Are You Happy, Kamloops?!!!

It seemed that all of Kamloops was happy Wednesday night. The Olympic Torch celebration took place at Hillside Stadium, and it was FANTASTIC! The people, the music, the program, the atmosphere. I’ve heard that we had the biggest turnout of supporters so far (per capita) , for Olympic celebrations!
We had hummed and hawed about going. I’m definitely not a big-crowd person, but I would have been somewhat disappointed to have watched the festivities on TV, so when dh called and said “Wanna go?” ,  I said “Yes”. I thought he was working that night, but not so.  
I and my two YA charges headed out to Valleyview to watch the torch relay (and to make it more special, we stopped at Starbucks first). 
We  then met up with Dave and headed to Wendy’s in support of Dreamlift Day--- what a zoo!!!  Excitement was in the air.

Then  Dave and I headed up the hill to TRU and enjoyed a couple of hours out in the middle of the football/soccer field with thousands of others, bobbing up and down like gophers, craning our necks, waving flags, and cheering, while enjoying entertainment, speeches, and of course the arrival of Mark Recchi holding  the Olympic Torch  high.  It was cold out (standing in –3 for 2 hours  makes one chilly!)  but our hearts were warmed. 
I guess you had to be there to really get how great it was. I did take some pictures, but most of them were blurry. There’s even a video clip--- awesome entertainment!  I’ll attempt to put that up asap. 
So, kudos to the organizing committee and all the volunteers in Kamloops who pulled off this huge event! The Olympic Spirit is alive and well in our fair city.