9 days and counting...

In a few short days I will be packing my belongings and heading back to Victoria. Now any of you who have been following my blog since I started it know that this is the moment that I have been waiting for since summer began. I am, of course, soooo excited to get back to the life I have made for myself in a far off place from where I will always call home. It is also, of course, sad to leave. Calgary itself may not appeal much to me, but there are parts of my life here that will be hard to leave. I will be transitioning from one home to another. Here's a little comparison I created..

Cali - my home, my favorite place on earth.
Vic - a cute little suite that I will make as home-y as possible with my bestest ben (the windows on the lower level will be my bedroom).

Cali - dad making my latte in the morning, mom catering to my breakfast craving of the day.
Vic - breakfast on the go. fact: a latte made by oneself never tastes as good as one made by someone else.

Cali - full access my mom's sweet ride, the funnest car to drive.
Vic - my bike, my feet, my bus pass, my pleas to friends with cars.

Cali - a job that pays great with awesome bosses.
Vic - university pocketing my moolah faster than I can say student loan.

Cali - no neighbors, naked hot tub anyone?
Vic - neighbors (no hot tub).

Cali - work 8-4 -or something like that ;) very little stress.
Vic - full-time-and-then some school, tests, essays, textbooks, late night cramming, you all know what I mean..

It's sort of ironic that as I read my little spiel it seems to me that Calgary comes out on top. What is it that is so appealing about being back in Vic? Maybe it's the independence, the fact that Victoria and everything I have accomplished there is something I have done all on my own. I moved away from my parents, a very hard thing for me to do. I adjusted slowly but surely to the only constant in life - change.

Life will be different, once again, but I can honestly say that I am looking forward it. I'm going to enjoy the last few days of home but will happily be anticipating the days to come..