A Season of Change?

Confession: I have been lazy. Which explains why I did not document the last couple of days' celebrations.
Thursday (the 17th) was St. Patrick's Day, however I chose to drizzle some maple syrup on my Red River hot cereal and celebrate Maple Syrup Day.. even though I am quite Irish. 
Friday (the 18th) I began the day thinking I would muster up something that I could forgive my parents for in honor of Forgive Mom and Dad day. This was definitely not the case, because I was holding nothing against my folks that would ever need "forgiving." I went back to the drawing board-www.holidaysforeveryday.com- for some inspiration. Supreme Sacrifice Day stuck out like a sore thumb to me, but I had no idea why. That was when I abandoned my blog once again, and checked my e-mail.




With the opening of one e-mail, I felt time stand still. I have been accepted into Ryerson University's Journalism program, a school that I have been lusting after for almost 5 years. 


This week has been like stepping through the looking glass. I had an article published in the local paper on Tuesday, literally aced a math test (a dream come true), and gotten accepted to the university of my dreams. It feels as though everything is finally coming together, and all this hard work is actually paying off.
Which brings me to my point, yes I did have a point in all of this:
My own mother is someone who made a Supreme Sacrifice in her life. Now I am making amends on her behalf by going after my dreams and aspirations, instead of letting rejection get the best of me and giving up. If Ryerson had accepted my mom for their acting program, I would not exist. She would not have gone to the Yukon looking for work, met my father, and settled down to raise a family. It is this sacrifice she made that I am so thankful for. 


Today, being National Act Happy Day... 
I don't even need to go out of my way to celebrate. I am truly happy with the cards that life has dealt me. 
So I guess I'll eat some chicken for Poultry Day. 


All for now,


Aimee OC