There's No Place Like Home...

I have had the fortune of traveling to some lovely places on this earth.  Top three for sure are Paris, France Santorini, Greece and Victoria, B.C.  No matter where I've been there is something about landing in Canada, anywhere in Canada that makes me heave a sigh of relief. 
I love traveling, and I especially love many of the stores Canada has yet to adopt, (HELLO, TARGET!)  but after my flight today from L.A. I basically ran to get a poutine, a Tim Hortons coffee, some Life brand items at Shopper's Drug Mart, and some necessary items at La Senza.  (No details here.  Let's keep this G-rated.)  I've heard of comfort food, but sometimes for me it's comfort shopping. 

Tomorrow morning at the glorious hour of 6am (which for Christi-Anne is the third hour of her productive day) I will sign onto the Island Princess, and finally reunite with Adam after almost three months.  It is such a great feeling to know that every second Monday of the month I will step off into Vancouver, a little slice of home, and feel at ease with my surroundings.  While the glaciers and snow capped mountains of Alaska are beautiful, I can't find my favourite face wash at the Skagway pharmacy.  It's the little things that make the time away from home bearable.  For so many, traveling is a lifetime dream come true, but for me, a simple reminder of Canada can literally make me have goosebumps.  I know I've written several blogs about patriotism, but it never dies down for me.  There's something about that leaf and those two red bars that just makes me feel like I'm home no matter where in the world I am.

So once again for me, it's Bon Voyage until December, but no matter where I go, I'm never too far from home.  Now then, who is going to make me some poutine???