Top Ten Fridays: Things I Love About the Olympics

Some pictures in honor of our anniversary yesterday:

The flowers I received yesterday from the wonderful man of my life.

I wore my mom's wedding dress and my colors were pink and baby blue.

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I just had to share a few pictures. Now on to my Top Ten for Friday.

Top Ten Things I Love About the Summer Olympics:

10) The atmosphere - since having the Olympics here in 1988, I have always felt the electic atmosphere that these days bring. I can feel it even though I am miles away.

9) The Closing ceremonies - are usually a great big celebration, but they are so bitter sweet. That's why it is my number 9 and not closer to the front.

8) The Entry of the Althletes - the outfits are all so different. The countries are so varied. Even the smallest countries, that come out with a few athletes. They love coming to the games and see it as an honor. That's great. (Oh and the snapping of their cameras!!)

7) The Global Community Coming Together - despite cultures, governments, beliefs - We all come together.

6) The Focus of the World on These Games - there is some good news for awhile. I like good news.

5) Seeing Other Cultures - The opening ceremonies is a good place for this, as the hosting country does an excellent job of blending in their culture.

4) The Track and Field Events - The running and sprints, especially. Jonathan has me hooked on this now. I even know a lot of the runners who will do the longer runs.

3) The Opening Ceremonies - What a great way to start the Olympics. The music, the dancing, the songs...Then the lighting of the torch. Excellent.

2) The Competions and stories of the Athletes

1) The National Pride - as a very humble country, we don't usually boast about our Canadian-ness. At the Olympics, all bets are off. I love it!!

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I hope you all will watch some of the wonderful Olympics. What a great thing to be a part of, even if we are halfway around the world.

Tuesday Tunes 2 : Last Concert

This is the last concert of The Police tonight in Madison Square Gardens. It is a sad moment. I never really got into them too much until Jonathan got me hooked on Sting. In honor of them and their leaving, here are a couple of tribute videos. Enjoy!

A very old concert!!



At the Grammys in 2007!!



We will miss you!!

Weekend in Review: My Son Could Do That!!

The highlight for the weekend was my parents being home, which gave Jonathan and I a chance to slip out on Sunday for a date. It is our anniversary on Thursday (9 years) so it was a wonderful way to celebrate our years together.

We ended up going to the Glenbow Museum. I haven't been there in years. It was really good and they have done a lot of work. The aboriginal display and the Mavericks display were really well done. They are new and improved since I last was at the museum.

The fourth floor is the same as before. A little bit has been done, but a lot more could be done. I love interacting with the things that I am viewing. There isn't a lot of this upstairs yet.

On the second floor, they had their feature exhibit: an art exhibit called The Big Gift: Calgary Celebrates Art from Canadians. It was... interesting. Some of the pieces really touched me. Some...not so much. A few of them even gave me the creeps. I couldn't look at some of them for very long. Then there were a few that, no offense, could have been done by my son. (Which is what a few kids were saying while they were looking at the art.)

There were lots of comments on our society's industrialization. There was one where you could create your own landscape by cranking a wheel. It really begged the question: how much of our nature is formed naturally or is it constructed by us? There was also the giant poop machine...

After spending 2 1/4 hours at the museum, we headed to Eau Claire Market for supper. I used to hang out here when I was in high school. Now...they are planning on tearing it down. It is pretty sad inside. Plus, they took out the IMAX, which is very sad.

We went to Joey Tomatoes. We haven't been there in a long time. We used to go to the one in Sherwood Park, AB all the time - before kids. I had the rotisserie chicken and Jonathan had steak. It was an interesting experience: the interior decor was a mixture of art deco and western; the waitresses all started to talk about the tall guy with sunglasses - he was inside and never took them off...HMMM!!

After supper we decided to rent movies which we haven't done since we lived in McLennan, AB. Sad, I know. We rented I am Legend (see my movie review)and Elizabeth: the Golden Age. Interesting to us was a couple who were on a date and trying to decide what movies to get. They spent so much time trying to compromise. It was funny to Jonathan and I because we remember that stage of the relationship, so long ago. It reminded us of how far we have come - a perfect reminder when we are celebrating our 9 years of marriage.

All in all it was a wonderful night. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful man in my life to take this journey with. God is good.

Sadly, my parents had to leave this morning and go back to Toronto. They only have a few more weeks and then they will be back. It was hard for them to leave today. It was hard for me to let them go. My mom is so tired and my dad is fighting the battle of his life. They can both see light at the end of the tunnel, which I think will help.

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Tina~ Yes, I love convertibles - to feel the wind blowing through your hair....

The picture above is of Lake Louise, AB. Another definite spot to go when you come to Alberta. It is gorgeous.