Sorry this is non finance related, but just wanted to tell y’all that Friday at work the Olympic torch came by, so couldn’t resist taking a peek at it and seeing what the buzz was all about.

I got to take a picture with the torch too!  Those torch bearers are like instant-celebs! I should have applied to be a torch bearer in hindsight- it would’ve been fun to wear that snazzy outfit.
There was a huge crowd and I couldn’t help but get swept up in the excitement.  There was drumming, everyone was smiling, and cheering.. it was great! It made me feel like such a proud Canadian- not just wearing that Canadian flag on my backpack when I travel lol!  Seeing this level of patriotism for Canada is so great- I get kind of teary-eyed thinking about it!

Here are some pictures:

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This weekend, mr. youngandthrifty and I decided to take our newly acquired bicycles for a ride to downtown and check out the Olympic venues.  There’s been a lot of media buzz about the Olympics because it IS only a few days away, and there seemed to be many free events going on downtown.  I wasn’t a big supporter of the Olympics to be honest because I want to keep Vancouver to myself, of course (BAD youngandthrifty, BAD!) and because the road closures everywhere are a big pain in the butt.  However the Olympic spirit and excitement has since rubbed off on me (hey, if you can’t beat them, join them, right?).

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