2010 Olympic Torch Relay - Halifax

Earlier today I found out that the Olympic Torch Relay was literally travelling right past my Halifax neighborhood.  I was all excited until I realized that the timing couldn’t have been worse.  As it was gleefully running by I was sitting in my weekly conference call.

Can you say BUMMER?

I raced down to the little ceremony spot after I got off my call but it was long gone.  Sad.  FH got to see it go around the Armview Rotary on his way home.  Lucky.

So instead I’ve been watching the Torch Relay streaming live online on the CTV Olympic website.  And tweeting right along (#torchrelay) just for fun!  It’s taking a lot longer than I thought for them to hand it off to Sidney Crosby and actually get on with the Halifax celebration so I thought I’d squeeze in this blog while I wait. 

What would be really cool is if I had managed to get my hands on the coveted red Olympic mittens!  FH tried to find some for me today, but they are sold out all over town.  I might have to take Miss Amy up on her offer to send me some from Ottawa!

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Ever since Angie wrote about a bagel and cream cheese last week I’ve totally been craving a bagel, so last night I bought one.  Yes. One.  No need for a whole bag of them kicking around the house.

Everything bagel…

I’ll tell ya, it was supposed to be with cream cheese…but when I opened the cream cheese from the fridge this morning it was a big tub of furry blue mold.  Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.  Not deelish.

So instead, peanut butter and honey…

Awe.some.

With half-caf…

For lunchie I wanted to use up some stuff…so a snack plate was born.

Carrot and celery sticks, leftover sweet potato moons, leftover spinach dip (from the batch I made for Farm Girl’s party) and multigrain Tostitos from a bag we busted into this past weekend.

But I needed something with a bit more sustenance…so decided on a green smoothie to get me through the afternoon.  It also doubles as “silent food” for during the conference call.  haha.

In the blender today:  1 small banana, 2 big handfuls organic baby spinach, Chocolate Amazing Grass SuperFood, flax meal, chia, and unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze.

Ugly.

Chia seeds + water = jello!  :)

OK, back to the torch!  6 more peeps til Sidney Crosby and then Olympic Snowboarder Sarah Conrad will snowboard down a manmade slope and light the cauldron.  Neat!!

Hmmmm…and FH is probably wondering where his turkey burger is.