Ok, so this blog post is a little late.

Ok, so this blog post is a *lot* late.

I’ve now been in Toronto for a whole month (wow typing that really made me think about it, and that’s gone really fast) and I’m starting to get into the groove of things. But first, we need to go back.

After the crazy drive I took a bit of a break the first day and slowly unpacked everything. It was fun rediscovering all my stuff, as it had been in storage for the better part of 9 months and I had forgotten what nice stuff I had! Well that and my clothes were looking pretty old and worn, at least I know Toronto is known for its shopping. I had a few days before New Years Eve so I spent it unpacking and wandering around my neighborhood (East York). It’s a cool little area, with a park nearby so once it gets nice in the spring I will have an area to wander around. So many of the houses and buildings around here use brick, which reminds me of the area around Melbourne a bit, but it’s certainly a change from the vinyl siding that is so popular in Vancouver and BC in general. I keep looking around for mountains, for the first couple of weeks I though they were just hidden behind the clouds that line the horizon, then I realized that they were never going to show themselves.

I went out to Hamilton, *cough*, sorry, Dundas to hang out with some friends for New Years Eve (Hi Mike and Kendra!) and it was great to see them again, they are old friends from my Snowboard.com days. Many beers were consumed, rooms were turned upside down and I learned all about Dice, all-in-all a great time. I woke up late the next morning feeling not-quite-fresh and proceeded to lay around until we managed a 3pm breakfast.

Soon enough though, it was time for my first day of work! Feeling spiffy in one of my new suits (thanks 50% off Mexx sale!) I rolled up and got started! It was good to see where I’d be working, and I managed to get a window seat which is great. I look west so it’s nice as I get the afternoon sunshine (when it’s around) and a small view of the Toronto skyline (hint: it’s flat).

Since then I’ve done three weeks of work, and it’s flown by. I’m spending all my time researching stuff and trying to figure out what’s in store for us! It’s exciting work and I can’t wait to see how it is all going to come together. I also had a bit of time to wander around downtown Toronto this last weekend and discovered famous things like Eaton Centre (it’s big) and the building where Much Music is filmed. For a bit of a throwback I found the newly opened Buffalo Bills Toronto and had a bit of a Whistler mini-reunion. I’ll update again soon with places I’m enjoying and things I discover.