Heritage Pride

Kirk and I watched the opening ceremonies of the Olympics and yes, we watched the whole 4 1/2 hours. While I enjoyed the show, I especially enjoyed the march of nations.  

There were quite a few countries that I'd never even heard of, and some countries that sounded made up.

Andorra? It sounds like where the princess from the Disney movie Enchanted is from.

As the different countries walked in, I felt more then American Pride.  Of course I feel pride as an American watching our athletes walk in (minus what they were wearing), but also pride as the countries of my heritage walked in.

It was Welsh from my maternal side and German and Irish from my paternal side.  And I felt a new sense of pride for my new family, too.  Kirks maternal grandfather came from Russia as a kid, and his paternal grandmother came from Serbia to attend college.  

Of course every metal the US wins is a wahoo! for me, but it was fun to have the pride for where my family came from.