My sister and her family are amazing - they knew I really wanted to watch the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, so they downloaded it from iTunes for us to watch all together when got back from the race! How thoughtful is that, eh? I know it's probably old news, too, but I actually really enjoyed the opening ceremonies. I think I enjoyed them more than I've ever enjoyed opening ceremonies in the past! We were musing as to whether that's just because we're Canadian, and it appeals to our sense of patriotism or uniquely Canadian aesthetics or if it was just better than other ceremonies... dunno. But I liked it. Sorta made me feel proud to be Canadian or something. It was a neat end to a great weekend!
The race was also great to be a part of! It was really just like one of my all-time favourite tv shows, The Amazing Race. Except that this race took place in the mountains (SO beautiful) and raised a ton of money for literacy and translation programs!
The weather, as you can see, was absolutely gorgeous! I couldn't believe how warm it was - I hardly got cold toes at all. I don't think it could have been any better. Hopefully next weekend will be just as good, though, in terms of the weather!
And I think the speaking thing went pretty good, as well. Thanks for praying for me, all you praying-types! A couple of my stories were told while we were standing out in the open air - one of the reasons why I'm rather thankful for the lovely weather!
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Wow, those pictures - I so would love to have been there! Hope this one is going well too!
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