eat, pray, sisterly love

It's an odd feeling to be homesick for a place that's not even your home. The same thing happened when I left Poland - I met all my relatives for the first time, had difficulties constantly speaking in my native tongue, but by the end of it felt secure and at home. 

This time it was in Vancouver - as the train left the station and I blew kisses to my adorable niece and my amazing sister I realized I had made another home away from home on the west coast of Canada, two thousand miles away from my actual home. 

My first thoughts as the plane left B.C. soil were:

This trip went by way too fast. 

I'm so glad I got to see my sister.

I wish I could have stayed longer.

My niece is the most curious, smartest 4-year old I've ever met.

I can't wait to see The Boy.

But I don't want to leave Vancouver.

But he's picking me up from the airport and it'll be awesome.

But it would be even more awesome if he was here with you right now.

True say. Maybe next time.

There were two pieces inside of me, both of equal size that knew my life - for now - belongs in Onterrible, but mostly because the man I love is there. But that other equal part of me just wanted to live life on a whim and create something new, and maybe move the man I love out to British Columbia haha. I know that I'll definitely be coming back to take in more of the sights (gorgeous greenery, the oceans, the mountains that create a permanent background in any view), the sounds (the cruise ship noises, my niece laughing, me & my sister creating a new script while watching Eclipse that is full of the word 'llama') and lots of hugs from my sister and niece. 

After seeing Eat, Pray, Love earlier this week I realized I've done a lot of eating in Vancouver, errr a bit of praying (on the plane, mostly) and loved spending time with my sister, a woman I admire far more than I can probably put into words, and meeting Kym, too. And now I want to read the novel since the film was pretty good! I'll probably have more Vancouver recaps to come, but here's just a few pictures of moments that stand out:

 The breathtaking view atop of Blackcomb Mountain at Whistler.

KOOZA! This Cirque du Soleil show was amazing.

Exploring in Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.

With my model-esque niece on Bowen Island.

The most Starbucks I've ever had in a two-week duration due to jet lag and overall addictedness.

Thanks to everyone who has kept commenting and sticking around here despite my absence; life is slowly returning to its normal routine so that means more blog entries and catching up hardcore on your blogs, too. Hope you've been having a great August so far, though :)