It was around this time last year that I got serious about going to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and started to build my ticket request.  Many nights were spent going over the schedule, ticket prices, events and dates.  When I was finally happy with the schedule, it was submitted and then I sat and waited to hear the outcome.  Had I known what the future would hold, I may have decided against the trip.   About a month after submitting that ticket request, I was laid off from my job.  Not knowing when I would be working again, the Olympics were the last thing on my mind.  Days were spent job hunting with little or no results and all I did was worry how I was going to pay bills.  In December, a few weeks after losing my job, we got the results of my ticket request.  Two events, out of all that planning, is what we were awarded.  At the time, I wasn’t even sure if I would ever get to the Olympics.  Selling those tickets and calling off the trip was looking like a strong possibility.

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My Olympic Diary: Memories of a Year Ago