The Greatest Place on Earth

Hello boys and girls! I'm having a lovely day!

I went for a walk this afternoon. I wore jeans, a long sleeve shirt, and a vest. I nearly died from the heat! It's sooooo beautiful outside that I feel the overwhelming need to overuse my exclamation points! It was lovely!!!

As I was walking, I came to an epiphany. I live in the greatest place on earth. Here's why.

I spend at least 50% of my time in Toronto, and there are undoubtedly aspects of a huge city that I love. Like, the fact that there's often literally a coffee shop on every corner. And the fact that there are world famous buildings everywhere I look. And that the sushi restaurants are way better than the ones we have here. And the streetcars have always struck me as bizarre. I don't like to ride them (they make me a little queezy) but when I watch them go by I feel like I'm in a 1950's movie. They just seem so odd and archaic. I love that.

As I was walking down the 7th line today, it struck me that I also LOVE the peacefulness of a small town. The millions of trees, and the fresh smell (let's face it, Toronto stinks in the summer), and the grass and weeds and fields, and the elaborate gardens my neighbours put in every year. I love the traditions. I love sitting in my backyard drinking beer with friends. I love Summerfest, and look forward to it all year long. I love going to the drive-in theatre with friends, and staying there all night for the dusk-till-dawn. I love visiting my family and chatting on their back deck (they have the most beautiful back yard I've ever seen, truly). I love barbecues. I love going to the beach, and I love the fact that the water in Lake Simcoe is still clean enough to swim in. Not that I ever do.

This is the part where I come to my conclusion: Sometimes I love being in a massive city, and sometimes I love being in a small town, so where I live is the most perfect place in the world: A small town right near a massive city.

It's so simple I'm not sure why I'm bothering to write about it. I guess I'm just trying to pass some time before I go to Toronto to do some writing.

In conclusion, I'm happy to be here.