I swear that I looked up at my calendar just a second ago and all of the sudden realized that not only are we half way through the month of October already, but also that’s its Thursday and not Wednesday! I love it when those kinds of surprises happen!
So, life in the Smyth household, where are we at? Well, our Thanksgiving weekend was wonderful! Christina, Joanna, Sara and her two furry friends (Molly and Hugo) drove up from South Western Ontario on Saturday to help fill our house with joy and laughter! Chris and Caroline joined us the next afternoon. By Sunday night, we were well on our way to a turkey coma and one too many desserts. But honestly, what is Thanksgiving if it’s not filled with gluttony?!?!
I’ve always wanted one of those households…the one where everyone congregates during holidays with plenty of oversized meals and too many bottles of wine! I grew up in a family like that and when everyone started going their own ways, it’s the single biggest thing that I missed the most. The Smyth house in Tilbury is very much like that, as is the Georget house in Montreal…open doors to anyone and everyone! It may seem like a bit of a circus to some but in my eyes, there is nothing better than a house full of people that you love.
Now, as an adult and with a house of our own, Steve and I have started to do the same in our little way. Thanksgiving was our first time hosting a holiday and we had barrels of fun preparing for the big weekend. I wish that I had taken more pictures of it all but in reality the reason that I didn’t take a lot of pictures is because I was too busy enjoying everyone’s company. It’s so easy to get swept up in!
Also, we saw Cirque de Soleil with my Dad on Friday night and like all Cirque productions…it was fantastic! Of all the various productions that I’ve seen by Cirque de Soleil, I can honestly say that Corteo was the most beautiful for me. It was so angelic and beautiful…so playful and romantic. I was so mesmerize by everything and just couldn’t get enough of it. Really, imagine sitting down to dinner with the people who think this stuff up…what kind of martini do you think they would order?!?!
All in all, life is back to normal now though. Everyone has gone home and the elections are done (so are the Liberals apparently!)…the normal rhythm of life appears to be finding its way again. Just in time for us to mix it all up one more time!!!
Steve is off for his canoe trip in a little over a week and once again, Tugger and I will be holding down the fort on our own, which can only mean one thing…too many reruns of Sex & the City and not enough sleep! Bring it though…I’m ready!
Some of other exciting news though; I’m going to be a student again! This morning I registered for a writing class at Algonquin College and in two weeks, I’m going to have to find my way through a campus full of seventeen year olds and learn the discipline of studying all over again. It’s not a big class or a long class, but it’s a step in getting me an inch or two closer to my writing career! I’m pretty excited and frankly, it makes me want to go out and buy pretty coloured pens and pencils!!
So it’s back to school, back to the sticks and back to some sense of normalcy in our household…whether it looks that way or not! If I’m not careful though, I’m going to glance up at my calendar next time and it will be December! Now that’s a scary sight!
So, life in the Smyth household, where are we at? Well, our Thanksgiving weekend was wonderful! Christina, Joanna, Sara and her two furry friends (Molly and Hugo) drove up from South Western Ontario on Saturday to help fill our house with joy and laughter! Chris and Caroline joined us the next afternoon. By Sunday night, we were well on our way to a turkey coma and one too many desserts. But honestly, what is Thanksgiving if it’s not filled with gluttony?!?!
I’ve always wanted one of those households…the one where everyone congregates during holidays with plenty of oversized meals and too many bottles of wine! I grew up in a family like that and when everyone started going their own ways, it’s the single biggest thing that I missed the most. The Smyth house in Tilbury is very much like that, as is the Georget house in Montreal…open doors to anyone and everyone! It may seem like a bit of a circus to some but in my eyes, there is nothing better than a house full of people that you love.
Now, as an adult and with a house of our own, Steve and I have started to do the same in our little way. Thanksgiving was our first time hosting a holiday and we had barrels of fun preparing for the big weekend. I wish that I had taken more pictures of it all but in reality the reason that I didn’t take a lot of pictures is because I was too busy enjoying everyone’s company. It’s so easy to get swept up in!
Also, we saw Cirque de Soleil with my Dad on Friday night and like all Cirque productions…it was fantastic! Of all the various productions that I’ve seen by Cirque de Soleil, I can honestly say that Corteo was the most beautiful for me. It was so angelic and beautiful…so playful and romantic. I was so mesmerize by everything and just couldn’t get enough of it. Really, imagine sitting down to dinner with the people who think this stuff up…what kind of martini do you think they would order?!?!
All in all, life is back to normal now though. Everyone has gone home and the elections are done (so are the Liberals apparently!)…the normal rhythm of life appears to be finding its way again. Just in time for us to mix it all up one more time!!!
Steve is off for his canoe trip in a little over a week and once again, Tugger and I will be holding down the fort on our own, which can only mean one thing…too many reruns of Sex & the City and not enough sleep! Bring it though…I’m ready!
Some of other exciting news though; I’m going to be a student again! This morning I registered for a writing class at Algonquin College and in two weeks, I’m going to have to find my way through a campus full of seventeen year olds and learn the discipline of studying all over again. It’s not a big class or a long class, but it’s a step in getting me an inch or two closer to my writing career! I’m pretty excited and frankly, it makes me want to go out and buy pretty coloured pens and pencils!!
So it’s back to school, back to the sticks and back to some sense of normalcy in our household…whether it looks that way or not! If I’m not careful though, I’m going to glance up at my calendar next time and it will be December! Now that’s a scary sight!
1 comment:
Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter is all about over indulging.. GOSH like who wouldnt!
I miss those days too, when we used to all cram into the Sinclair house. I especially miss when we would make up our own little performances to preform in front of the whole fam. I think that is why I love to host and cook huge meals, it brings me back to those happy days when we were all together!
MISS YOU GENN E GIRL!
Give each other hugs from all us crazy Montanians.
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