last christmas.
a dreamy...
floating above the clouds.
in love.
stars in my eyes.
we had been married a month,
when the most romantic season was upon us.
my memories of our first christmas,
wrapped in love.
snow falling on the big white house,
candles lining the windowsill.
pile of gifts,
crème brûlée & sugar cookies.
our first christmas.
& now it's here again.
this time we live cozy,
in our tiny cabin.
smelling of cinnamon.
the trees framing the scene out my window,
the snow always falling.
& still falling.
yazzie running after the birds,
like chasing dreams you know will never happen.
she can. it brings her joy.
my hands are wrapped around my favourite thrifted pottery bowl.
hot milk. a bit of cocoa.
my life is simple here.
unlike my thoughts.
you can pray my thoughts,
will someday become simple.
shall I tell you of my year.
it may bore you.
but then you can follow your boots..
to a different website of more interesting content.
many many snows.
deeper then my tall moccasin boots.
but we run in it anyways.
my breath making clouds.
yazzie barking at my flapping mittens.
she loves to run in the snow.
I was distracted with so many new things.
I forgot to journal this year.
that is not like me.
so this letter won't be long, because I have nothing to look back to...
only my memory.
I started working at the welding shop in january.
3 days a week & 8 am to 3 pm.
the rest of my time is filled with wondering what to make for supper.
many many long evenings working on our cabin.
working towards our goal of living in it by
february 16. & we made it. barely.
evenings when we weren't working on our cabin we went snowboarding or played hockey.
went to shandyn & tamara's wedding.
& afterward had a mini honeymoon in edmonton.
antique malls & coffee shops ♡
joel & kaylahs wedding. so good to be back in pincher creek. all my favourite humans. my face got sore from smiling.
in march I spent a night in the hospital with stomach pain & was sent home with pain killers. no big deal.
when I married this man,
there was a pile of steel & screws in the shop.
now that pile of junk is a truck.
a gorgeous old truck that I love.
in MAY my stomach pain came back
& then my appendix ruptured
& filled my body with infection.
I was sick for 2 months.
but in between I went home for a week of brandings. probably wasn't the smartest thing to do but I did it.
& when i'm at fishburn ranch
being a cowgirl 🤍
roping calves, 🤍
with the rocky mountains behind me.
I am happy.
even if my insides are all messed up.
summer was filled to the brim,
with fishing trips to all the lakes.
swimming days at all the rivers.
camping trips in all the bushes.
so many friends & so many fireside party's.
sand volleyball with all the cousins.
jack & madis wedding. so fun.
we bought a mini cooper.
me & that car like all the same things.
we do a lot together.
home to pincher creek for our beloved annual camping with my daddy's family.
the sun & the mountains & the animals.
the cousins & the food & the grandparents.
tears will always be a part of me as we drive away from my pincher creek home.
one day tanjo & dak & jud came over.
that was so much fun.
& then we went driving around in uncle les' sideXside & ate cold burgers & went swimming & had so much fun.
i'll never forget that day cuz I love those humans with my whole heart.
trips to the mountains.
tiny town of grande cache.
camping on little islands.
jumping off rock walls into clear mountain water.
feels like home.
but it isn't.
in august my Monty had a job in leoville SK.
lucky for jessi,
she got to be with jaci blythe & emily sue all week. such good times were had by all.
my favourite baby,
Sky Soleil 🤍
was born to my brother Regan & his wife Caitlin
& little sister Azure Belle.
fall brings hunting trips.
drowning in bush filled with rain.
steaming bear poop & jessis beating heart.
& then more rain.
a tent that keeps us dry.
suppers over smokey fires.
& more rain.
monty got a buck.
& then he helped me get a buck.
I am now apparently a hunter.
I think I like it.
in october we flew to montreal.
spent a week with
regan, caitlin, azurebelle, & sky soleil.
best. week. ever.
endless authentic restaurants.
endless streets of shops I could have spent so many days at.
gorgeous churches so high above.
street performers with blasting instruments.
my best bri & her sisters ♥️
such a good day with them.
after montreal we drove to hartford, CT
a unit reunion for monty
such fun people to hang out with
disc golf & good places to eat.
hospital tours & pretty trees.
home to snow.
christmas music in super store.
ice on the roads & frosty windows.
snowy town days with friends.
snowy at home days with friends.
snowy days alone.
snowy days with monty. (these are my favourite)
& now christmas is here again.
hoarfrost hugs the trees.
string lights wrap around our cabin.
we run in the snow again.
we make a pile of gifts.
we write our christmas cards in coffee shops.
we hang orange garlands on our windows.
& we dream of going home to pincher creek.
where we will be with jenna charlotte.
her husband joel.
my best mom & dad.
kc & jaclyn.
& we will miss regans but it will be ok.
a year has passed.
I feel like a year has not passed.
but it has.
I pray the warmth of this christmas,
envelopes you & yours.
God bless.
in pincher creek the mountains are still watching.
xo. ginger.
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