Olympic Gold and New Desktop

Wondering where the Witch has been? Well, I've been glued to the t.v. every night, from the minute supper is over until I fall asleep or go to bed (not necessarily the same thing). Yeah, I've got Olympic fever, and I've got it bad. Figure skating, luge, bobsled, curling, speed skating even hockey! Men's and women's, are just as good. And they've done great, lots of medals and more to come. I really hope that everyone is enjoying the Olympics, our athletes have worked really hard to get where they are. I'm very proud of them! The woman's bobsled team was awesome. The women's curling team are getting ready to play the Swedish team right now for the gold medal and I'm going to go watch as soon as I finish this post.



I have updated my sidebars with a few new blogger friends that I hope you will enjoy visiting. Oh, and my desktop picture this week is Foxy Roxy. Bye for now. Remember, "Go, Canada, Go!".

2010 Olympics

In just two days Canada is playing host to the greatest sporting event in the world! Yes, even bigger than the Superbowl. You will be able to cheer on our athletes in lots of exciting sports at lots of exciting new venues. I wish that I had a favourite sport to report about but, really, I love them all. I can hardly wait for the opening ceremonies this Friday to see Clara Hughes carry the Canadian flag into the stadium.

We were in BC 5 years ago on a holiday with my father and my sister. I had won a trip from work to anywhere in the country that Air Canada flies and it just so happened that they were going to go out west that year. We tagged along at next to no cost to us and we had a fantastic time. While we were in British Columbia they were gearing up for the Olympics, expanding highways and building hotels and venues. It seemed like it was so far in the future then, but I guess that they really needed the time to get it done. My father was so excited by all this and he was even talking about going back to Vancouver to volunteer. Unfortunately, he passed away two years later so he will not be able to take part. His enthusiasm is still with me though and I'm looking forward to watching these games because of him.

The last time the Olmpics were in Canada I was fortunate enough to be selected to be one of the torch bearers on its trip across the country. I was really into figure skating then. Brian Orser, Kurt Browning, Tracy Wilson, Rob McCall and Elizabeth Manning were the big Canadian stars at the time and we were all expecting big things from them at the games. They didn't disappoint either, coming through with a pair of silver medals, a bronze and an eighth place for Browning. It was a great set of games and I was proud to have been a participant, if merely at the volunteer stage. My name even made it into the book they published about the torch run, you can see it there if you know where to look.

By the way, I have decided that I'm not going to enter the "Biggest Loser" challenge at work. I may have mentioned that they were going to run the contest as a fund-raiser and I was thinking that it would be great motivation to get back into my "skinny" jeans for the summer. Then I tried on the jacket that I wore 22 years ago for the torch run and I decided that maybe I was okay after all. Best not to upset the others who have entered by saying that I need to lose 10 pounds.



Watch the games, folks. Go Canada, Go!