I haven't blogged in a while...too busy with summer holidays! It has been a wonderful summer filled with travel and friends.
I started out my summer with Amber celebrating Canada Day and spending the weekend with her and Justin. We had a great time and it was nice to spend a relaxing weekend at her place to begin to recoup from the semester. After the Canada Day weekend, I spent a few days with my parents before jetting off to Michigan to see my fellow Aunties from Choir 35. It was a wonderful visit! I loved being with them and seeing Choir 37, being able to spend time with those children felt so normal and right. We did a lot of fun things in Michigan! Here are a few...
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| Amy, me and Alesha out for a walk in Grand Haven |
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| My kindred, Laura |
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| Footprints in the sand |
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| Amusement park with Choir 37. So fun! |
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| Back in my seat. Felt so nice... |
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| Together again...Amy, Chelsea, Vic, Me and Alesha |
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| We did some volunteer work and made a new friend. Meet Judy! |
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| Love you, kindred. |
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| Trip to New York State...these are small ice creams! |
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| Out for Crepes |
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| At Canandaigua Lake |
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| Spent the day at Lake Michigan. Fun in the waves! |
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| Sand dune ride |
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| We climbed to the top of a lighthouse |
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| Hiking the sand dunes...it was hard |
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| Traverse City |
On the way home, my flight was delayed in Minneapolis. I spent the night on the floor of the airport and got rerouted through Winnipeg.
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| Down for the night in Minneapolis |
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| View for 18 hours... |
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| The good part about going through Winnipeg. A visit with my dear friend, Nancy |
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| View from the plane...my university |
After my vacation in Michigan, I spent a few days at home, saw a beautiful young woman get married, celebrated the pending arrival of my dear friend's first baby and spent 3 days painting the exterior of my house (with the help of my dad, of course)! It looks beautiful.
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| Jill's wedding |
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| Kristen's shower |
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| The finished face lift |
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I was excited to be able to spend a few days in BC with my dear friend, Rhonda. I visited the ACC office and got to see the other Western Auntie, Mel. It was a wonderful weekend.
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| Auntie Mel and I |
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| I love the ocean |
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| Katrina and Kaia really missed me :) |
Katrina, Kaia and I took a road trip to Saskatoon to see the musical Wicked! It was amazing. I'm so glad we went. We finished off the night with supper at Fuddruckers. I enjoy that restaurant!
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| Ready for Wicked to start! |
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The unfortunate part of the summer was that my windshield got smashed. That's annoying! The day before I went back to work, I woke up to a lovely little surprise. Thankfully, SGI was very helpful.
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| That's a pretty impressive crack |
I also had lots of time to relax, read books, spend time with my friends, go for walks and watch movies. It was a wonderful summer and I'm glad that I took so many adventures. One more exciting adventure hopefully awaits if the weather stays nice...a hot air balloon ride! School starts Monday, so it will be the last adventure for a while. It is hard to say good-bye to summer adventures, but who knows what adventures await me this year!
