Adventure No. 5 - Hooray for good life choices.

So today, having the day off from both jobs (finally) I took the opportunity afforded to me to do a little Christmas shopping, or rather, to get started Christmas shopping. *gulp* I caught a streetcar headed for downtown and did some wandering around. Eventually I found myself at the Eaton's Centre, even though I absolutely dispise malls (they're right up there with racism, famine and war), but I don't really know of any other places to do my Christmas shopping in this city, yet; hopefully next year that will change.
Well after a few hours of wandering up and down the floors, heading down to the bottom level only to realize the store I wanted to go to is on the upper level, I actually found quite a few good gifts for those who are near and dear to me. But after all that meandering, and after a good chunk of my pocketbook was eaten by the over commercialization of my favourite holiday season, I decided it was time to go home and make some dinner. So I hopped on a streetcar headed back home.
While I was on the streetcar, watching the city float past me (and occasionally glancing at my reflection to check how the curl in my bangs was holding up) I started thinking long and hard, and while I was thinking, I had another one of my epiphanies. This move I made, this giant leap from Windsor up to the Big T. was one of the best decisions I've ever made for myself. I realized that I am a big tree and Windsor just did not offer me enough space for my roots to grow to their full potential; Toronto does. I realized that in this giant megalopolis of millions of people, of thousands of houses and offices and streets, that I have the world proverbially at my fingertips. I have the ability to make myself smile simply by walking down a bustling street lined with shops and lights, full of people and taxi cabs. I can jump on a bus, streetcar, or subway train and travel the length and/or width of this expansive city all with just a flash of my Metropass (which now occupies the same space my debit card used to). I have the power and the opportunity to do basically whatever it is I want to, all because of this great environment I am now in.
I think I deserve a pat on the back for making this decision. Yay.
Ciao,