renewal

may 30, 2011

i don't know if it's where i'm at in life, the crazy amount of rain followed by the sun or the school year coming quickly to a close, but i feel as if life is changing.  some parts of it are definitely brought on by me.  my hair is back to its youth color - blond.  i figured it was time for a change. 

now i finally have a burning desire to clear out the clutter of the years gone by.  i've talked about it for months, but now i'm ready.  i actually feel like i'm suffocating in "stuff".  i was scared that if i got rid of the stuff, the memories would go with it - but of course that's not true.  it might not be as top of mind all of the time, but it will always be with me. 

talyn and i had a really great time in maui.  we went with great friends and somehow found the perfect combination of life list stuff and relaxing.  i got to snorkel with some sea turtles and talyn learned to surf.  but what i figured out over the past couple of months is as i continue to check things off of my life list - amazing outdoor concert experience, trip to hawaii, etc.  i just want to add more to it! 

more updates from the past month include:

• we have gotten to know more medical professionals in the past month than many of you will know in a lifetime, but that's apparently how we roll. 
• and talyn turned 6, surrounded by many kids and friends and lego everywhere.  i swear next year we'll do it simpler (or maybe not).
• and talyn finally got matched with a big brother!  because of confidentiality - blah, blah, i can't share details, but i truly believe this will be life changing for us both.

so here's to enjoying the sunshine we do get, great friends and new experiences! 

aloha,
tasha

like a dream

april 27, 2011

Clearly the biggest update to report is Coachella.  It is really hard to explain what it was like other than - AMAZING.  Imagine really hot weather (if you're in Calgary that's a stretch lately), trying at any point to decide between 2-3 of your favorite bands, a chill vibe, celebs everywhere, need I say more?  The only thing that could make it better for next year (cause that's definitely happening) is having more people we know there.  So people, next April, pencil it in now! 

Had a fab easter weekend with jill and her crew.  Things are never boring when you add 3 more kids to the mix.  She even had them working the corner....well with a kool aid stand.  A neighbour we just met even went home and made them a professional sign because he was worried the home made one wasn't working as well as it should be. They made over $30!  That's some good profits. 

Easter dinner was total chaos, but in a good way.  6 kids and 5 adults made for lots of fun.  We even went out after dinner to play tag in the sunshine.  Sadly my tom's shoes weren't that solid on a gravel road while I was running and if you can believe it, I ended up breaking the other bone in my left wrist.  Ugh!  After a day of frustration, I am good again - what can I do?  Other than perhaps live in a bubble, which clearly isn't me. 

Now preparations for Talyn's 6th birthday.  This year it's a Lego party, should be fun. 

So another couple of weeks that feels like months from all the things we've done, with some amazing highs and some frustrations....but nothing that I can control, so why let it get me down?  That's life and I will continue to roll with it.  You shoud too.

ciao,
Tasha