Salem... Still has an impression on me.

I didn't get into too much of the details of Salem... And I'd rather not get into exactly what happened, but what happened in Salem really impacted my outlook on life; it made me realize how I hold my heart in this giant cage under lock and key; how I need to embrace feelings and the hurt that can come with it.

When I returned to Toronto, I came back a different person; a more positive person; a person whose goal was to take out the trash and ditch those goombas while making an effort to try to live an enlightened life.
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I have a feeling he saw me before I saw him. And when I saw him... I just couldn't stop smiling. Reconnecting with the past is not always good, but with Dino, it was different. We essentially grew up together without really knowing each other and were always in each other's backgrounds in Elementary and High School.

Recently, we reconnected on Facebook and Dino radiated good vibes. I wanted to get to know him despite the barriers. He's in Montreal and I'm in Toronto... Perhaps a lame excuse, but one nonetheless. Still, when he said he was coming to Toronto, I was really looking forward to seeing him and had absolutely no idea what to expect.

It was... amazing. He made me smile all night... and all morning. So sexy, so delicious, so open, and honest, he drives right into the thick of things (respectfully of course). I'll never forget our first kiss. Or our last one. I keep playing them in my head... I still get butterflies every time..

So the Spirit of Salem is still in me. Despite having lost my purse two nights ago, my phone, cards, cash, keys and my favourite Chanel lipstick... I am elated. Some of th egood vibes are from Dino - some of the vibes are from my good friends who take care of me... Everyone's been telling me how awesome I look (even the cosmetic girls at Shoppers!), how I'm glowing, how they're surprised I'm so happy despite having been put in such an inconvenient situation ... I'm happy because I'm finally embracing my true self. :)

And I'm happy to finally miss someone.