Last night Vanessa and I took Ava over to my Grandma and Grandpa Thompson's house for dinner and a visit with my cousin Jason, who was here visiting from Ottawa with his beautiful family. As I sat and watched as Ava was being passed about and Grandma was holding and talking to her, I was thinking how lucky she was to have not only 2 sets of AWESOME grandparents, but she also has 4 great grandmothers and 2 great grandfathers. It didn't dawn on me until a little while later how I was equally lucky growing up. I had 2 of the best sets of grandparents anyone could ask for. I now know why summer vacation always went by so fast, because between Grandma and Grandpa Beaulieu and Grandma and Grandpa Thompson, my summers were packed with so many adventures be it camping at Quesnel Lake, Jackson's Hole, or going to a wedding in Terrace; from having a season's pass to Expo 86, going to Lion's Games, and chasing trains from Milner to Whistler to roadside bathroom breaks on Dewdney Trunk. Grandma and Grandpa (B&T) gave me a childhood to remember. Of course this is not to take anything away from all the rest of the time that my parent's always made sure I had everything I needed to fully enjoy childhood. I think about all this, and combine it with the ongoing battle of my Aunties to be my "favorite" Aunt and now Ava's "favorite" Great Aunt, and I feel blessed and excited for my little girl's childhood. I might not be able to always afford to give her everything she wants, but I'll never hold her back from all her ambitions, and besides isn't that what "Favorite" Great Aunts and Grandparents are for, buying her things.
I'll be back soon, I swear!! I want to try and post more often, as often as I am inspired.
Dougie
Thursday, July 9, 2009
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