Day 363

Day 363: I'm not great with goodbyes. They aren't my favourite. If you have been reading and following this week, I have been hosting my dear long-distance-roommate "Tulip" (her nickname) at Lovely House for a week of adventures, good food, laughs and good times. As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. And so it was today, this morning when I had to say farewell. She is continuing her Canadian holiday and I must return to my little world in OS. Happily, I'm leaving her in excellent care with another dear Friend, C, and I just know the pair of them will live it up properly this week before Tulip continues onwards to her next engagement. We three were all floor mates in residence in our first year: Lower Floor in Annesley Hall at U of T (which is more years ago now than I care to think about) and many of us who lived in that res that first year have stayed very close. We don't see one another nearly as often as we'd like due to time, distance, family and work commitments, but when we *do*, it's always wonderful. Last night we had another Annesley Girl join us for a rousing game of Cards Against Humanity (turns out Tulip is the least horrible among us), and today it was just we three for a leisurely visit and breakfast. When the time came to depart, I could feel myself getting emotional. I absolutely love where I live and what my life is like most days...but can't somebody invent a teleportation machine already? *le sigh* So with a couple of selfies, some hugs and promises to get together soon, I left. And I felt sad and pretty lonely. But again, the purpose of this project isn't to be sad, it's to find the Happy. And so in that spirit I must say how absolutely Happy it makes me to have such people in my life, how lucky I am to have picked that school and that residence, and how I know that it isn't "goodbye", it's a "see you later". It's going to be hard to wait for "later". Good thing this week was so great...lots of Happy stored up in reserves for when I miss everyone. Thanks for coming to visit, Tulip. Thanks for hosting me last night, C. Can't wait to do it again. See you both soon. Xo #luckyhotdog #goodtimesgoodtimes #365happydays

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