Last week, we had School
Council elections at Hans' school. Just before I left home, I burst into tears
as I realized that I would step out of my home and not see the cheerful face of
my friend C waiting for me in her car in my driveway. I also knew I wouldn't
see my friend Y when I would eventually get to school. Both ASid and Hans wondered
if I had any friend waiting for me.
Yes, I did. G was there and, he and I are Co-Chairs again. But G is a guy! Not
to insult all the men in the world, but G is a guy’s guy! I am not sure what he
would do if I ever burst out into tears in front of him?! Probably ask me to
clean up and get on with it!! Maybe even pull a Professor Higgins on me and
recite (note: not sing) "Why can't a woman be more like a man?".
But tonight was spent with my
friend C. We both usually tend to be emotional; however, this evening, we were
both giddy little girls. We mostly giggled and took nothing seriously. We first
attended a kickoff event to support a fellow parent running for Trustee in the
upcoming Municipal Elections. And then, we decided to go grocery shopping for
fun. But somewhere in our conversation, I mentioned to C that ASid was downtown
partaking in the Nuit Blanche
celebrations scheduled from 7 pm this evening to 7 am tomorrow morning. And
then, on a whim, we decided to join the crowds and ended up at the Aga Khan Museum. It was quite
breathtaking architecture and it was a first visit for both of us. After
admiring the artefacts, we felt like coffee. We ended up at Demetres at Shops at Don Mills. It was a sweet ending to a spontaneous evening.
It was the most fun I had in
ages. Felt young. And I was glad that I gave permission to ASid to go out with
his friends and pull an all-nighter! I hope he is out there having the time of
his life.
We are truly young quite
literally only once in a lifetime. We can feel young later on; but both C and I
yawned half way to our coffee and couldn't wait to get home and go to bed. We
made it before the clock struck 12!
To be old and wise is not a stage that all can achieve. Tonight was
filled with such light!
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