Day 181: When we were little living back home up in Timmins one of the biggest thrills of the summer was when "Auntie and Uncle" used to come up to visit from Thunder Bay and take all of us kids out to "the show" (the movies). Usually it was Uncle who got the job, and we'd all pile in their car and head up to "The Victory" (this old Famous Players two screen movie house) to see the latest kids flick. Uncle would go up to the box office with all of us gathered nearby and he'd say "5 (or how ever many there were of us) kids and an uncle." Once we got the tickets we'd proceed to the concession area where we would divest ourselves of any outer wear (coats, hats etc) in a bag that he brought with him and then we were usually allowed to pick out a treat. I saw so many movies here..."Beauty and the Beast", "All Dogs Go To Heaven", "Fievel Goes West" and so many more. Often after the show was done, for an additional thrill, we'd get to go through the car wash, or go get some french fries. Beautiful memories. Last week someone posted something on Facebook from my home town of SoPo. I don't know what it was about the post (I see posts everyday from home) but something caught me right to my core and I got incredibly homesick. Remarkably homesick. So much so that I decided on a whim that I needed to head North. Until this year I was used to going up pretty well every single holiday and long weekend, and this was the longest stretch between visits I think maybe ever in my life. Myself and a good Friend drove up Saturday and departed this morning, and spent all of the time with Family and a handful of dear dear Friends (a birthday surprise for one!). I can't really express how much I feel better just having that little immersion in comfortable familiarity. So many little triggers and memories, not the least of which was this old movie house. My sincere apologies to anyone I didn't get to connect with that I promised I would when I went North next. I'll be up again soon. Home is were the heart is for sure. Being Home made me so very happy this weekend. #Home #365happydays
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