SO.
A couple of weeks back (this appointment was supposed to be a couple of weeks ago, but I forgot and missed it!) .. I set up an appointment to apply for a EIC. For those in the cheap seats, a EIC is a "Enhanced ID Card". Which via land or sea travel, can be used to cross into the US. NOT flight however, you still require a passport for that. Which I will finally get this year, because I'm so bloody far behind in getting one.
Any-waysssss...
I thought because my EIC (last trip to Seattle was in March of 2013.. when I met up with Sam!) .. had expired almost 3 years ago - that I had to purchase or apply for a new one. I had the funds set aside, and figured eh, why not.
So..
Went in today and because it wasn't at the 3 year mark -just- yet, I only had to renew. RENEW.
Renewed and am now waiting for it to come in the mail. SO STOKED. I had already reserved a spot at a place in Seattle as a "just in caaase!" and I GOT IT. Cool.
Today was spent mucking up tickets at work (I goofed on the last one. Shit.) .. and having my head in the clouds for wanting to go to Seattle. This time it will be 5 years since my last visit. The time before that was what, 5 years before that..and the time before that was a fucking long time before.
I have been budgeting and planning in my mind, the trip. I don't plan on spending too much money (I am only going for 4 days and three nights...) I plan on just doing some tourist's shit (Space Needle, Museum of Pop Culture... and hopefully the Bruce Lee Museum and Lakeview!) .. except for some trinkets or something I can't buy in Canada for the kids. That's it, I really don't need to buy anything else. I will be bringing my battery chargers and shit too.
In Victoria, there is a ferry which goes straight to Victoria. So freaking easy! No buses on the ferry, just need to figure out where to go from the terminal. WHOO HOO.
I generally don't go by myself to Seattle, but if I am, I am. I mean nobody I know wants to come with (well,besides the girls and no. Not pulling them out of school!) .. It's fine. I know my way around the city by myself. I plan on getting a roaming plan from Telus, so that way I can reach the kids.
So excited! I mean I know, it's just going from Canada to the US... and I know it doesn't mean much to some people. But it means a lot to me.
See, when I was younger, I always said if I won the lotto... I would buy a house in Vancouver, a house in LA and a house in Seattle. Then it changed to just Vancouver and Seattle. I think now though if I won, well, another blog topic.
Anyways, Seattle has held close to me since 1996-1997 when I first visited. It always pains me to leave, but I know I can't legally live there. Besides, it's too far away from my sons and my daughters wouldn't want to live in the US.
Retirement perhaps? I mean shit, I am single anyways, right?
So yeah. I am so fucking stoked right now. I need to pull my head out of my ass though... lol.