Time Flies When You're Doing Nothing

Okay so that's a bald-faced lie- I wasn't doing NOTHING. I WAS however, stuck in limbo for three months. The YorkU strike of 2008/9 has finally come to a close, and we're back in class. To my dismay- this has pushed back the end of my school year by TWO AGONIZING MONTHS! I'm not a fan of school at the best of times- but when you force me to extend a school year I was already wishing away with all my might, I REALLY hate it! So now not only am I wishing it away, I'm putting my head down and Gittin' er' done! I WILL come out on the other side of this ordeal known as YorkU with something to show for it- a degree. I can't make any promises beyond that.

Ontop of the strike I've been getting ready to move to Edmonton WITH MY FIANCE! That's right- Scott proposed on New Years right after midnight! It wasn't the most eloquent proposal ever but it was definitely sweet and of course I said yes! That picture really doesn't do my gorgeous ring justice. I can criticize Scott for a lot of things, but bad taste in jewllery isn't one of them! Needless to say I was quite pleased when while giving a presentation in class today someone put their hand up and said "um...could you please stop gesturing...your ring is catching the light and flashing in my eyes!"...I had a little blushing bride moment there lol. But yes- back to the move. Once Scott and I were nice and engaged I told my parents we'd be moving to Edmonton TOGETHER. They were not pleased. But they weren't as judgemental as I thought they'd be either. They seem to realize that I'm doing this in as a responsible fashion as I can muster. I'm going to school, I'm getting a job, I'm not asking them for any money- so they might not approve, but they've accepted it. And that's about all I can ask for. I am getting really excited...Scott's booked us a moving date and the movers are supposed to call to set up a time to come appraise the apartment for how many boxes they think they'll need (TONS!), and then it'll just be a matter of time! I'm trying to focus ferociously on that fact: this will be over in no time at all. I'm trying to step back and actually enjoy it- this cusp of a new chapter in my life. I just miss Scott so much and I'm tired of living by myself. But I also know that approximately 2 months after moving there Edmonton will cease to be new and exciting and become dull and run of the mill- if anything the fact that Ottawa has all the sudden become exciting again after 19 years of living there is proof of that. Toronto, on the other hand, never had and never will have a sparkle to it. I'm done with Toronto. D-O-N-E. One of Edmonton's big advantages is that it's not here.

So now I focus on school (I'm supposed to be preparing for a presentation at this very moment!) and getting better (I've been seriously sick for the first time in a very long time for the last week!), and just, as I said before, gittin' er' done. I'm sure one day I'll look back at these few months with fondness, but right now they're hell. I want out of this apartment and into the adventure of staying with the Callahans...which I'm really looking forward to despite the fact that it means less sleep. They're the best family ever. But that's another post.