10/02/2024
☀️ 👋 Farewell to another summer
🎢 this summer was a roller coaster of experiences and emotions. It was beautiful and heartbreaking. It was hard to share here so I stopped doing my monthly recaps & then realized as the seasons changed, I had so much to be grateful for from the summer. My monthly recap process of pausing to go through a full month of memories and take the time to truly feel grateful for all of it and share it here is something that grounds me…
🐾 it was really hard to do my monthly recaps once June hit and we lost our almost 16 year old, Siberian Husky. Affectionately known as Kota Pup she was the most chill and gentle husky, so sweet, chatty, and a bit sassy - she was my first dog & it was so hard to lose her. I will miss her calming presence, our neighborhood walks, and the bond that we had💖
👩🎓 June was filled with grief and joy too… Kindergarden graduation, a fabulous dance recital at The Strathmore, and the beginning of our lake adventure.
🎣 July began with the end of our lake adventure, some home projects, embracing the joy in the summer rains, lots of slower paced mornings complete with cuddles, & a bitter-sweet spa trip with a bunch of amazing women pampering a friend with terminal cancer
🌊 August started with our family beach trip…
Then came sudden & intense loss of a very close mom-friend who battled cancer for years, lived courageously, was so beautifully open hearted and minded, a loving mother, wife, friend to so many, and just an all around gem of a human being. I wish we had more time. I’m so grateful for her friendship and that our kid’s friendship.
She is so deeply missed.
✨The loss from the summer forced me to see the miracle that is everyday more than ever before. A sudden loss is a harsh reality check that tomorrow is never promised and a time to tune in to the little miracles and joys that happen every single day we get to be on this earth.
🥾The end of summer trips to the creek became more mindful, the celebrations of my daughter’s accomplishments, wether it was a big camp performance, first time at a concert, or finishing puzzle I am so much more present and mindful of finding the magic in each day….
