This summer Mia and I have been meeting at the Art Gallery quite frequently. We never make it in, we just really like the cafe. These are the things I find out in our conversations: Mia has quit her job as a lawyer, she is getting married to McKay in October, and they will be moving to Cambodia shortly after. And that’s why I love Mia – she goes for it!

Mia at the finish line of a triathlon last year

My twin – a few years ago when we bought matching dresses.

After picking up our looooooong-awaited best people Amie & Jared at the airport Wednesday night (it was Thursday morning by the time we finally got to hug them), Evan and I went on a roadtrip to see Doris and Bill. The timing of this trip wasn’t perfect, but we needed to get out of the city and this was the only long weekend that would work for us both.

We stopped at some wineries along the way and bought some fresh cherries and peaches. With Doris and Bill we panned for gold, watched their chipmunks, enjoyed the sun, spend many hours on their huge porch, went to the Ymir pub for life music, and swam in the river. Lovely times and we hope to be back there soon!

The chipmunk enjoying his organic cashews 🙂

Awwww

Ymir

A couple of weekends ago we packed up our nephews for an adventure on the Sunshine Coast. My mom and Bob made this trip possible by welcoming us into their home, Evan and I enjoyed the time with Bjorn and Eileif, and Laurence and Ainsley enjoyed their first weekend alone in 6 years.