Category Archives: Holidays

Happy Thanksgiving

For flowers that bloom about our feet;
For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;
For song of bird, and hum of bee;
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee!
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Even though our holidays look different and it’s just the two of us… we will always have fun adventures my bug.

Thanksgiving day is the perfect opportunity to remind you of how special you are (Little Bug) and how much you mean to me. May all your dreams come true this thanksgiving. My wish for you is that you never stop being your spunky, happy self. That you are always up for adventures with your momma and that we have a lifetime of laughter ahead of us.

I am so blessed and lucky that you call me momma. Little bug, all my dreams came true when you entered my life. I love our adventures together.

Even though the last year has had a lot of change it was the first without Mum/ Grandma. And we did it Katie! We made new memories just the two of us going on adventures all while remembering holidays and memories from the past. Then with Covid and lockdowns this past spring life changed once again and we adjusted. It wasn’t always easy….but I do know one thing. I’m so thankful that through all this craziness I’ve gotten to spend so much more time with you when you were 2! I know I will cherish these memories we have made in the years ahead.

Whenever we saw people on the trail… Katie would declare “I’m invisible” and stay super quiet and still until they had passed. Oh to be two!

Thanksgiving comes once in a year, but may the feeling of gratitude live in our hearts all year round. Sending love and hugs to all our family that are celebrating in their own homes this year! Luv, Sarah & Katie

Happy Canada Day

It’s been awhile…lots of life has happened since I last posted in the summer of 2017. Someday soon I might share some of those changes. (honestly, I’m not even sure if anyone will read this!) But today I just wanted to share a few moments from today as I celebrated Canada Day with my daughter.

My Little Ladybug is very close to being 2 1/2 years old–technically July 6th she’ll officially be 2 1/2. Time has flown so quickly!

My friend, Darcy also is in the photos… she’s been staying with me since May to help with childcare. Let’s just say working full time and having a toddler in the house is 2 full time jobs! I’m so glad that she was able to come and help me.

“Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.”― Mary Anne Radmacher

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Goodbye 2016…Hello 2017!

 

It’s hard to believe that it’s December 31st… this year has flown by!  I must admit 2016 has been a year of ups and downs…so many great things happened.  So many great travels…Family weddings combined with a trip to Lake Louise, Banff and Canmore with my mum. Two weeks in Winnipeg visiting old friends.   2016 also had a lot of really great long weekend road trip visits: visiting cousins in Montreal for a weekend!  Going to Colorado and finally seeing first hand the beauty of that place. Visiting my friend in Trenton a few times!!!  Weekend trips to London to visit friends… so many memories and lots of fun and adventures.

Here are my top 9 liked posts from Instagram… made at https://2016bestnine.com/

I’m not going to lie and tell you the whole year was perfect…because it wasn’t. Part of me can’t wait to kick 2016 out the door and welcome 2017.  I think the thing I learned this year is that you sometimes can’t control circumstances or things that happen…but the one thing you can control is your reaction to them.  You can let that one ‘bad’ moment/circumstance/thing cloud the rest of that day…and then it might turn into a week and even a month…and before you know it you’ve had a bad year!

So as hard as it is sometimes the best thing is to let it go…and try to look for the positive… because every year has it’s ups and downs.  It’s the valley moments in life that make the mountain top view so much more memorable.

Counting my blessings and wishing you more. Hope you enjoy the New Year in store. Have a joyous New Year! 

Happy Halloween

This past weekend I had a blast in London, Ontario.  Every year my friend Jen throws a fantastic Halloween party the Saturday before Halloween.  This was the third year I was able to go…and was excited to visit Jen, her husband and girls! halloween-fun_0001

This year I decided to go as a Wind-Up Doll…I must admit I LOVE this costume.

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Jen wore these creepy contacts as part of her costume… halloween-fun_0010

Thanks for hosting a great party Jen…you are a fantastic friend!
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On the left there is: Barrel, Lock, Ghost vampire Elsa, Anna and on the right there is: a Wind-Up Doll…

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…just hanging out on the driveway! Such awesome weather for the party… halloween-fun_0013 halloween-fun_0015

…had to take some time to do some selfies with the costume!

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…had to sort out my camera’s flash and settings! (Apparently I had it all messed up—but eventually it was sorted so Jen took this photo of me…) halloween-fun_0014

And then Julie grabbed my camera to snap us taking a selfie… (iphone photo in top right corner)…thanks Julie! 🙂 halloween-fun_0009

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…there were so many cute kids at the party!
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There were kid games… like bobbing apples and eating donuts off a string…and there were some adult games too like shots of tequila! halloween-fun_0006

…first time putting on flash lashes, nailed it! Loved my take-a-way chip bag monster…
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Tonight I had to teach…because of the way the weeks worked it was a midterm…so I brought a wee bit of halloween magic… ie) candy for my students!

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Happy Thanksgiving

Just wishing my my Canadian family and friends a Happy Thanksgiving! Turkeys... Sitting with the Turkeys

“Gratitude can transform
common days into thanksgivings,
turn routine jobs into joy,
and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
William Arthur Ward

sneaking up on Turkeys 101

Hope your turkey hunting was as successful as mine! I’m thankful for a job I love and for family and friends that support me no matter what. Feel free to leave me a message in the comments… What are you Thankful right now?

Side Note: The photos in this post are some of my favourite shots my friend Ryan Bealer snapped of me the fall of 2010.  We were in Birds Hill Park just outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba.  We were out taking photos on our weekly photo night…and happened upon this wild ‘flock’ of turkeys…the rest is history! They might be oldies but they are goodies…. 



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