Random Little Miracles

This one's for you, Vienna.

I was going to call him "Austria", but I've already done "Irish" and "The American". Plus he works in fashion and even though he was super cute (I love beards!) I couldn't figure out whether or not he was gay for the first 9 or 10 hours we knew each other, so I decided Vienna was the way to go.

It would seem I can't do anything these days without meeting some guy, so it wasn't really a surprise that I was at the airport on Saturday dropping off my little brother and I picked up a new stray. I was out until about 3 am with Matt, rolled out of bed, put on some clothes and made my way unshowered and sleep-deprived, out to the airport. And there he was. Looking lost and alone, the same look I get a couple of times a day usually from random strangers on the street, asking me with their eyes to help them find where they need to go. I think it must be because I look approachable, or at least compared to most Torontonians.

He asked me for directions and it turned out he was staying at the hotel directly behind my apartment building. So I just rolled my eyes and said "Come with me". He asked me to dinner, and that was that. For the next 4 days we were inseperable. It was fun...eating, drinking, sightseeing. I have a ton of little mental pictures, but for once, completely out of character, I'll keep them to myself.

What I will say though, is that the Universe continues to surprise me, throwing me exactly what I need at the exact perfect moment. I won't read too much into it, but it does seem that it was meant to be. It is strange that a stranger can meet you and seem to know and understand you so completely, so quickly. Or maybe it's because they are a stranger and temporary resident in your world that they can exist there without judgement and just see the beauty. I didn't even know it, but I needed him to show up on Saturday. And I think he was in a place where he needed me to show up too. Either way, the panic attacks? Are gone. If we're open to it, it seems a simple hello can lead to a million good things. :)

We've got tonight.