Today was the 1st of
2 weddings for this trip out to T.O. The venue was at Casa Loma -
a place that in all my years in Toronto I have never been. So I was pretty excited. Getting there, I immediately realized one
thing. Casa Loma is not air conditioned…
so it was pretty hot. You'd think that
for someone who built a castle from the ground up, that they'd put in AC. But nope, it was hot hot hot. Luckily, the ceremony area was air
conditioned.
After a quick walk
around the various floors, I returned home to watch the first of many World Cup
games in the next week :). What a great
time to take a few days off!
Arriving at the
dinner, I was at the Waterloo table. The
girl next to me was pretty cool. Very
nice person, friendly, kind and we had a very good conversation. Gave me lots to think about. The other trait that caught my eye as I think
about it was she had that 'sparkle' in her eyes - the kind that only those who
are able to believe in their own dreams, and convert this hope into a reality
that makes them capable to take on the world.
These people who can inspire and push others forward, it's been awhile
since I saw that in people I have been interacting with - it was very refreshing. It also reminded me how I no longer have
these eyes, and have forgotten in the last couple years that I was aspiring to
have eyes like those I had before.
It has been awhile
since I met someone new on a trip back to Toronto. It was really thought provoking to meet
someone new and just randomly end up chatting about non fluffy stuff. I am glad that this happened today (as much
as I seemed to be more silent the more we talked - as it got me thinking about
a bunch of stuff)
Congrats Brooke and
Clay! Oh, and the shark's fin soup was delicious.
Oh, I also ran into
someone from 10+ years ago. Ahh, brings
back memories - the fun and carefree days during co-op in Cali. Perhaps as the girl next to me said,
everything happens for a reason - perhaps there was a reason that both these
chance encounters happened on the same day...
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