It's my life - it's now or never.

And just like that, my trip to Toronto comes to a close. I'm finished packing now, and I'm leaving the hotel at 5:30 tomorrow to head to the airport. The trip went both slow and fast, but more importantly, I had the absolute time of my life.

Early on in my trip I went ice skating with Michael at Nathan Phillips Square here downtown, and after maybe 15 or 20 minutes of being absolutely terrified and barely moving, Michael actually got me to skate. On my own. In a "Look ma, no hands!" way. I am quite pleased with myself. Quite.

Friday the 19th was a museum day. I spent a total of 8.5 hours in three different museums (the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum, and the Gardiner Museum). I would have stayed longer if I could have. Friday was the day that reminded me why I had originally been so devoted to becoming a history professor. I got quite nostalgic.

I spent most of my time on this trip the way I had intended to - with Karrie. And let me just say... it was absolutely amazing. We did everything and nothing together, and that is the best kind of friendship. We could be doing 32480239 things, or we could just be lazily sitting in her room, rewatching Glee, and we're both perfectly contented in one another's company either way. There is such comfort and peacefulness and wordless understanding in our friendship. Anyone who knows me knows that quality time means everything to me, so to just be able to spend that with one of my absolute best friends is just a blessing to me. I still find it so unreal that it all happened. But it did. It actually did. We have photographic evidence.

I cannot wait to move back to Ontario. It would make spending time with some of the people I love the most in this world so much easier. And it would involve a lot less actual spending, you know?

Thank you, God. You made this week more than I could ever wish for.

It's been a long while.

I didn't mean for it to be nearly a month before I updated again! Not that this blog actually has a viewership of any kind. But that's besides the point. I promise to try harder to post more often.

A lot has happened in the last few weeks! Mainly, I've finished work at the Disney Store, and I've just been babysitting. I've fallen back into the groove of being involved with Catholic Christian Outreach and leading praise and worship again, after months and months of being away. It's good. I'm glad.

I also got officially accepted to the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts' Baking and Pastry Arts program! I start on September 20th of this year, and I cannot wait. Karrie and I are THIS much closer to opening our own little bakery + cake shop + business of awesomeness. :)

Meanwhile, the Olympics are commencing tomorrow. Not only will I be in a meeting during the opening ceremonies, I'm also flying out of Vancouver the next day. LOL. Whoops. I'm going to be in Ontario for ten days! I do have tickets to watch a quarterfinals hockey game when I get back, though, so I'm pretty damn stoked for that.

But this Ontario trip? Highlight of my year thus far. I cannot believe this all actually came to fruition! I was terrified that it wouldn't, but here I am. I'm packed. I'm printing out my itinerary. I'm leaving on Saturday morning. Holy crap. :)

It's funny. The last time I saw Karrie, right before boarding the bus back to Toronto from her house, she said to me, "You know? I have a feeling we're going to see each other again soon." And I said, "Of course!" But she was serious. She just had this feeling in her gut.

She was right.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly and well. I'm going to be entirely, entirely broke after this trip, though! But you know what? That's okay.

Some things - some people - are really just worth it. ♥