Photo Updates!

Have I mentioned yet that I was lucky enough to go to the Vancouver Olympics last month?!

Sadly, Ben is in the middle of "busy season" and could not escape work to join in the fun, but Almudena and I managed to sneak out for a short but sweet weekend. It was all completely last minute - we booked airfare on a whim when a sale popped up a few weeks prior to the Olympics, booked one night in a hostel about a week later, and purchased event tickets the day before we flew out.

The atmosphere was beyond amazing - I have never seen such goodwill in the midst of huge crowds and long lines. We attended the women's mogul skiing event at Cypress (the infamous mountain which experienced delays and cancellations after downpours washed out much of the venue - and yes, we were watching our event DURING said downpour, but that is a different story!) We saw an American win gold and a Canadian win silver, and were still in the city (although on our way out) at the moment the first Canadian Olympian won gold on Canadian soil. From inside our hostel, we could hear cheers throughout the streets ... and man was there a party that night!

I met up with my fabulous cousin from Cali and her husband, and the girls had a photo-op with the superstar of the moguls event - Canadian Snowman, who was sporting not only his Canadian flag, but also a Molson Canadian beer :) After hours in freezing rain at that event, the next day was absolutely gorgeous - sunny and warm, so quite a treat for Almu and I after a cold Calgary winter! I just love Vancouver - the entire city seems to be on the water, with harbors and beaches all around...