Archive for the ‘Olympics’ Category
Whistler is Gorgeous
18, Feb 2010Today we pulled ourselves out of bed before the sun rose in order to catch a bus up to Whistler for the men’s & women’s individual classic sprint. We were excited to head up to see an event in Whistler, in fact this is our only one, so getting up at 5:15am was almost okay. [...]
Women’s Hockey is Rowdy
15, Feb 2010Tonight we had our second event, another women’s hockey game between Sweden and Slovakia. Neither M, J or I had a preference as to who to cheer for, so we cheered for both teams. It became clear that the Slovaks were overmatched, so we started to cheer for the underdogs. There were lots of Slovaks [...]
Vancouver Is Alive With the Sound of the Olympics
15, Feb 2010So it’s Day 4 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, and I am having a blast! We’ve used the new subway system here a few times already, and it’s very efficient and fast. The crowds walking around are all happy and excited too. We attended our first event last night, a women’s “ice” hockey game [...]
The Countdown is Into Singles
8, Feb 2010The countdown to my Olympic trip is into single digits! Yessssss! And I can even now say that I’m leaving this week. Very exciting. Ever since me, J & M decided to go on this adventure a year and a half ago it’s been so far off, but now it’s –| this |– close. We’re [...]
The Final Countdown Is On
30, Jan 2010Yessireebob, we’re in the home stretch! To what? The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, that’s what! I know I was griping earlier about all the commercials and ads, but that doesn’t mean nuthin! The girls and I are getting all set, picking up the last few Team Canada items (and Team Norge in J’s case too), [...]