He Went To Canada

 "I have something to tell you, but I'm nervous," Tommy said at brunch a few weeks ago. He sat across from me and twisted a paper napkin in his hand. His eyes darted all over the place.

I'm one of those over-dramatic people so I immediately thought, "Oh God, he's failing college. He's not graduating after all. " Still, I forced a smile on my face because I needed to be supportive. No matter what. 

"Tell me," I said as kindly as I could muster. Even though I wanted to flip my plate full of eggs, bacon, and tater tots in the air dramatically while shrieking, "WHAT IS GOING ONNNNNNNN?" 

Tommy still seemed worried, but he cleared his throat and went, "I'm going to Canada. I already booked the plane tickets and hotel." 

My first thought? Relief. He wasn't failing a class! Huzzah! The second? Wait. Canada? What? As in way up north Canada? And then, a third..

"This isn't, um, a 90 Day Fiance thing, is it?" I wondered. Because I watch all those shows and I know, I KNOW how they all end up. 

Tommy gave me a Look. "No. It's my vacation." 

And then he proceeded to tell me that he researched everything and the entire trip was inspired by that video they show in the Canada area in Epcot at Walt Disney World. 

Tommy packed, and by packed, I mean he kind threw and stuffed things in the suitcase. 

So I kinda cleaned it up a bit. 

And then, on travel day, he woke up at 3 AM to catch a 6 AM flight. His connected in Chicago and had a long layover (he picked the cheapest flight, and the cheapest flight meant a 10 hour layover) so he got to explore the city. 

He saw the Bean:

He got some pizza:

And walked around the water a bit before heading back to the airport:

Then he was on his way to Canada! He made it safely and has a full schedule of events. One of his first stops was the aquarium. 

I am grateful that he's sending me photos and I know he's going to have the best time in Canada.