The Prospect of Vancouver

I'm going to totally sound like a douche, but it must be said.

It's past midnight, and we're going home tomorrow. I dread long drives, especially when they take the entire day. I even wonder if the reason I don't ever want to leave Vancouver is because I hate sitting in the car for so long. Regardless, after a slight tug-of-war, we've decided to stick to the plan and go home tomorrow. This will give me one day at home to prepare for another year in Calgary.

Where did the summer go? Honestly.

Every time our family goes to Vancouver, we're asked when we'll be moving down. Of course, the question never really gets answered. My siblings and I have always given the impression that we want to move to Vancouver. At the time we're asked to move down, it's always going to end up being that we want to - seriously, we just had an awesome time, who'd say no? And whether that desire to migrate lasts or not, I think it's important to look at the whole picture.

Whenever we go on vacation to Vancouver, our rather large family will always be getting together - almost daily - in order to accommodate us. We always get the impression that the daily life is always like this: all the cousins, aunts, and uncles, will pick someone's house to have dinner and just do cool things all day. Reality is, if we're not in town, they probably go about their own business and do their own things. There really isn't a whole lot of getting together. Which is why, we're all so high on ourselves when we're gathered, we want the whole family to be in once place. And while I do want our family to be easily accessible, it's not always going to look as sparkly as it does when we're visiting.

So, I do feel that when we eventually cave and move down, there's going to be a time where the party dies down; and there's going to be a period of confusion, and eventually disappointment at why the families don't hang out as much. Realistically, these extreme highs are simply unsustainable right now. And while it's important that we do have these times of joy, we should hold out until we get to heaven to go all out. Because, then, we'll know for sure that it'll last and we'll never get disappointed in having to leave or wondering why there's a period of time where we're just doing our own thing rather than getting together.

I've thought really hard on whether or not I would actually want to live in Vancouver right now. My answer is no. Other than my family, I really don't have any connections down here aside from a couple friends. It would be tough for me, especially since I haven't graduated and work full time yet.

But forgetting everything I've said, I've had an amazing two weeks in Vancouver; and I hope that I feel refreshed enough to be ready for school!

Happy birthday, mom!