Opening Ceremonies

Our hostess, and her family, was delightful,  and the Opening Ceremonies entertaining. I especially loved the children in their native dress and the children's choir. But those drummer were pretty cool, too. As were the acrobatic dancers and those dancers making drawings on the LCD screen and those amazing fireworks. Just what Beijing's air quality needed, right?  But add it all up with some spring rolls, potstickers and Cokes, and it was a great evening. Oh, and in case you can't tell, someone I won't name made cupcakes with the Beijing Olympics emblem little guy on them...

I thought Ralph Lauren's attempt to add a touch of class to Team USA's grand entrance was nice--very sharp  looking. But, am I the only one who thought they looked a bit cozy for 90 degrees? Not loving the ascots...