Monday was the big day! Taking an early ferry ride left me a full day for exploring. The outsides of the Olympic pavilions were pretty (I had no desire to wait two hours in line... each)! So, I enjoyed a lovely stroll along the sea wall, water taxi rides, even some harp street music. Keeping in mind that the city is at somewhere between 2-3 x it's usual population, moving around Vancouver takes time. Buses, trains, and ferries are all involved in moving the huge crowds of people. I left myself lots of time, which I needed! I got to the venue eventually though and had plenty of time to: read in the sunshine, get through security, and then pick my souvenir purchases before the full intensity of the crowds struck. Then, I saw Olympic ice! I saw Olympic skating! It was so breathtakingly beautiful :) I even thought the right people won. That night, I keeled over in bed both elated and exhausted after managing the two and half hour commute back via three modes of transportation - bus, train x 2, boat.
Other things to share:
This week's Objectivist Round Up:
Andrew and I practicing our duet in the voice lesson!
Hopefully, this will improve with our practicing. He kindly helped me post but wanted to indicate it was under mild duress.
Cute antic:
Cameron was getting frustrated with one lego that kept popping off and disciplined it with a cranky, "No! Don't do that! You're going to get your name on the board." (That's one of the measures at school when a kid has been disruptive. Not a favorite of mine, but it seems to be more of a keeping track than shame issue. Hmmm.)
I love the little audio clip - your singing together seems like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteCertainly for us and I think we're favorite students since the sessions almost always run late! :)
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