on USA, so I don't think there was too much that we missed!

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There have been so many wonderful moments that Eliot and I have witnessed during the 2022 Winter Olympics.  Here are a few of my favorites:

Eliot and I watched the US win it's first gold medal of these Olympics when Lindsey Jacobellis won the snowboard cross event.  I don't remember watching this event before, and it was really stressful, but I was so proud of how she fought and earned that medal.  It was also inspiring to see someone almost my age win a gold.  People talk as if 36 is old... way to show them that "old" can still win gold Lindsey!

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Speaking of old winning gold... a few days later, we also watched as Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner won gold in the mixed snowboard cross event.  We didn't see Nick's run in the individual event, but it's clear that he was really upset afterwards.  I was so happy for him when Lindsey brought it home during that last stretch.  (I think I held my breath!)  It was such a moment of pure joy for both of them.  And since Nick is 40, their combined age is 76... proving again that age is just a number!

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I think the most emotional I was during these games was watching Shaun White in his last Olympics.  I've watched him forever and seeing how emotional he was about it just crushed me.  Eliot and I were both shocked when he crashed on his last run.  (I think the entire US muttered a collective "ugh" at the same time.)  But it was what happened after that made me teary eyed.  He took off his helmet and slid down the rest of the way holding it up as a salute to everyone watching.  You could hear the cheer of the entire crowd.  Then the way his competitors, pretty much kids who grew up idolizing him, all took turns embracing him was a powerful statement.  It was his interview that finally broke me down.  The entire event and sendoff was really touching considering how much he's grown the sport and made it what it is today.

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There were also moments of triumph in new sports.  I really enjoyed watching Kallie Humpheries & Elana Meyers Taylor finish in gold and silver in the first ever monobob event.  I've never really paid that much attention to the bobsledding events, but I enjoyed learning more about both women's stories and what it took for them to get where they are.  I'm so proud to have them represent the USA!

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One of the events that Eliot and I were looking most forward to was women's ice hockey.  We watched at least one of the men's games, but we tried to watch most of the women's games.  Of course, it came down to USA vs Canada for the gold medal match.  In the end, the US took the silver, but our ladies fought for it until the very end.

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I could write an entire post about the figure skating.  It's always my favorite winter sport to watch, similarly to how gymnastics is my favorite summer sport to watch.  I always make sure to watch as much of it as I can.  Unfortunately, due to my tuning into the games late, I missed watching the US win silver in the team event.  But after that, I made sure not to miss any of the other events!

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We enjoyed watching Nathan Chen nail his routine and win gold in the men's event!  I love how he skated to Elton John's "Rocket Man" and Elton tweeted about it!  I was so devastated for him after the 2018 Winter Games; I'm glad he's got his gold medal now!

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I was happy Jason Brown went back to the Olympics.  He's not out there nailing quads like some of the other guys, but I love how artistic and beautiful his programs are!

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Eliot and I really enjoyed watching the ice dance competition.  (About halfway through the first night, Eliot decided that was his favorite part of figure skating.)  We were so happy when Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue won the bronze medal.

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I also really enjoyed watching Madison Chock and Evan Bates perform.  I've been watching them for years and I'm so glad that they had great routines even though they didn't medal in their event.  (They still medaled in the team event!)

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We watched pairs figure skating- even though I missed part of the free skate.  I'm so glad the team from China won the gold at the Beijing games.  I can't imagine the pressure they were under!  I enjoyed watching the other countries teams perform as well as watching Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy Leduc from Team USA.

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I really enjoyed watching pairs partners Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier.  (I have followed Alexa's skating since she and her husband Chris skated together.)

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I think the most talked about event of the Winter Games was ladies figure skating.  I won't go into too many details since I'm sure you've already heard it all.  (To recap: ROC and potential doping, 15 year old is allowed to compete since she's a minor, immense pressure to perform, she falls a few times in her free skate routine, and complete chaos ensues at the end of the event.)  Honestly, that was really hard to watch.  I was so happy for the girl from Japan who won the bronze medal; she was thrilled!  The ROC silver medalist had a complete breakdown and it was broadcast for the whole world to see.  (I felt so bad for her.)  Then, the gold medalist from ROC couldn't even celebrate because her team abandoned her to comfort the other two.  In the end, the event felt like it was one big pot ready to boil over.  It was a hot mess.

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There were some good moments though.  I enjoyed how two of the competitors used Disney music in their routines.  I loved cheering on our USA athletes even though I knew none of them were going to medal.  (We watched this event in primetime so I knew Team USA finished off the podium.)  I thought Karen Chen had a wonderful performance even though she didn't seem too pleased about it at the end.

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Mariah Bell was completely glowing at the end of her free skate program.  I was so happy for her.  It sounds like she's tried to make the Olympic team many times before and I'm so thrilled that she had his incredible moment there on the world stage.  I love how she kneeled down to run her hands along the Olympic ice and then took a quick turn back around to soak it in before getting off of it.

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I also love how supportive her coach Adam Rippon was.  (I enjoyed watching him compete a few years ago.)  He was so thrilled for her too!

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I'm also thrilled for Alysa Liu and her free skate performance.  She was overcome with emotion afterwards and it was so refreshing to see how grateful she was for this experience.  You could tell that she was having a blast at the Olympics.

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I think my favorite moment of the entire Winter Games was when Mariah Bell jumped out from behind the "backstage" area and gave Alysa Liu a giant hug in the kiss and cry area.  She probably wasn't supposed to do that, but she was so happy for Alysa and how well she skated that she had to go give her a hug.  This is what the Olympics are about.  I was so proud of the display of camaraderie and friendship that these Team USA women showed when the rest of the women's competition fell apart.

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Aside from our favorite athletes, there was another person who was very popular at the Olympics this year.  The Beijing 2022 panda mascot, Bing Dwen Dwen, was incredibly popular.  Lines for mascot merchandise were longer than 4 hours at some points!  The round panda mascot was also seen at some of the sporting events.  Eliot and I actually spotted him dancing in the background of a few hockey games!

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The United States of America had a great showing.  There were 2,900 athletes in the games and 91 countries represented.  225 of those athletes were from the USA.  We had 57 Team USA medalists- 39 females and 18 males.  Our youngest was 19 and our oldest was 40.  And 34 of them were first time medalists!

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The United States was 5th in the medal count brining home 25 medals.  (We beat our 2018 total!)  Norway took away the most medals.  Germany dominated at the bobsled events winning gold in everything but the women monobob event.  Canada and the Russian Olympic Committee rounded out the top five.

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Overall, I think it was a great event and we really enjoyed watching it!  There were so many other moments during these games that were special as well.  (The ones I wrote about were just the ones that Eliot and I were able to watch!)  I'm so proud of our Team USA athletes.  I was inspired to see so many Olympians break records and barriers!

Congratulations to all of the 2022 Winter Olympians!!!  °o°o°