Sunday.

Today was a good day. We spent the better part of the afternoon strolling around downtown, and soaking up the very last bits of summer that fell smack dab in the middle of our three-day weekend. Although it was a little too hot for our liking, I kept reminding myself that soon enough it'll be cold and snowy, so rather than complaining we found enough shade and treated ourselves to iced drinks at Wild Iris. Let me tell you, their iced coconut tea is to die for. Absolutely delicious. And it was a lot of fun walking around amidst all the tourists who come up on holiday weekend to take in the arts and crafts fair, the cooler temperatures, and the small-town feeling our home exudes. There was cotton candy, hot, toasted almonds, and enough freshly squeezed lemonade to go around for days.

I kept thinking about how at the close of next summer Henry will be a whopping almost-two!  It was kind of off-putting for a minute, and I got really sad...but then really excited. It's hard watching your baby grow up so quickly, the changes happen so fast and in the blink of an eye it seems like your little newborn is crawling, standing, walking. Heartbreaking that you can never go back, but equally as joyous that life is moving forward. Bittersweet is the best way to describe it. More sweet than bitter, but bitter none the less. So today in the late afternoon sun, I promised myself that I would stop focusing on the 'bitter' part of it. Just to accept it. Be happy. Celebrate the new stages and all of the new milestones. And instead of being half-happy, holding back a part of that to focus on being sad, I'm going to try my best to just be happy.  Keyword: try. ;)

Happy Labor Day weekend, everyone!