Golden Moment ...

Yesterday, my roommate and I went downtown with some friends to check out some of the Olympic festivities. We heard a little rumor that the Royal Canadian Mint had Olympic medals on display and we decided to investigate. The line-up was about 3 hours long, but we grabbed some Starbucks and just enjoyed ourselves as we waited our turn. When we finally got into the mint, they gave us each a white glove that said "I Touched Olympic Gold" and we got to go into this room and see the medals, and hold them. We weren't allowed to wear them because that is an honor reserved strictly for the athletes, but it was fun to get to hold one in my hand! They're pretty heavy and they really do sparkle! It was so much fun.

For those of you who have me as a friend on Facebook, that is where I am posting most of my Olympic photos as my Flickr Pro account expired and I don't have a credit card to renew. If you don't have me as a friend on Facebook, email me and I'll add you so you can see them!

Hope your week is golden! :o)

The True North, Strong and Free

I haven't posted in awhile (sorry!) but tonight I just want to share how incredibly proud I am of my city. Vancouver is a sea of red and white tonight. Everywhere you look, you see one thing: PATRIOTISM. Canadian flags and maple leafs are draped on buses, hanging from balconies and, of course, adorning the shirts of Vancouverites of all ages! I'm sitting in Blenz Coffee House right now and the staff are all wearing red t-shirts that say GO TEAM CANADA on them. We may not be the most powerful nation on the planet, but we are a proud people.

I got to go to the dress rehearsal for the opening ceremonies and it was totally out of this world! It was a rehearsal but they did a full run-through with all the performing artists and even the Prime Minister present. It was such a privilege to be there and trust me - you will NOT want to miss the ceremonies tonight, especially if you are a Canadian! The artistic director did a wonderful job of capturing the diversity and history of our country - everyone from east to west is represented. It's amazing!

I'm off to a little ceremony party at Laura and Davey's house. I'm bringing red and white candy to share! :o)

I hope you get a chance to watch the ceremonies on television tonight. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

GO TEAM CANADA, GO!

An Olympic Day ...

One of the perks of having a sister and a brother-in-law who work for the Olympics is getting to see the Olympic venues even though they aren't open to the general public yet. Today we went to Whistler Olympic Park. We got to see the tracks where the bobsled, skeleton and luge events will take place, and the slopes where the skiing events will take place. We even saw the V.I.P hall where Prime Minister Harper and President Obama will be hanging out between events. The coolest part of the day, though, was getting to watch some of the Canadian future Olympians practice. Here are some photos I snapped today ~

Watching the Canadian athletes practice:

The Olympic Rings:

And, last but not least, here's some proof for Natalie that I really did go snow-tubing:

It was CRAZY scary ... the tube swirls round and round so fast ... but I have never laughed so hard in my life. Tons of fun!

Hope you're all having a great week. -xox-