#I'm sure there are some photos from that stay in the photobin but I didn't wanna take too long on theses

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Hometober Day 2 Today's prompt is "A home, not yours" This is based on a memory from Christmas shortly after we moved to Canada. This was a fun piece, a memory I don't talk about often only because it's quite random aha. More info under a read more, but otherwise I hope you enjoy!

We were staying at an aunt's home until the holidays passed, we were in Toronto for maybe 3 weeks at most. I don't remember much of the house itself, just the kitchen and dining room and the guest room where my family stayed. For whatever reason I was happy to play on my own in our room with the lights out. I had the door cracked open, but I was too overwhelmed to join the party down the hall [I was very shy as a kid though almost no know I know today would believe me haha]. I was too scared to open my gift but one of my cousins who was visiting Toronto with his mom talked me into opening it. It was a Play-Doh cake-making kit and we made cakes together for a time until our parents came to get us to eat. Despite the blue tones, I was actually enjoying myself there. I loved my cousins, all my family members that I was meeting for the first time were very kind to me. I was just overwhelmed, couldn't blame a 3-year-old for trying to learn a new language and just enjoying what was in front of me. I just remember the room being so cool and dark, the closest I was to being covered in darkness before the fear of it actually developed [I'm a bit better now, but back then I had a nightlight throughout most of elementary and early middle school]. A lot has changed since then, I'm 20 years older, that house isn't owned by that couple, they actually divorced not long ago and their sons are both in college and travelling. I doubt they'd remember much from then, but since it was the first taste of what a home could be in Canada I have a fondness for it. I remember the room feeling very stuffy due to all the extra storage stuff and all our baggage in there. I really had no idea how much more moving I'd be doing in my life, but such is life in general. If you've read this far, thank you! Have a great day <3