I am a Vancouverite

A born-and-raised, through-and-through, right-down-to-the-core Vancouverite.

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But I’ve never been as Mountie-hugging, as maple leaf-waving, as red-wearing as I am now.

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That’s what hosting the world does to you.

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Spent the whole day playing tourist in Vancouver, posing in front of landmarks I drive by every day on the way to work.

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And boy was it fun.

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Because not only was it a sunny Olympic-hosting day, but it was also Chinese New Year.

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Happy Year of the Tiger, friends! Gooooooo Canada!

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11 Comments

  • Reply Larissa February 14, 2010 at 7:29 pm

    Can we do this one night after work this wk please? I want to play!!!

  • Reply Miss Neira February 14, 2010 at 9:43 pm

    So cute that you are so proud!

  • Reply Kelsey February 14, 2010 at 11:17 pm

    Larissa — Yes! Let’s play tourist every day! We walked and walked and walked for literally eight hours. I’ve never spent so much time downtown (unless you count the work week, in which case I spend that much time downtown every day).

    Miss Neira — I know! The Olympics have turned us into flag-waving Canadians. Sooooo not our usual style!

  • Reply VancityAllie February 15, 2010 at 1:25 am

    Completely agreed! GO CANADA GO!

  • Reply Irina February 15, 2010 at 1:07 pm

    Are we wearing red to curling?

  • Reply Larissa February 15, 2010 at 5:42 pm

    yes ma, red to curling of course!

  • Reply Kelsey February 16, 2010 at 12:44 pm

    Vancity Allie — How excited are you for hockey to start?!?!

    Irina — You better believe it. Red and Gold. So Canada will win gold.

    Larissa — Best surprise event ever!

  • Reply dreamsequins February 16, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    Haven’t been watching the Olympics due to Fashion Week madness! But congrats on Canada hosting!!

  • Reply MizzJ February 16, 2010 at 10:01 pm

    Love your red sweater coat!

  • Reply Kelsey February 17, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    Dreamsequins — Both our cities are so alive right now, huh? And for entirely different reasons. NYFW would be amazing!

    MizzJ — Thank you! It’s Ralph Lauren. So cozy. I love it!

  • Reply The Anthology » Blog Archive » Suffering from SOW (Severe Olympics Withdrawal) February 28, 2010 at 11:13 pm

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