Guess Who finally Drank The Olympic Punch?

Well, well well. Look who's back after a month of hellish work weeks, ACTUAL weekends off, and whole lotta 180 degree opinions on the Olympics. I've done it. i drank the punch and I liked it. i liked it so much that not only do i want more, i readily admit how wrong i was to doubt it's incredible qualities, and even urge others to have a drink.
The crowds... are incredible.  Everyone is happy, and wonderfully foreign. People are using transit, and one can only imagine that once they realize how easy it was they will continue to ride it. The streets look cleaner than ever each morning after looking like crap the night before. Pubs are everywhere. People of all backgrounds are on the same Canadian team, and proudly wearing their Canadian colours. I've witnessed the best hockey playing of my life, and we're not even at the Gold Medal game yet.
It HAS cost a lot of money, and most likely, after the olympics, financial support for sport will dwindle once again, and no one will care until we do poorly in medal counts in 2014 (Sochi!). Sad but true. I'll put money on it.
I have taken VERY few photos of my olympic wanderings, but here are a couple:
Me at Grouse: (I randomly decided to spend an afternoon helping out up there... they REALLY didn't need me but it was beautiful)

Me being HI-larious with Kevin:

The flame, in all it's Glory at The convention centre. (there was a 45 min line to see it up close.  I passed.  )

 

Me trying  failing to make a heart out of my olympic mitts

  

 That's really it in a nutshell.

Some other things that have been on my mind as of late.
Eva
Sewing
Baking
Babies
Love
Love
Love
Family
New Westminster!  I love my city!
Now back to Eva.

She was not doing very well for awhile there, and everyday i check her blog, hoping to read that her pager has gone off and she's getting the transplant.  She posted this post o n Feb 11th saying she was near the end of the road.  it broke my heart, but opened it and the same time.   i'm not the only one.  Since then there have been literally thousnds of posts in support of her and her loved ones.
Anyhow, I'll post more about the other things another day. 
xox