Moving is fantastic. If you are the ones leaving. For the past few years, eight to be exact, I've been the one staying behind. ( For some reason, Miami is not advertised as 'location, location, location!') We have been left behind while friends and family leave to bigger, brighter, and definitely, more, shall I say 'cultured'locations. We seem to really repel people. Do we smell?? (Except for Sara and Keith. They moved to Alberta, and well, we won't comment on that!) Very excellent hosts though by the way......terrific Trivial Pursuit players too.
It is a real challenge to keep up contact, and also convince yourself that well, living here has it's merits. I mean, culture and opportunity aren't everything. What about less stress, time to focus on personal and creative interests? What about no debt and savings? Wine in the afternoon? Star gazing, and quinzhee building in the middle of a nippy winter night. (By the way, those rumours about what went on in the quinzhee, they aren't true.)
We are what you might call 'escapists'. We still don't have a TV. Maybe we could more accurately be described as: 'Slackers, wanting to take the easy road'!
But, once again, as Robin, Yuriko, Sky, Free, and Summer leave for the bright lights of San Diego, we are forced to think about why we stay here. And I'm afraid to admit this, but I actually am starting to like it here. I can't believe it! (Sara pick your jaw up off the floor!) It is true what a really smart....oh, and amazing hockey player, said to me. (Even if he is a Canadien's fan!)
'It's not where you are, it's who you're with.'
We will miss them so much.
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