Victoria Day Long Weekend Getaway
This is a yearly thing. Not always on a Victoria Day long weekend but for three years now,as soon as snow melts away, we always spend two hours or so at Half Moon Inn drive, our favorite hotdog and burger place here in Manitoba. For three years now too, I think Mr. Scribbles and I have been ordering the exact same foods. We are so non-adventurous aren’t we?
Despite that we are so monotonous when it comes to our food, I felt that this year was even more special. Never did I picture myself holding little hands of a mini-me in this very familiar ground that I know so well long before I brought my husband here three years ago. And my oh my, three years went by fast. I know because I never fail to exclaim:
” Its Victoria Day again?!”,
like I always do when Christmas is approaching. Oh and my birthday too.
Watching my daughter grow day by day, I am oftentimes tempted to say “stay little, my sweet little girl!”. She may be shaky right now, needing mommy and daddy’s hand to walk, but years from now, she may not even be with us in this same place because she will be too busy minding a life of her own. Ah, the bittersweet part of being a parent.
I immediately flashed back on the day I gave birth to her,how she was so limp and helpless, and immediately fast forwarded to her having her own family and such. I know, its a bit over dramatic but you know this too: We cant stop time from making such things happen,and in a swift manner.
So I always remind myself that what we do in between and every step of the way counts so much in building a rich childhood for our kids and creating vivid memories in the years to come.
This is why we cant help but love getaways like these, right? It is a chance for us to slow down and escape from the busy hustles and bustles of day to day life. These simple moments are the prime of their childhood, and although parenthood does not really stop, these moments are the ones we might always want to come back to.
And I think I am just about ready to give in to this emotional moment now:
Stay little, my sweet little girl. I miss you and you have not gone anywhere yet.
Wow! Love the photos. It’s great to get a break from the hustle and bustle. I loved how you jumped so far in the future. I can’t wait for my baby to start walking. Plus my kids to stay young and grow old.
Oh dear, I can so relate to the missing the kids when they’ve not gone anywhere yet. I was just looking at pictures of them taken a couple of years ago and already felt nostalgic. They grow up so fast. Too fast for me!
Happy Victoria Day! 😀 I love going on picnics… just that we don’t have picnic parks here. Enjoy every moment with your little one!
Happy Victoria Day to you SANNA! As usual,m great food photo!
She is indeed a mini you…ang cute! You should have more of those getaways.
i hear you! my two boys are in college and the youngest is in grade three… how time flies…
Cute photos of you and your baby. They bring back memories of my own holding my little toddlers just learning to walk. Time flies, soon she will indeed have her own life.
Beautiful pictures of your little one and I enjoyed reading about your outing. I smiled when I read how you eat the same thing when out. We do the same thing and sometimes, I tell friends to pick something for me so I wont return to the familiar… I so get it.
Yes, I’ve been gone awhile. 🙂
Eliz
Looks so yummy but also appears so unhealthy!!! I would still eat this, though!!!
Mmm… Burgers and fries always sound good. Yes, getaways like these, without the concrete jungle environment are so precious. There is something about kids and nature that parents cannot resist.
I could say that to my kids too if the price of a diaper isn’t that expensive. Just kidding. Of course I’d love my kids to cling with me forever. Yes, make a lot of good, happy memories together.
Awww, your post is so sweet. I have a one year old son and I can’t help but think of the time when he grows up too. Time flies so fast, really! So, husband and I am cherishing each moment we have now that he’s still a baby. Your photos are so lovely by the way!
We have the same fear Sis, that time will come that our children will live a life of their own and probably away from us. Pag naiisip ko yun, I feel like want to cry.
Savor the days with you daughter Sis. She’s very cute.
As moms, we all do want out kids to stay little to stay young for as long as we want them. I share the same sentiments.. 🙂
your little girl is so cute..like yours i also am a disciple of burger..hehhe