Kicking off 2010

4 days into the New Year and I've already done a substantial amount of travelling. A flight from Toronto to Calgary to Comox on the 1st followed by a ferry ride from Comox to Powell River to visit with my cousin and the bird. Still craving my number 13 meal from the Thai Dal Zone (isn't that a clever name? I was impressed.) that I forgot to bring home with me - I always take home leftovers these days. On the 3rd, another ferry ride from Powell River to Comox, then the train from Courtenay to Victoria. My first trip on a train (The GoTrain in Hamilton and T.O., and whetever they would have called it in Germany do not count) so I was excited for this scenic tour of the island - that lasted for two hours, when the sun went down and then I took advantage of the opportunity to sleep. I think it helped to defeat most of my cold, although the cough did make me almost vomit again on my walk to the bus with Rob this morning, and did force me to leave mass on campus for a bit this afternoon.
It seems that most of my blogging will be done while eating dinner (at least until I get too messy with my food, which I usually am not). I purchased a rather healthy meal today - veggie chili in a bread bown with rice (the healthy kind from the looks of it) and fresh garden salad (yes, there is dressing). If I choose to stay healthy with my meal choices as a New Years Resolution, which I probably will torture myself with, my choices will be limited, but I know I'll feel awesome (at least that is the hope). I may have to make one exception and just limit the intake of sweet potato fries though...becuase I love them, and they are better than regular fries. The reason for eating out is the long day that every Monday will be with class at 10am and my final class ending at 9:30pm. Hopefully I will not have to purchase every week as I am a starving student - I just have only been back in Vic for less than a day and need to find the best option for purchasing fresh fruit and veggies for myself. Right now I have 20 dollars of food to live on for the week.
Which is nothing compared to the 288 I spent on textbooks today (and there may be one more to purchase) and the 620US I will somehow have to come up with for my in country expenses for Honduras. Such is life. And I hope to do a better job of living it this year.