Family Reunion



Cenotaph at Toronto's Old City Hall



I'm back from my mini-holiday in Toronto. It was wonderful to spend time with our oldest daughter and to get to know her boyfriend, who I've only met once before, a little better. I enjoyed being together as a family. With daughter number one living in Toronto now, the four of us don't get to do that too often anymore.

Since the last time we were in Toronto in June, our daughter has gotten a new full-time job and a new apartment. Unfortunately, it's just a one-bedroom apartment which meant that hubby and I slept on an air mattress in the living room. Ughhh! My aching back! I’ve never been so glad to see my bed in all my life.



But despite the less than stellar sleep, I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. We got to see a bit of the city and do a little shopping, mostly stuff for our daughter. We also got to see my husband’s nephew and his family for a wonderful visit and a fabulous meal. It happened to be my husband’s birthday so we were treated to a to-die-for chocolate birthday cake.  Our extended family is quite spread out, so we don’t get to see our nephew’s family often enough either. It was a real family weekend.

The weather was fabulous for mid-November, and we did a lot a walking, busing, and subway riding. November 11th was Remembrance Day, and shortly before 11 am, we were on a bus on our way downtown, when the driver asked for a moment of silence to remember our fallen solders. I thought it was a lovely gesture. Unfortunately, we just missed the big Remembrance Day ceremony at Toronto’s old City Hall, but we got to pay our respects at the cenotaph after the services.



Dundas Square, Toronto



I’ve never been to downtown Toronto before, so it was all new to me. Lots of things to see, lots of people on the streets. I have to admit it’s a bit overwhelming. Big city living is exciting, but I’ll stick with life in the slow lane, thank you very much.

So now I’m back home and ready to continue revisions on my current manuscript. Or at least I will be after work. Or maybe after Pilates class. Maybe tomorrow.



I want to submit my current WIP before the deadline for submission on December 31. But so far I haven’t been able to fire myself up and get into the right headspace to do the necessary revisions.  I haven’t exactly figured out why. I’ll be exploring my lack of motivation in posts to come.

Do you have anything, writing or otherwise, that you’ve been putting off? Have you had a chance to go on any mini-holidays lately?