Ottawa, ON - Canadian patriotism!

WOW!! Tonight's men's hockey game was BEYOND exhilarating!!! There was lots of red and white in the crowd, and you could feel the tension thick in the air as we sang and cheered for men's Team Canada. When the U.S. scored and tied the game with only 24 seconds to go, suddenly our hearts were in our throats. Then when Crosby scored the winning goal, we all jumped and yelled and waved flags, and then sang 'O Canada,' in a display of patriotism I've never seen up here, ever. Ne-ver. It brought tears to my eyes to see these people, always so humble and self-deprecating and slow to take credit for anything, positively BEAMING with pride at the things their country could do. This victory, and this 14 gold medal all-time record, were were just what this country needed. Just... just wonderful... {sniff}