The Olympic Torch comes to Newmarket

Presently, the Olympic torch is making it's way across Canada and today, at around 12:30 pm, it passed by my neighborhood! The torch was carried by Louise Russo, who was paralyzed from the waist-down after being hit by a stray bullet in a Toronto shop in 2004. It was pretty cool to see her carrying the torch.

It was cool to see my Dad; he was SO excited! He ran with the torch in '88 when the Olympics were in Calgary.  He still has his jogging suit that he wore back then. '

The street was lined with well-wishers, applauding and cheering on the runners/wheeler. It made me really excited for the Olympics and also very happy to be in my home and native land, even if it's just for a couple of weeks.