The green, green grass of home

Well, I have just returned from a long and relaxing trip home. I think I was so disillusioned in the summer because my trip was so rushed. This time around I had more time and it was much more enjoyable. I won't go through the whole thing day by day, as that could get really boring. Here are some highlights:
- Sleeping, lots and lots of sleeping. Sometimes until 11-11:30.
- Dumplings, lots and lots of dumplings.
- Christmas in Pickering, as usual. Lots of laughs, lots of food.
- Apartment hunting in St Catherines with Melissa.
- Getting Dad addicted to Sudoku. He'll probably laugh when he reads this, provided he is not still trying to beat my 3:48 record.
- Touring Kevin and Lyndsey's new house.
- New Year's Eve with Jean at Tonic
- Raucous round of UNO at Tarek's. There was broken furniture!
- K-OR-EE-AN food in K-OR-EE-AH town
- Dim sum with Maureen, Randy and (his girlfriend) Tanya
- Catching up on my Macleans
- Reading Lost in Translation in 3 days. I just read the movie synopsis. As suspected following discussions with Jean who has actually seen it, the two only share the same title. The book is set in China while the movie is set in Japan.
- Conquering the double-pointed knitting needles and making a pair of mittens and a scarf. Starting a hat. Not that it's cold enough to need one but, nice to have the matching set. I nearly poked my eye out in the process. They are pretty dangerous.
- Seeing a mouse darting around the tables in Amatos (pizza place). Not shocking, but awfully disappointing/disgusting. I debated leaving, but my pizza (Spinaci) was soooo tasty. Best pizza ANYWHERE!

As for resolutions, mine are pretty mundane. You know, eat healthier, exercise more, start career, buy house, buy dog, find someone to love (and who'll love me back).

I thought I had more to say...but I think I'm tired of sitting at my computer. Here...look at the pretty pictures.