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Nine years today. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I le

Nine years today.
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I let myself be sad today.
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So many times a feeling or an emotion or a memory of Andy, whether from a good time or bad time, will materialize or be triggered by something and I’ll hastily swallow it or squash it or shoo it away. Whether it’s hearing a song we loved, seeing a shirt he’d have liked, driving by the dealership where he bought his truck, or being in the vicinity of the Foothills Hospital, I often don’t allow myself to trip back there in that moment, to experience the memory because it’ll subsequently make me feel the pain of losing him. I’ll redirect my attention to something else, force myself to get through that moment with no feelings. Carry on.
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Today I wanted to be sad, I wanted to feel the feelings, experience the memories, and cry the tears.
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It felt good. It felt good to be sad.
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Just because I don’t always allow these memories to sneak in, it doesn’t mean I don’t think of you every day, Andy. Missing you and loving you always. All days.
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xoxo

This girl! Abbey graduated from high school last

This girl! Abbey graduated from high school last week. It was one of the greatest weeks of our lives.
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My darling girl, Abbey,
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We could not be prouder of the young woman you’ve become and for reaching this significant milestone.
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Let’s be real, becoming the responsible student you are today was not an easy road. It has been a struggle at times (a lot of times!), but you accepted the challenges, worked through them, and persevered.
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You are smart, funny, thoughtful, kind, and gracious and I could not love you more.
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Being your Mom has been the greatest joy and the most important thing I will ever do in my life. I’m so honoured that you accepted me into your life, that you chose to build this relationship with me. I love us!
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I cannot wait to see what you do next, and I’ll be right here cheering for you the whole time.
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“Love you!” xoxo
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#grad2021 #bownesshighschool #prideandexcellence #bowwhat #bowness #yyc #greenandgold #trojanstrong #143

Peanut Butter and Honey Oatmeal ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Peanut Butter and Honey Oatmeal
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I hated oatmeal for the first... 40-something years of my life. My mother-in-love, Cyndy, made me try it. I wasn’t a fan at first, it’s really… gloopy. (I’m really selling it here, right?!) But I added different things to it, asked around for advice, and figured out the texture and flavour that didn’t make me hate it.
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Now... I love it! It tastes like dessert for breakfast. Just the right amount of peanut butter and honey makes this breakfast bowl frickin delightful.
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Topped here with bananas, blueberries, toasted pecans, toasted coconut, hemp seeds, honeycomb, and salt. Don’t forget the salt!!!
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Yum.
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Do you like oatmeal?
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#oatmealbowl #foodpicoftheday #eatthis #instayummy #cookathome #eatprettythings #frommykitchen #eatingwell #healthybreakfastideas #simplerecipe #tooprettytoeat #cookfromscratch #familyrecipes #onmytabletoday #eatitup #homecookingisthebest #eeeats #flatlaystyle #foodinspo #instafoodporn #fooddesign #oatsforbreakfast #ilovetocook #breakfastidea #oatmealrecipe #thewayweeat #breakfastscenes #lightroommagic

Today is the first day of 2021. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Today is the first day of 2021.
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In this moment, it feels just the same as 2020.
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I just finished doing 2020’s dishes. I have to take down 2020’s Christmas decorations. We still have 2020’s challenges.
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Paul and I dunked 2020’s biscotti* into our coffee this morning.
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Comparatively, nothing much is different from yesterday.
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A year ago though... since this time last year, a lot of things have changed, and I can’t say its all been bad. The number of lives lost has been devastating, obviously, but I feel like we’ve all had to learn some important things this year: awareness, patience, compassion, strength, discipline, gratitude...
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At least, I sure hope we’ve all learned something, collectively and individually; I hope we’ve all grown and evolved.
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That would be the best result to come from 2020, if we were a more positive, kind, considerate people.
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* homemade chocolate almond and dried cranberry biscotti from @jodijaime and @coreymckinstry. Something else good that came from 2020.
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#happynewyear #goodbye2020 #hello2021 #letsbebetter #yyc #biscottimakeseverythingbetter #lisaloves

In the past couple of months, the weather has turn

In the past couple of months, the weather has turned cool and we’ve been forced to spend more time indoors again. I love our house, and the people in it, but the comfort of these four walls has brought complacency.
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Now, with the new Covid restrictions announced, and the thought of spending even more time at home, I’ve been contemplating what our days will look like, how we can pull of Christmas...
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Everything seems like such a chore. I feel overwhelmed at the thought of doing all the things, even though I have the time and the means to do it.
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I realized that, yet again, I’ve lost the joy. Ive lost the part of me that loves to do all these things. It makes me sad that it doesn’t just come naturally to me anymore, I need to search for it, I need to look for it, but most importantly, I need to create it. It’s like any relationship, it takes work.
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I used to take moments for myself when I was out and about, on walks or drives, to find beautiful moments and really appreciate them. Out in nature, in the connection to people, even strangers. I need to find this again, I need to practice my appreciation of the small and simple things.
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This is what I need.
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Today, this morning, it was in making something new for breakfast, to be creative and get myself out of a rut. I love cooking, I love being in the kitchen, but I also love being creative, learning, challenging myself.
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Breakfast pizza.
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It was delicious.
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Whatever works.

Me and my sweetie #culinairehunt #appilyeverafter

Me and my sweetie #culinairehunt #appilyeverafter
#scavengerhunt2020

We participated in the sixth annual Culinaire Maga

We participated in the sixth annual Culinaire Magazine foodie scavenger hunt today. It was so fun! Our teams had a wedding theme because it should have been Jodi and Corey’s wedding day. #culinairehunt #engagemints #youremyjam #appilyeverafter
#scavengerhunt2020 #covidbridal

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