1800 cups of coffee, 75 grocery store runs, 3 coffee makers, 40 final exams, 51 essays, countless sleepless nights, 2.5 computers, 4 wristwatches, 5 Christmases, 3 jobs, 8 pairs of shoes, 3 bicycles, 2 pairs of glasses and 3600 teeth brushing sessions later I'm actually moving my life somewhere else for a while.
So without getting too sappy and teary-eyed I've been going through my photo albums from the last 5 years since I moved to Guelph and I wanted to share some of my favourite memories of the city before I leave for the open road. I'll try to do this in roughly chronological order, but no promises.
This was our first night of drunken debauchery in residence. I'm not pictured here as I was taking the photo! I had a lot of good times with these people and living in residence my first year out of Orangeville is an experience I'll not soon forget. In residence I met my good friend Samantha with whom I signed a lease with which soon lead to....
...my very first apartment! This is my room in the apartment the first year I moved in, although it is the larger room, so this is after Samantha had already moved out.
A few years later Dana moved in for a while and gave me some helpful decorating (and cleaning) tips which made my apartment far more livable. I'll miss that big window!
In my 5 years here I have had the same fish tank the entire time with an ever changing roster of fish (I'm much better at taking care of them now! I swear it!) RIP Lunchbox, Sgt. Luther Robinson, House, Kumquat, Eric, Cindy, Rajan, Dylan and countless others whose names I've forgotten.
I've already mentioned Zesty's (my most recent cooking position which unfortunately fell through) but I also honed my cooking chops at Casey's Bar & Grill for almost two years. Here I am rocking the cleanest chef whites I could find standing next to the Grey Cup (making out followed later).
Dana spent a couple of summers living up in Guelph with me and it was very nice to have her company during my academic downtime. In fact, academic downtime is the only time when I consider myself to be having any fun, so a lot of good memories come from her!
Ugly pictures all around! My second roommate Ian and my involuntary (though loved) couch roommate Joe are all here and looking sinfully revolting. This is the best group shot I had!
A better group shot sans-Joe. Ian, myself and a good friend Megan I met through Joe. Between these three people I spent most of my free time during my school years with them!
My absolute favourite spot in all of Guelph: the lower rapids of the speed river. Not pictured here is a bench with a well-worn ass groove from my countless hours of sitting, reading, staring and pondering.
In the interest of brevity, I will stop here but I hope this gives you all a taste of the things I'm leaving behind!
