Some of you know that I made an impromptu visit to e-town due to unfortunate circumstances- such is life, but it has been wonderful to be back with my family, especially my sisters. I have generally thought the adage 'you can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family' to ring true retrospectively; however, I have really enjoyed each day that I have been home, even to the extent that I put off seeing other people in favour of my fam (sorry to those of you I didn't see). As much as I enjoy being away and doing my own thing, it feels like I have refueled my connection with those I care about most. I suppose that my 2011 Horoscope Annual is somewhat correct in saying 'Home and family are central to your life, providing you with a sense of connection and continuity'... but, not to the extent that I will be moving back any time soon, so don't be getting any crazy ideas!
And if anything else has been reinforced in the past two weeks, it is that I am certainly glad not to be living here full time. Flying in, I forgot how flat this place really is. I also wasn't very excited about the presence of snow in April where Craig was reminding me on a daily basis that it was sunny and in the high teens in Brum (uncharacteristically warm for April, though). And as I sit and write this entry, it is nearly blizzarding with a total of 15 cm of snow fallen from 8am - 3pm. No Alberta, you may be trying to make me stay, but you certainly aren't doing a very good job of convincing me. Edmonton is also brown, dead, and mouldy where I was admiring the crocuses and daffodils just as I left England. There is no aesthetic motivation for me to want to look out my window, let alone set out of the house. Same streets, same buildings, same trucks, same mullets, same bums begging for cans. Nothing has changed.
I did venture out with my sisters to a spot of shopping, some restaurants, and to get perma-stamped, but only to find that even in the city centre, or on Whyte, or in WEM it's all still the same dead/robotic feeling. I am assuming that some of this is due to the long winter you have had this year; however it was sunny for the majority of my time here, and nobody was looking particularly twitterpated to me- there was a lack of spring in people's step. Or maybe this dead feeling is because everything is so open and spacious in Edmonton. Perhaps, if things were a bit more cozy, then we could feel the energy of each other a bit more. 
It seems to me that everything feels a bit more vibrant and energetic in England, but then again, maybe I get this feeling because it's still newish to me. Maybe some of you should come to visit me and let me know what you think for yourself ;)
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