What Could Have Been

Since we had our celebration for Jacob at the end of July I have felt a huge sense of closure and release. Although I still get emotional from time to time, what Jamie and I call "moments", they have been less frequent and emotionally draining.  I do still think about Jacob everyday.  I say hi to him when I pass his memory box and teddy bear but I don't break down each time I do it anymore.  I know he is with me wherever I go and will always be.

As I said, I have had fewer "moments" however, the last few weeks have seen more of those moments than the last few months combined.  If all had gone according to "plan" it would be at this time that I would be exhausted from lack of sleep but extremely joyful because we would have just brought Jacob home.

With this hovering in the air I can't help but wonder what could have been and what would have been if Jacob had made it home to us instead of leaving us so quickly.  I often find myself looking down the hall thinking about how his room would have been decorated and how our lives would have been changed so drastically for the better.  But instead of that being reality they are only thoughts.  Dreams.

For those of you with little ones at home hold them close, hug them tight and love them with all you have.  I know I will when one day we are given the opportunity again try this all again.

It's About Time

Banjo Bowl.  The one day a year that Winnipeg is invaded by a sea of green on our streets and in our stadium.  It has been a number of years since the last time the Bombers walked away with a win in this battle but today was our day!

The first win for the bombers at Investors Group Field, and the title of Banjo Bowl champs for 2013.  Finally there was a good game on the field to match the awesome parking lot party that shows up week after week.  

We may be 2-8 but you couldn't tell by the showing of the fans tonight. Congrats Blue Bombers, keep the momentum going!!!

Many Fest

Last night Jamie and I ventured downtown for an evening of fun at Winnipeg's Many Fest.  A weekend event put on to draw Winnipegers and visitors to our fair cities downtown area to enjoy a variety of events including food truck wars, a movie in the park, a farmers market, a dance and many more.

We were lured down to the event to check out the food truck wars where for a small price you could check out some sample sized nosh from a number of local food truck vendors. And as we walked up to the event in Memorial park we could see we were not the only ones in the city who had this idea.  Thousands of people packed the park last night for the food trucks, beer and wine tasting and the movie Up which was projected onto a giant blowup screen.

In theory the food truck wars is a great idea - we got to try some delicious and different food from 3 of the 12 vendors who were there.  However the waits were LONG!!!!  First you wait to get tickets for the samples, then you wait to order the samples and finally you wait to receive your samples. Some people waiting over an hour at one truck to try their tasty treats.  And it is nothing against the food truck workers, they were working their asses off, but there needs to be a better system to make the food more accessible to more people with less of a wait time.

However, for us we were in no rush and enjoyed our time together in the park taking in the sights of interesting people who came as we did to check it all out.  We even got to sit and watch part of Up as we ate our last bits of food and drank some Farmery beer.

So if you have some TIME today or tomorrow go and check it out, it is worth it I promise you!  Just don't make any plans to be elsewhere anytime soon.  Sit back, relax and enjoy the fun of Many Fest and try something yummy from some of the trucks if you can!!