C'est la vie!: May 2009

So I've gotten the itch to blog again. I used to do this on a weekly basis when living in Germany, to keep in touch with many of my friends and family. Unfortunately, since coming back, I've been terrible at keeping up with this. However, from now on, I will be more diligent with this task...

So over the last two years, I've experienced a range of emotions, and my opinions have vastly varied about my life here in Montreal. However, as of today, I live in a city that I adore. When I walk around the town, I find that I'm constantly amazed, content and happy to be a part of this great city. I take a deep breath, close my eyes, exhale slowly and am completely thankful to be here. There's so much about my experience here that I love.

I love...
1. experiencing four different seasons - especially spring
2. gardening with Esteban and making our home pretty
3. going to Old Port and eating Beaver Tails (a super yummy Quebecois pastry)
4. watching the new Cirque du Soliel shows before any other city
5. walking around the city with Esteban
6. being outside all of the time
...and that's just to name a few things.

My front yard

For those of you who followed my blogs previously, you know I wasn't very happy in Montreal. However, clearly my tune has changed. I absolutely, without a doubt love Montreal. I think the city is great - the culture, the people, the fashion, the vibe. Moreover, I have found the part of the city that I like best and would really like to live. But I think buying a place there is out of my price range for now.

Despite my love of Montreal, I absolutely, without a doubt miss Austin terribly. I miss my dad and friends, the culture, the people, the fashion, the vibe. So I'm quite torn on where I want to settle down for a while. I still don't think that I will stay in Montreal forever. But I am trying to make some decisions, which will inevitably shape my future for the next several years.

So in my yearning to be back home in Austin, I spontaneously bought a plane ticket to go back and visit. This was spurred on by an evite that my dad sent me for his salmon BBQ this next weekend. Unfortunately, I couldn't get there in time for his BBQ, but I'm going to be there very soon!! I'm so looking forward to being in my hometown, seeing my family and friends, and chillin' out Austin-style. =) Plus, I miss the country twang. It's a language all in its own. ;-)