One of the highlights of this month for us was going to Vancouver, BC the same night as opening ceremonies for the WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES 2010. We took the sky train into the city and it was a rush of excitement to see the athletes running into the stadium and to watch as the Canadians celebrated this big event happening in their country. We went with our good friends Jeff and Kelly and my parents. The six of us had a great time eating dinner at Earl's (an yummy restaurant right in the city) and watching the ceremonies on a big screen TV. We even walked outside in the rain to take everything in and see all the people. We saw people from many different countries. We had a large group from Russia on the sky train with us. It was powerful just to see people from all over the world coming together like that. Pete mentioned the other night how much he enjoys watching the olympics-he has been following it almost nightly. He brought up a good point that it doesn't happen every year and that in our life time there will only be so many olympics especially ones that are held so close to home. I wish I could have watched more these past weeks and I am sad to see it ending this weekend. The events I did watch were so emotional. It is so amazing to see someone win a medal. Gold, Silver, or Bronze. . .What an accomplishment. You think of the blood, sweat, and tears that went into that and it is truly unbelievable.
So KUDOS to the WINTER OLYMPICS 2010 and all of those who participated. We felt more connected to it this year as we cheered in the heart of Vancouver opening night. :) Can't wait to watch in 2014!
It's already almost over?? Crazy! So cool that you got to go there!
ReplyDeleteWhat was your favorite event you watched? Mine was the final hockey game.
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