The Trip Spent Waiting
That pretty much sums up how I spent the final week of my Christmas vacation. It really started out about a week before on Tuesday December 22. I met a friend of mine named Shawn who lives up in Prince George. He wanted me to come up and visit him. So we set up a time I was going to leave on January 2, and return January 9th 2000 (feels weird typing that). I headed to the airport on the 2 and had to wait for 2 hours before my flight even left. I arrive in P.G. (Prince George). We had to drive 2 hours to get to his house. It was ok the time went by quickly as we talked about the things we would do like, skiing, hiking, and also going to his work one day. I was very excited. Things seemed promising to us. So we got to his house at 12 at night. He had to work next morning so we both went to bed. He got up and went to work and I sat around the house till he returned. He got home and slept. So I waited till he woke up. After that we watched TV and a movie on TV. I went to bed around 3 and he feel sleep on the couch. This procedure followed for the next 3 days. Me doing nothing but sitting at his place as he went off to work. I understood but when I could not go to his work with him any day I began to get annoyed. He said we would be going skiing on Thursday. Then Thursday got pushed onto Friday. Thursday night rolled around and someone said how about Friday afternoon. Time came and went and no skiing. Although I did get out his house, for the first time, on Thursday that was enjoyable. Although I had not seen outside in daylight since I arrived. Then we moved onto Saturday, the biggest day of all. I got to go out side and communicate with other people. I was so excited (sarcasm) we went over to his co-workers house and played a game with a few of his friends, then to a movie. It was the best night of them all. Nothing special but it did a lot. I found it very frustrating that we had so many plans before and really not one of them came true. I felt he could not keep his word and could tell that his co-workers felt the same way. So on Sunday it was time to head home. It was another 2 hours drive back to P.G. Where I am still sitting at the Airport for a flight back to Calgary. I arrived at 3P.M. We were supposed to leave at 3 30pm. It is presently 1045 P.M. They are still working on the problem and I highly doubt that we will get off before tomorrow. I feel sorry for my Sister who was supposed to pick me up at the airport. Who knows what she is up too? Another idea just to make my story a little better is I think I forgot my wallet back at his house. So that will have to buss out to me if it is not in my suitcase when I finally return to Calgary.
January 12, 2000
Well I finally did get into Calgary the next day that is. So I was extremely happy about that. Just to be out of the P.G. airport was exciting enough for me. They finally canceled the flight at 11 30pm P.G. time. By the time I got threw the line and into the hotel it was one. By the time I finally got into my room it was about 130 am. By this time I was so frustrated and annoyed I could not sleep. So I did what any good gay man would do with a digital camera a bathtub a shower and no one around. Although I won’t give you the detail I thought I might tease you a bit with the innuendoes. My flight left at 10 am the next morning. I got about 4 hours of sleep that night. Although I had fun that night in the hotel room it makes it sad that it was the best night of the trip. Another note for you is that the Ramada in Prince George one of the front desk people is gay. He noticed my rainbow flag on my bag and made a little comment on that.
P.S. A NOTE: Even after all of this I am still ok because I went threw all this crap I still was ok unlike one lady who was meeting her mother at the airport to tell her that her sister had died.
New Years 2000
Just a few thoughts from my new years.
I remember taking a nap on the 30th at the big cabin and waking up and it felt like I were 5 again and we were doing the same New Years celebration. It was weird I had flash backs to when I was a kid and laying down on the floor looking threw the crack on the floor looking at all the people downstairs celebrating and wishing I could be there. Then this year I felt that I did not belong there. I felt out of place, I felt very secure where I was in bed listing to them laugh and talk. Its funny how you want something when you are young and when you get it you really don’t want it. I did enjoy my holiday up there I felt more in place as the days went on. I met new people and made a New Friend :) it was great he made me smile a lot. Would have bin great if I could have had a new years kiss but really we can’t always get what we want for Christmas.
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