Wednesday, September 7, 2011

long long weekend



It is rare that my husband gets any extra time off work so when we get a long weekend we try and savour every moment of it. This particular weekend was filled with ups and downs.

The down, my family dog of 13 years passed away on Sat. night. She was old and not doing well, she went in her sleep, so it was a good thing when you look at the big picture, but still hard. She was the dog that stood by me through those tough and awkward adolescent years. Since I went to college I would come home each christmas or summer and see her slowly change from the energetic and wild dog to a calm and slow moving dog. I know its just a dog, but she will be very missed.


The ups, we were able to spend time as a family up in the mountains. I nearly teared up when we first began walking on the trail as I walked behind my husband carrying our son and though of how long it had been since we had been out in the mountians. Living near the beach and the city for so long was wonderful, but there is something about the quiet of the mountains that just cant be beat.






On top of that we were able to spend the day at the zoo with some very dear friends of ours. It is always so refreshing to have friends with whom you can feel relaxed enough to be yourself while also being challenged just by being around them to be a better person.
We ended the weekend with at an old family friends house for a bbq. I was able to see some friends who I have known since I was 5 years old, many of which had not yet met my son.

As if that wasnt enough, I have my page up and running on Embracing Labor doula site! You can check out my page here. I am over the top excited about getting started in this new venture. Embracing Labor has also agreed to put some of our Hope And Heritage items in the shop section of their website! After meeting my sister Emracing Labor doulas last night I feel pumped up and ready to start doula-ing!

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