Opening Ceremonies Party

We had a great time last night at our Opening Ceremonies Party! About 40 folks gathered at our house. It was a beautiful evening - fortunately not too hot. We ate international dishes, played games and watched the opening ceremonies in awe.

It was hard to believe that we will be there in person in shortly over a week. I hope the Chinese held something back for the closing ceremony! They really know how to put on a show.

I'm writing this post from a hotel in Chattanooga. We have travelled here so that Rebecca and I can compete in a sprint triathlon tomorrow along with our good friend Laura O'Bryan. In contrast to the Olympic athletes, we've only been in training for nine weeks! Our families are here to cheer us on and take pictures so we can prove we really did this.