Bittersweet Goodbyes To Summer

 Life has moved forward in  higher speeds than I wanted it to.  This time of  year is when I realize that time truly does fly by.  I look back at summer and realize that its gone. Ciao! Adios! It's been awesome!

The long sleeve shirts and pants came down from the attic last week.  I bought mums for the front yard and the pumpkins from our garden were harvested and displayed.  Tomorrow fall will be here officially.

But, I say this every September, I'm ready for it and the crisp cool weather.  I'm looking forward to warming up my first apple cider, Halloween costume prepping and the crock-pot.  Oh yes, the crock-pot, it warms up my house and makes it smell like food all day. Yum! Oh fall, I'm ready for you with open arms and hot chocolate kisses.

I loved you summer, oh so much and you will truly be missed.  Thank you for teaching me valuable lessons and letting me spend another summer with my wolf pack.  It was the hardest season of my life but the most memorable one of them all.

September On The Creek

"What sets a canoeing expedition apart is that it purifies you more rapidly and inescapably than any other travel. Travel a thousand miles by train and you are a brute; pedal five hundred on a bicycle and you remain basically a bourgeois; paddle a hundred in a canoe and you are already a child of nature." -Pierre Elliott Trudeau

I've fallen in love with our canoe and its become a routine that I take her out on the weekends with some of my dearest friends.  It's been awesome and we've had memorable moments including flipping the canoe, losing my phone, and Kelly's keys. It was a moment I will never forget.

When we took her out last weekend the water was like glass and you could see the reflection of the sky when you looked down.  We made small talk at the beginning, we needed time to unwind from the madness of our lives and take in everything around us.  The air was crisp and we could feel the weather changing into fall.  We could smell fire burning from a distance and hear the subtle sounds of the creek.  It truly was magical.

We found our rhythm in our paddling and we became in sync.  Our arms and back were working muscles that have been dormant and only used to carry our little ones.  When we would start veering off the path we worked together to bring her back onto the right course.  It was team work.

Eventually we stopped in a nearby wooded area to chat and catch up on life, our dreams, plans for the future and of course the kids.  The sun started setting and reds, yellows, and oranges painted the sky.  It was a great way to reconnect, relax and be outside.  There will be a lot more canoeing in the near future

Inspired to canoe, here's what we have:

Canoe: Pelican 15.5
Life jackets: Speedo

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