Oh Canada!

Oh Canada! What a game! What fun! There is nothing better than sitting among the enemy and coming out on top. As Bryan S always said, "The winners laugh and tell jokes, the losers just say, deal the cards". Tonight we spent Happy Hour and dinner time at the bar at El Charro mexican restaurant which is about a mile from our townhouse. There are two large flat screen TVs in the bar area. Tonight one had Kevin Martin's Team Canada vs the kids from Sweden and the other had the Gold Medal hockey game between Team Canada and Team USA.

The curling match was essentially over in the 6th end but it was fun to watch the Canadian men play it out and win the match. The hockey game was another matter. The bar was pretty much full with about a dozen people sitting at the bar chatting, drinking and watching the Olympics. Dana and I were clearly the only Canadians in the room. We were also the only ones who had any idea what was going on in the Curling match. I over heard words like "shuffleboard" in describing Curling. I think some of them understood the basics of hockey, but others were candid about their lack of knowledge of the game. Dana and I worked our way through chips and salsa, drinks, main course, drinks and then a couple of drinks until finally the buzzer went and the hockey game was over. I raised my arms in celebration. Dana suggested I cool it least we get thrown out. Actually, when the game was over I don't really think everyone knew what had just occurred. Actually, believe it or not, the guy next to me asked me who was playing, were they all pro hockey players and when I said the teams were women, he said "those were women"? It was hard not to laugh. I just nodded politely (very Canadian of me), and smiled.

We arrived home in time to see the medal presentations on TV. It was very moving. Those girls rock! Kudos also to Kevin Martin and the boys for beating the Swedes and to Cheryl Bernard and the girls for beating the Swiss . Good Luck to the curlers as they go for Gold!