despite the presence of school and the complete absence of all cottage and beach-going activities, this has been a really good summer! i feel compelled to briefly revisit some key points, primarily to refresh my own memory, and to mention a few key players while doing this.
so i guess it all began with a trip to BC! my first time there, and oh boy am I ever hooked! after spending several days in prince george and a few more in victoria with my mom, she flew back home and john arrived. by that time i was well established in my "suite for the week" - which was great :) and my first taste of "living alone" - albeit rather surreal. this time together also represented (to me at least) the beginning of the establishment of separation and new relations - a process that takes time (and is, indeed, still in progress).
my return to ontario (first kingston, and then guelph) continued this transition. i officially "moved into" the house on fountain st - my summer sublet. social roommates were essential to helping me begin my "growth" this summer. thanks, jill - for that. and thanks also for finding that adorable, social little kitty in the bottom corner cage!
(her first day home!)may was also marked by the realization that london was not the place for me! this took about an hour to recognize and a couple more to admit out loud. i quickly took care of cancelling my admission to Fanshawe and gaining admission into the ADFW program here at guelph.
finding an aparment was the next hurdle. at first i really wanted to live alone - something that i quickly realized to be financially impossible. enter the cannon! i should mention quickly that "house hunting" is definitely one thing that i very much obess over! fortunately, shahla appeared on the scene with a wonderfully descriptive posting and i just "had" to contact her! we'll meet soon :)
so moving day was june 26th, i believe. kiki came home the next day! so began my increasingly independent life - with cats!
after about a month, i determined that a kitten was necessary. it was a rather impulsive decision, yes, but one that i have NEVER regretted. within 72 hours of deciding i had to have a kitten, i had one! enter oliver ...
my life post-oliver has been relatively uneventful ... working, exams, the relief of finishing a degree ...
onwards.
this is the part where i mention just a few of the MANY key players in my summer. don't be offended if you're not here. you will probably be here soon ...
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kristin - it seems wise to begin here, as you have been my most consistent companion all summer. you helped me progress to my enlightened "marks are not everything" state by giving me something else to do and someone else to do it with! which has been awesome. as you said, "we had a good summer" .... we didn't do most of the things on our "list" ... like go to st. jacob's market, go to the beach, scrapbook it all .... but we did lots of fun things and had some adventures of our own. we also established our status as "hetero life partners", which, i think, says a lot. :) xox
julia - you, my dear, are my soulmate and my deepest connection. while you may have numerous people whom you feel soooo connected to, you are my first and most significant such connection. as we've said before, our friendship is so good because we can not talk for months, and there is never a disconnect. just seeing you makes me feel warm inside - you have that amazing ability to make me so happy! i hope that i can find such an amazing friend in a male partner as well ... but if not ... will you be my coparent? :) we can get married and never have sex ..... i don't mind if you cheat on me ..... hahaha. either way, i'll see YOU beside me on so many of my most significant days ... i know this. i am SO proud of what you are doing for the next few months - you are strong and amazing and so sweet! i love you.
hmm .... chelsey ... yes, chelsey. we have become so close over the last few months. if for no other reason, i am glad i have a car now so that i can come home and hang out with you, and meet mom and dad to pick you up! you were my canada day date, which was so awesome. i love talking to you and hanging out with you ... and of course doing those other activities (ahem) that we like to do ..... you are one of the funniest and coolest people i know and your honesty and connection to yourself are two things that i really admire about you! let's keep getting closer, yeah?
blair, you deserve mention as well. you bring out parts of me that i didn't even know existed! and they're all good parts too. i think that, if nothing else, i will always view you as a significant player in my personal growth this summer. meeting you was chance, and i am glad you are so persistent! yes, it took me a while to come around ... and i almost wish it hadn't because it would have meant more time to connect with you. *sigh* ... we shall see what happens. i miss you now, i think i will miss you more, soon.
MOM ... you are also why i am glad i have a car. this summer was so good because i could come home so often. so thanks for all of your support - both in the past, this summer, today ... always. i really don't mind that we buy a lot of our clothes at the same stores, or that we have a lot of the same clothes .... or even that "i'm turning into my MOTHER!!!" that's fine by me :)
alright ... enough sap. enough babble. time to post. i will add, when the mood is right.
:)
xxx
