Eric and I left work to go to Qdoba for lunch yesterday. We walked through the Westlake Center like normal, but when we got to the doors on the other side of the mall, we noticed a huge crowd of people outside.

It was a celebration for the Vancouver Olympians from our state, including J.R. Celski of Federal Way who won two bronze medals. We didn't have time to stop and watch, but as we walked by I tried to see if Apolo Ohno was there. He is by far Washington's best-known winter Olympian and is also from Federal Way. It turns out he wasn't, he was busy doing tv appearances in New York and LA. I would have been upset with myself if I had passed up a chance to see Apolo in person.

Here's an excerpt:

The Olympians were generous with their time, signing autographs and posing for snapshots for more than an hour after Mayor Mike McGinn proclaimed "Washington Olympians Day in the City of Seattle."

McGinn's proclamation praised the 14 state athletes who competed at the Vancouver Games, winning six medals — two silver and four bronze.

Anyway, I just think it's cool that the Olympics were so close to Seattle this year and that we have several successful Olympians from Washington state.