The week that was!

After Emancipation Day came Independence Day in Jamaica! Celebrating our fiftieth anniversary this year. JAMAICA 50! Woo Hoo!!! I'm sorry I missed it, but got updates from family and friends there. Heard it was a blast!

And to top it off and ice the cake... the Summer Olympics were on. Naturally, you could see why I was on a bit of a break, right? London 2012 started off with me watching volleyball, diving, swimming and gymnastics. Jamaica had one entrant in the swimming, and she DEFINITELY made her mark. Go Alia Atkinson!!!  Coming in fourth in her first race. She's a STAR! I'm impressed and can't wait for her to dive in at the Olympics in Brazil in 2016.

But, the real deal in athletics for us Jamaicans and the greater Caribbean is the second week of the Olympics when the track and field begins. Yes, we had a few people in the field events and Trinidad made history in the javelin, but all eyes are on the track. Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce, the Pocket Rocket, Yohan Blake, the beast, and of course, Usain Bolt, the Lightning Bolt. If you've never heard of these people, you need to get on google. That is all I can say to you, but you would have already missed one of the greatest weeks in sporting events. Certainly for this year! Jamaica left the Olympics with 12 medals - a good haul, and we certainly celebrated this during the week that was.

Did the Olympic Organizers know what they were doing when they switched the way they usually end the events? Of course!!! Usually it ends with the 4x4oom relay. This year, they ended with the 4x100m relay. A real showdown between the US and Jamaica - with Jamaica winning the GOLD of course. And with Usain running the anchor (last) leg, he was the first across the line, and naturally the stadium erupted. He had everyone yelling, screaming and doing the wave. What a way to end the show. Do we NEED a closing ceremony??