Vacation on the Horizon

Maybe it's time to post again. Not because I feel like I've got a lot to say, but rather because I feel inspired today. If I had to thank anyone for that, it would be my favorite food blog Orangette. Her way of writing inspires me to write. And maybe I have more to say that I actually give myself credit for.

The official count down to Chicago has started. Well actually, it started about 3 months ago, but that's besides the point. What started as a "Hey, would you like to meet me in Chicago for a concert" has now turned into 10 days of blissful summer vacation. I fly to Chicago on Thursday, stay the weekend and then fly onward to Toronto on Sunday. Every summer since I was about 15, I have spent a least a week in the Toronto area. Some of that time was summer vacation, some of that time was work, but regardless of the reason, I was in Ontario - in the summer. I know a lot of people have head issues with Ontario, specifically Toronto, but for me, it respresents so many memories that I cannot begin to describe the warm place that Ontario has in my heart.

For a long time now, I've had this feeling that I need to get away, remove myself from my job, Calgary and my life here. Not on a perminant basis, but rather for a break. Take some much needed (and deserved) ME time to reset myself. Besides long weekends, I haven't taken vacation since October, and this is starting to show. Everywhere. My general frame of mind is grumpy, and in the big picture, I have just run out of medicine. Vacation means no agenda, which means that I can do whatever my heart desires. Which is exactly what I'm going to do.

Here's the agenda:

Thursday: Fly to Chicago and go to Billy Joel - Elton John Concert

Friday - Sunday: Spend quality time with my best friend from University

Sunday - Sunday: See family and friends, sit by a pool, continue to sit by a pool and move as little as possible (except when necessary).

I know that when I return, my relationships will improve, my mental and physical health will improve and I will be able to give 100% to all that I do and encounter. Until I leave, the countdown will continue and I will continue to act my way into a feeling. Sometimes that's the only thing you can do - fake it till you make it.

Updates coming from Chi city and Tdot. Stay tuned for pictures and posts. Thank you all for putting up with my grumpiness. I promise it will be gone by the 26th.