i took a spontaneous mini-vacation to Quebec City. 12 hour drive each way. totally worth it.
my 'ol high school buddy and i went up to visit our friend who was an exchange student our senior year.
my husband didn't want to come along because he didn't want to leave the cats behind. yep, that's right. i married a crazy cat guy.
Quebec City is quite possibly one of the greatest cities in the world. i am totally in love with the place. where else can you party on the roof of an apartment complex with your own personal dj without having anyone call the cops on you? not Baltimore, that's for sure. unless...i've just been going to the wrong parties...
the food...OH the food! there are REAL bakeries. REAL cafes. REAL butchers. POUTINE!
there's so much to do, so much to see. such culture. and preserved history. beautiful architecture. amazing people.
the people carry themselves differently in Quebec City than they do around here. people there are more confident. they walk tall and they don't have shifty eyes. they don't act paranoid, and they're perfectly comfortable being alone. here, people feel awkward being alone. you can tell from their expressions. they keep themselves occupied (or try to look busy) by texting or talking on the phone. in Quebec City, you don't see any of that. people are perfectly okay with venturing off themselves.
despite the stellar time i had, i was feeling less than awesome. i had a headache for pretty much 4 days straight, i was worn out thanks to *ahem*girlyissues*cough* (tmi?) but despite all that i was in a pretty good mood. i was definitely having fun, but i don't show enthusiasm in a hyper, giddy way. i'm pretty mellow, even if on the inside i'm all, "OMG THIS IS FREAKIN' AWESOME!!!"
i use the word "awesome" a lot. hmm.
i was getting reeeaaaally frustrated because everyone, for 3 days straight, kept asking, "Are you okay?" and "Are you having fun?" and "Is everything all right?"
very. very. annoying.
ah...and my favorite, "You're being really quiet today."
really quiet...today? because i'm not normally quiet?
i am quiet by nature. unless i have something really interesting or entertaining to say, i generally keep to myself. i have always always always been like this. people act like it's out of character.
i don't get it.
plus, everyone was speaking French anyway. sooooo....it's not like i could jump into the conversation. unless i just threw in random phrases like, "J'aime fromage!" or "Je suis un grande pomme de terre!"
actually...
that might have been kinda funny...
