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summer is on it’s way out
2016/09/23 11:41:25瀏覽67|回應0|推薦0
I woke up yesterday and there was a distinct chill outside. A familiar, frigid mist hung in the air and bathed everything in the kind of crisp sunlight that sharpens edges. By the early afternoon, the mist had burned off and the summer sun returned in smooth, soft focus, but the warning was clear… summer is on it’s way out.

I feel like this summer passed in the blink of an eye. Despite finding myself outside more often than usual, most of my time has been muddled in a sleep-deprived, world-changing blur thanks to my daughter, who was born in early June. Now that she is coming up on 3 months, life is getting much easier and, with sleep becoming more regular again, I find myself getting back to living again- not just surviving. It’s a good thing I love Fall, because this one will be a fun one with my little companion by my side, who enjoys the world more and more every day.

The few exciting adventures I have had this summer stand out particularly bright against the blur of new parenthood. Just last weekend, we celebrated Evie’s first weekend away by visiting my dad’s home on Pender Island. It’s pretty much paradise.

The weekend before that, we took Evie to a family reunion organized by my husband’s side of the family. Evie won a prize for being the youngest attendee, then just 10 weeks old, and her great-grandmother won for being the eldest member of the family in attendance, at 96 years old. To think, almost 100 years between them!

It was a well-attended reunion, with people flying in from as far as Ottawa. We got to see a family tree, which traced back as far as the 1600’s, and discover quirky family names that have since fallen out of use (Euleilia being the most popular one. It took me a few tries to figure out how to pronounce it. It’s almost ukelele…ah.)
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