I'm back from Canada!

[Dung Beetle]

I know, I know, you never noticed I was gone. But I went on my honeymoon and had a lovely time attempting to ski. By the way, the wedding went smashingly...many thanks to Jess, featherlou, and anyone else who offered advice; it was all appreciated.

The main thing I want to tell you about Canada is that it's unbelievably beautiful. I kept trying to write this OP in my head and all I came up with were lame, disjointed bits like "the huge mountainside covered with dark trees dotted with sparkling snow reminded me of a sky filled with stars." Eventually I gave up trying to describe it. At one point, I felt so overwhelmed that I just started to cry. That's how beautiful it is.

We went to Vancouver, Whistler, Lake Louise, and Banff, then returned to the States by way of Montana and cut across to Seattle to catch a plane back home to Florida. One of the best places I saw was eastern Washington state....miles of empty fields and sky. It gave me the urge to just ditch everything and start walking. Montana was great too. I saw more deer on one evening in Montana than I had seen in my whole life up to that point. We were also introduced to Italian sodas there. The girl who served us the soda was flabbergasted that we had never heard of them before, so I've been asking everyone since then if they know what an Italian soda is. Must be a Northern thing, because I haven't found anyone yet.

Anyway, I took a couple of weeks off from posting and thoroughly enjoyed my trip, but I did think of y'all. I hope you saved all your humor and brilliance until I got back!

[Antigen]

Originally Posted by Dung Beetle

At one point, I felt so overwhelmed that I just started to cry. That's how beautiful it is.

Hard to leave, eh?

[Dung Beetle]

Originally Posted by Antigen

Hard to leave, eh?

Oh yeah, that's another thing...everyone says stuff like "eh" and "no worries". It's cute as all hell.

[What Exit?]

I am Jealous, I have only been to Vancouver. If I can get my passports for the family, we might head north this summer.

Welcome back and Congrats.

Jim

[Dung Beetle]

Well, I hope you get to go, Jim!
I have a new "if I win the lottery" plan...I will move to Canada and offer each family member one million dollars if they will follow me and stay one year. I know they'd never want to come back to Florida.

[Sunspace]

Yes, the western mountains are some of the most stunningly-beautiful places I have ever seen.

:: pause ::

Why am I still in Toronto?

[Nic2004]

Originally Posted by Dung Beetle

Well, I hope you get to go, Jim!
I have a new "if I win the lottery" plan...I will move to Canada and offer each family member one million dollars if they will follow me and stay one year. I know they'd never want to come back to Florida.

Yeah, but doesn't it get, like, reeeeallllyyy cold up there? Like buried in snow? I mean, compaired to Florida and all.
Just sayin'.