Olympic Spirit!

Nicholas, Ana and I fully embraced the Olympic spirit today by attending the torch relay party at the local Prince George recreation grounds. It was amazing! We totally missed the torch coming in by a local alpine skier, but the Acadian line dancers were a hoot and the fireworks display afterwards was definitely one that will be hard to beat! To top it off, we got our own Olympic edition mini Coke Zeros...which taste absolutely horrible and are full of aspartame but hey! All in the spirit, right?
The protesters were out in full force, and I'm glad that nothing really came of it other than the peddle-tone chant to go with the rest of the music being played. It was a family event, a time to celebrate and have fun and feel part of something bigger than us or the town in which we live. I can't imagine what it will be like in Vancouver!
And, now I have my own little Olympic memory to last all my days....and for that I am thankful. When I'm 80, and still trying to rid my body of the Coke Zero, I'll think of tonight as a great moment in my history.