Long time no see!
For the longest time I have struggled on how to get back onto this blog and post – yes I know I could have reached out to ask but did I….No I just kept banging my head against the wall when I made attempts. And then an email came in from the platform that hosts it and I started clicking links. Poof here I am now – after deleting a lot of potential spam posting.
Clark & I celebrated our 26th anniversary yesterday – seems like a shocking number. His comment in the card he gave me was about being with me for more time than with his own parents – if you actually quiet your mind and think about it, its really amazing that we choose to spend our lives with one person. Parents blindly go into parenthood – you give birth and you dedicate your life to this little person but with a spouse its a bit different. We come into relationships as individuals – quite possibly (oh no doubt) with different ideas than your partner but if you commit and put the work in your grow into this unit that from there grows more solid than rock! We have a lot of conversations about our journey so far and we celebrate what we have accomplished quite often. Here’s to another 26 years – or more! I’ve posted a picture that we took the year before we were married – we had escaped to Jasper for a camping weekend and it’s one of my favourite pictures of us.
I am off on a driving adventure on Sunday – first time driving down to Vancouver Island by myself. I’ve always enjoyed driving but as I’ve aged the winter driving has got a bit of a challenge, I’m not as adventuresome in that aspect. There could be a bit of snow between here and Hope, BC but I’m just rolling with anything I come across – slow & steady wins the race. Once I get down there I’ll have a visit with my Dad, Uncle Joe, Aunt Heather and my sister, Bonnie. It still seems strange to be down there without seeing my Mom or Bonus Mom – they are in my heart but its certainly a different vibe.
I’ll be back after my trip to post a blurb about my adventure!
S.
