Boxing Day and the Coke Celebration Party

Well, the Olympics are over...sad day!  As soon as we closed our Pavilion doors for the last time Sunday night, we worked feverishly through the night to get everything boxed up and ready for demolition.  I got back to my home Monday at 5am.  After a couple of hours of sleep, it was time to move out of my Cambie homestay house.  Meanwhile, the demolition project continues.  As of this evening, this is all that's left of our pavilion:

All around Vancouver feels a bit morbid.  All the outdoor venues are being torn down with the exception of two which will stay open through the Paralympics.  So it looks like boxing day (the day you take down your Christmas decorations) all around town.  But, as hinted at, there's still definitely an excitement around here knowing the Paralympics are just around the corner.  And Canadians all over Vancouver are still beaming about their incredible performance during the Olympics.

Last night, we had our Coca-Cola celebration party.  Wow...there are no words to describe it.  We had so much food!  There was a Coca-Cola ice sculpture featuring the classic Coke countour bottle. 

You could pour your Coke or Coke Zero in the top, and it would flow into the ice sculpture in a corkscrew pattern before coming out of the bottom of the bottle.  It was soooo cool!  We danced into the night too, with the party beginning at 7pm and ending around 3:30am.  I leave for Whistler either today or tomorrow, depending on some last-minute accomodation details falling into place.  Very last minute...