96//2012

It was a dream come true.

I don't know if you've ever made a list of the things you most would like to do before you die... well,  I am quite certain that I won't get the chance to dance on stage with Bruce Springsteen, but this day was a huge tick  

(By the way I can't remember the other items on that list... a part from walking to Everest base camp...  I was a strange teenager, obviously).

We were lucky lucky lucky to get tickets for the athletic morning session.

We got to London EARLY.

No queues to get in...

We were ready.

We took our fabulous places (row 7!)

and for the next 3 and something hours we admired and cheered athletes who trained all their lives for that moment... to throw further, jump higher

or longer

or run faster...

...when Mo Farah entered the stadium the whole place erupted!

The 10,000m Olympic Champion was ready to start his 5,000m quest.

We were all behind him.

I can't stress enough how wonderful it was to be there.

How well organised it was

How I've never seen so many people (and we're talking thousands of people!) walking around smiling)

How beautiful.  (the flower beds were crammed full of the most glorious wild flowers)

I hope the boys will look back at this day and remember it all and appreciate how lucky they were to have had the chance to be part of it.

Even if at the time... they were a bit... tired!

 

And the best thing?  I'm getting to do it all over again on Saturday night!

 

 

Comments

[Dottycookie]

We haven't been able to get there, but I am so enjoying seeing everyone's photos. It looks like a perfect day, and I hope you have a great time on Saturday night!

[Sue]

I'm beginning to get jealous now -everyone's been except me (and Dottycookie!). The thing I keep hearing is how incredibly well organised everything is and how helpful the gamesmakers are.

[Jill]

How fantastic. I'm sure your boys will always remember this day and treasure the memory forever.

[knitlass]

Lucky you! Would love to go back to the stadium - enjoy, enjoy, enjoy. I am VERY envious - we tried and tried and tried to get extra athletics tickets, to no avail :(

[Thimbleanna]

Oh gosh, I can feel your excitement and it's made me just a bit teary-eyed! Congratulations on such a wonderful time!

[Teresa]

Fabulous photos! It all looks so colourful and exciting. You certainly had good seats. What wonderful memories - I saw the queues at the souvenir shop on the news yesterday and wondered at people spending so much but reaslise now that anyone who goes surely 'must' have a momento of the occasion.
Teresa x

[carolyn]

jealous x infinity!!!!!!!

[Alice C]

Wonderful photos! I envy you the seats so close to the track - we were up in the Gods with a camera without a zoom function!

[Amanda]

How fabulous! Have a great time on Saturday!

[The List Writer]

We were in the stadium for that session too! I will never forget the roar from the crowd when Mo Farah walked in. It has been an amazing two weeks in East London.

[driftwood]

oh my! and you were there last night too! WoW ! xxxxx