#reverb10 – day 9
December 9 – Party Prompt: Party. What social gathering rocked your socks off in 2010? Describe the people, music, food, drink, clothes, shenanigans. (Author: Shauna Reid)
Despite the fact I was almost six months pregnant and didn’t partake in the traditional (read: nighttime booze-soaked) festivities, the two weeks that the Olympics were going on here in Vancouver, it felt like a party every day. There was a certain buzz in the air. Everywhere you went downtown, you floated in a sea of red and white. Restaurants and stores were packed but rather than being annoying, it only added to the excitement in the air. People smiled at each other on the street. Cameras were everywhere. And somehow it felt like family – like we were all connected, Vancouverites and visitors alike.
For me, the ultimate party was the closing ceremonies. The opening ceremonies were amazing – being an Athlete Marshall, I was just a few feet away from the athletes when they proudly marched in and that was undescribably cool. But the closing ceremonies, with its concert atmosphere, Michael Buble mountie and floating moose and beavers, felt like a crazy, kooky celebration. Once the ceremonies were over and the TV cameras were shut off, gigantic illuminated bouncing balls were released into the crowd and all us volunteers melted into the middle to mingle with the celebrating athletes. There was a sense of wild joy that was contagious. Of course there were after-celebrations at all the bars downtown but this little preggo was happy to go home and to bed. Being a part of it all was party enough for me.
Photos by Matt Corker
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I am still so jealous that you were able to participate in this! What an awesome experience!!!