The Countdown.

At midnight tonight...in twenty mere minutes, it will be one week until I leave back to university to begin eight months of a different sort of life than the one I have here in the summer. As I said previously--I have mixed feelings, part of me is so excited to be back there while the other part will dig in my feet and resist the change as much as I can. Stubborn much? I think so.

Today was yet another busy day as I have begun to feel run off my feet. I got home at 9:30 this morning to quickly jump into the shower, do some laundry and get ready to head out the door again. At just after noon today (I'm always fashionably late! Those who know me always ask me to come ten minutes before the predetermined time, that way when I'm fashionably late, I'm actually on time. Pretty trippy.) I met up with a friend at Moxies for a quick lunch on his break. After eating, we hugged goodbye and I headed to the other side of the mall to the Telus store to (finally) get my caller ID fixed. Good news? I can finally screen my calls again (yes, I admit it--I rely on caller ID too much as a way of determining if I answer the phone or not)! After the Telus store, I came home to do some odds and ends around the house and wrap Lisa's birthday present. I had just a little bit of time left before Lisa arrived so I ran out the door, and drove to the Mac Store in hopes of getting a new IPOD case (my old one fell apart). You know what makes me an unhappy customer? That because I have a generation four (an older) IPOD instead of a generation five (the new video IPODs), I am royally screwed for finding a case that fits. Turns out, that they don't sell them anymore. So now, if I want one--I've been informed I have to go online and order one. Now I wonder, is it worth it? I add the costs up in my head, exchange American dollars to Canadian--then add shipping, handling and whatever else they want to charge and I begin to see that it's probably not a wise purchase right now. I came home exhausted--I nearly collapsed on the couch but the doorbell rang and Lisa's smiling face greeted me at the door (and as I know all too well, Lisa's smile instantly makes me smile). We then walked over to Starbucks, grabbed a drink, ran into my friend Calvin (who I used to work with at the golf course) and sat down so she could open her incredibly sentimental, kind of cheesy gift. I'll miss that girl. After saying our goodbyes, Caroline came over and we headed out to the concert hall to see the Glenn Miller Orchestra. It was an amazing concert and the guest appearance was perhaps the best pianist I've ever heard. At about 11:00, I finally got home...


Tomorrow I anxiously await my day of nothing. I plan on sleeping in, painting the fence, doing some packing, organizing and chores. I think it sounds rather relaxing.

Sweet Dreams All.