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‘Twas the Night Before the Night Before Christmas

I think this Christmas has been the busiest I’ve ever had.  I finally now have a chance now to breathe (and blog) before heading home for the holidays.

Thanks to the weather and a lack of transportation I’m stuck in Toronto until tomorrow when I’ll finally be heading to my parents’ house in Kitchener.  I hate taking the bus to my hometown, especially close to the holidays, so luckily my dad offered to pay for me to take the train.  This is great, but unfortunately, the train doesn’t have a baggage car (wtf?), and I’m only allowed two pieces of carry-on, so I actually have to leave some of my family’s gifts behind (sorry, Katie!).

But having the extra time here to myself has turned out well.  I’m able to put the finishing touches on all my gifts and not feel rushed about it.

Plus, aside from the slush and puddles, it’s actually quite beautiful around my neighbourhood.  The combination of snow and freezing rain has coated everything in a sparkling white shell.  I felt like a kid again stepping on the covered ground, believing for just a split second that the frozen snow would support my weight, before giving in to the most satisfying crunch.

And now that I have the evening to myself, I’m going to go grab a very, very large hot chocolate in a few minutes and wander over to the Bloor Cinema for a screening of It’s a Wonderful Life .  I haven’t seen it in its entirety for several years, and it will be nice to cozy it up in my coat and scarf and see it on the big screen.

“Merry Christmas, you old building and loan!”