Yellowknife, NWT, 2009

Birchwood Gallery

And soooooo not enough time!!! We both loved YK...the sights, the land, the snow, the sky, art, lake...but especially the people!!! The warmth of the people is totally what compensates for the cold outside! This will not be our last trip to Yellowknife!!! I'm going back for the Friendship Soup and Bannock lunches and moccasins, Conrad's going back for soap stone carvings and iridescent northern light paintings, and we're both going back to feel the incredible Northern Hospitality!! 

15 minutes and a lot less pride later...we got the gas tank open

A Promise is a Promise: 

Mom, i think i can blame you for my infatuation with the north - i always LOVED this story...and it wasn't because i want to give my sisters to the Qallupilluit! ;)

Tom Cochrane : Ragged Ass Road

George, our awesome tour guide and fantastic informant/story teller!!

 

Jared and Lindsy's Wedding - Tofino

alive

running through the leaves and snow, winter air with the smell of autumn, snow flakes and mud puddles...i haven't felt this alive in a long time!

today i am thankful for creation. for nature. for legs that are strong and stable and carry me to so many amazing places. for family to share my favourite moments with. for clean fresh air to clear the cobwebs. for sisters and moms and aunties to laugh and cry and *itch with. for the steady strong supportive shoulders of my dad. for a loving warm home to always come back to. for the crisp autumn air whipping the snow flakes and leaves around and making me laugh.

i am thankful for life as i know it.

Autumn...my favourite

it's amazing how much "family", fresh air, good coffee, and holding hands with Conrad can turn a hideous black mood into a wonderful day overflowing with autumn wonder. vancouver positively sparkled in the autumn sun, the air crisp and clean.  Wandering through downtown, gas town, main/hastings, False Creek with ruth and craig...chatting and laughing and strolling...and basking in the sun! Spent the last moments of sun rays laughing into the green eyes of my best friend...keeping our hands warm by holding on tight.  Chowing down on cupboard/freezer/fridge creations, and parting with a kiss...two more weeks..."our time together is so amazing it gets us through the time apart"...

deep purple

the waves roll high upon the angry deep...

• the depths of despair?
• the depths of passion?
•  the depths of hell? 
• the depths of selflessness?
• the depths of confusion?
• the depths of empathy?
• the depths of longing?
• the depths of the darkest night while i lay awake with so many questions...and no answers.

maybe it's better to be a surface feeder...the depths take their toll...

more wise words passes on by the world's greatest mom!!

"Life is short, break the "norms", forgive sooner, love with true love, laugh without control and always keep smiling. Maybe life is not the party that we were expecting, but in the mean time, we're here and we can still dance....."

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"you got to live.  so go and live."