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March 1, 2012

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It doesn’t take much to make me cry these days but string together a bunch of clips from past Olympics and cue a pump-up song to go along with it, and you’ve got a sobbing pregnant woman on your hands. Thank you Olympics, I’ll be seeing you in 148 days.

PS Aren’t these posters rad? They were created by British artists for the upcoming games. Read more about them on Creative Review and buy them here.

Also, I’m pretty certain baby Blodgett needs to be sporting this come August

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  • On March 1, 2012 , Katie said:

    Oh Melanie! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Olympics–to the point of humming the Olympic song year round, every year. Thanks for sharing the posters! It’d be such a sneaky way to enjoy a bit of the olympics in my own quiet–not super crazy kind of way.

  • On March 1, 2012 , Sandra said:

    Funny how emotional we get when pregnant. I would cry at a particular bank commercial about a guy who decorated the nursery as a surprise for his pregnant wife. Every.single.time I saw it on tv.

    Oh, and a trailer for the Toronto International Film Fest that year. Every.single.time.

    It’s sweet…

  • On March 1, 2012 , Lemanie said:

    I adore the Olympics!! I especially like watching the swimming and the gymnastics! It’s so motivating & awesome! =)

    Lemanie’s Randomness Blog

  • On March 1, 2012 , Karen said:

    That feels so far away! But it will be here before we know it. Off to go look up those old Visa Olympic commercials now…

  • On March 1, 2012 , kb said:

    1992 derek redmond… the only way this story could be more of a total tear jerker is if they set it to josh groban, you lift me up–oh wait, someone DID.

    your welcome, melanie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZlXWp6vFdE&feature=related

  • On March 1, 2012 , Molly the waffler said:

    Oh, that song! The first few bars of it get me every time. Pass the tiisues!

  • On March 1, 2012 , Corrie Anne said:

    Oh yeah!! I LOVE THE OLYMPICS! Can’t wait!!!!!

  • On March 1, 2012 , Melissa said:

    Darn you kb! I had to pause my Tivo’d Project Runway All-Stars to have a good cry watching that YouTube video.

    And good new Melanie: it takes a while for the insane sobbing to go away after you have the baby! Mine is 6 months old and I still cry almost daily over thing I see on TV!

  • On March 1, 2012 , Treva said:

    Pregnant or not, i totally cry before, during and after Olympic mania. It rules and it’s rad. Also, you are rad.

  • On March 1, 2012 , Lena said:

    They’re so wonderful!

  • On March 1, 2012 , Lindy said:

    Oh I love these! Wow!

  • On March 1, 2012 , lcb | on the park said:

    Two things. One: I’m thisclose to buying the top right poster. Two: gymnastics. GYMNASTICS!!! There is no better summer activity than sitting on the couch with a big bowl of watermelon and watching gymnastics.

  • On March 2, 2012 , Lauren at TwIn Style said:

    I love the Olympics so so so much, and so does my husband, thank goodness! They make me ridiculously happy, and I definitely get all teary-bleary-eyed many times during each Olympics.

  • On March 2, 2012 , Alicia said:

    I love the olympics! I still have the ending montage from the 2008 Olympics on my dvr and may have watched it and cried today. There is just something so inspirational and wonderful about the Olympics. I find it very hard to like people that have no affection towards the Olympics.

  • On March 3, 2012 , Tan said:

    I live close to Vancouver and I’ve gotta say, the atmosphere during the olympics was INCREDIBLE. It’ll be exciting to watch the summer olympics (gymnastics!)

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