"Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your innovations
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten." - "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield (lyrics)

I've decided, on a whim, to take a new route home. Instead of spending two and a half weeks at home, sitting on the couch, watching movies and playing on the computer, I'm going back to WV via Canada.

I've never been to Canada; for some reason, it's always been something I wanted to do. So when I saw that Toronto is only 9 hours from both Chicago and Hurricane (the same amount of time I drive from Chicago to Hurricane), I knew I could do it. And spending a week exploring two new places - I'm also hitting Niagra Falls - sounds just about perfect. I've never been one to enjoy sitting on my butt for days on end.

So I think I'm leaving on Saturday and heading up to Toronto. Checking out the city for a few days (maybe catching a hockey game or going skiing or anything else that might strike me) and then hitting Niagra for another couple of days. Then it's down to West Virginia for Christmas (if I don't spend too long in Canada, I may see the grandparents in Virginia as well, bringing the total number of states I'll see in a month to...seven). And then back to Chicago for New Year's.

Excellent.
Lace