Last night was INCREDIBLE. Katy P. and Celia and Kyle and I (and Amanda joined us later) got takeout Rice King (the place was empty...Victor said everyone was getting delivery or takeout so they could watch the Opening Ceremonies) so that we could get in the spirit of Beijing and ate it while watching, of course, the Olympics Opening Ceremonies. I expected to watch like an hour and a half, and then move on to other activities. But no. We were CAPTIVATED by what Zhang Yimou (such an incredible director!) put together. What a historic night. I don't even know what to say about it--besides that it was an amazing visual masterpiece. The amazing dances and music and just COOL technological stuff--we loved every second of it. Katy P. and Kyle and I watched it to the very end, and never got bored once. The Parade of Nations was SO AWESOME--I loved seeing the different uniforms each country wore. The best part for me (by "best part" I mean "the one that made me cry the hardest") was little Lin Hao walking with Yao Ming, leading the Chinese athletes around the stadium. He was the cutest little boy, and his story made Katy P. and I bawl! 
We did, however, cry at MANY parts of the night. The Olympics usually make me super patriotic, but this year is even more--I'm feeling patriotic for the world.
(Last night was also really fun because of the citric acid...Kyle blogged about it.)
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I wanted to cry SO BAD about the little boy! But we were with this big group of friends and it just would have been so awkward and..I held it in. But I was dying inside with world patriotism. I know exactly what you're talking about.
So we invited G and G to watch and Nieman came along w/Christy, Danny and, for awhile, Lucy. We got favorite dishes from China Village AND Wenzie's place. (Yes, Dad said Wenchy!) At the bitter end, barely still awake, G and G and Katy,Dad and I were thrilled with the lighting of the caldron. And the little boy was adorable!!! Christy watched that part this morning because we DVRd it. We LOVED the whole evening. Go USA!
i KNOW weren't the opening ceremonies amazing? USA will conquer!!!!
Because Christopher was a volunteer, we got to go to the Opening Ceremonies (dress rehearsal) in Salt Lake, and it was AMAZING!!! My favorite part of the Olympics!
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