Homeward Bound
I'm so happy to be going home for the weekend tomorrow. I vascillated for a long time wondering whether to go back or not, but finally I decided that I might as well go seeing that I'd booked the weekend off anyhow. I was thinking of going to New York for the weekend to check out Columbia and NYU, but, I really just can't afford it right now, and I've been to NYU before, so...no point to that. Anyone who reads this page knows how close I am with my family, but I've noticed that since I've been home from Asia I've been even closer with them. I thought that being away from them for four months on the other side of the world would make it easier to not see them for protracted periods of time, but, on the contrary, it's had the opposite effect. Being away from them for so long made me realise how much of a central, stabilising role they play in my life, and after nearly two months back in Montreal I'm dying to see them. It's especially sweet because they still don't know that I'm going to be home by tomorrow evening! My dad was talking to me the other night and complaining that he's not going to see me until Thanksgiving...if only he knew!
So I figure I'll go to my mum's tomorrow night, maybe do Mysore class at Katie's shala on Friday morning. I'll go see my dad, stepmum and brother Friday afternoon, hopefully have dinner that night at the club with my mum and stepdad. Saturday I'm hoping to spend the day in T.O. with E. Sunday: maybe with my dad? But I know that he's planning on going to the football game, and my stepmum has to go to a bridal shower and J (my brother) is probably going to go golfing, but...I'm sure they'll make time for me!!! I'm coming home Monday afternoon, and don't know what I'll do Monday morning, but it's sure to be a jam-packed weekend, and I'm so looking forward to it. (hmm..C just sent me an msn message about going to London to hang out with her and all her dentistry friends...that would be a lot of fun...too many decisions!!!!).
Last night I watched the hockey game with A. I was planning on going to BDP (Bar des Pins) for the 2nd and 3rd periods, but my friends ended up leaving BDP (said it was like a sauna in there) and going to M and F's apartment...and I got a little too comfortable at home and didn't feel like leaving. So we had our own chocolate chip cookie celebration when Canada won!
Other than that...practice in the morning, pick up the car from the place on Guy, come home, pack, shower and then go pick up the people I'm taking with me...I should hopefully be home by 8 at the latest.
Oh, one more thing...isn't it funny how things change so quickly? The other day I had to go get my driver's license renewed and to get there I had to walk through the bus station and for the frist time, well, ever, I felt nothing. Ever since first year that place has seen me either really out-of-my-mind excited or quite sad...M was either coming into town for the weekend, or leaving...this went on for years..Friday evenings around 7 I was to be found there waiting for the Queen's bus to arrive, and Sunday afternoons around 5 I was there kissing someone goodbye...and it's always been such a bittersweet place to me, but, now...nothing. That freedom is nice.
I think I'm going to go pack a little (shouldn't need too much..all casual stuff and one nice outfit for dinner at the club) and make some phone calls.
To all those celebrating Rosh Hashanah I wish you apples, honey and all things good and sweet (E, thinking of you especially and our apple and honey dipping in high school!).