2015 :: Year in Review :: May to August

May
For some reason May is often a month that I forget to document. It is one of my favourite months, despite this, and I imagine I enjoyed it as much as any other month. In May we headed to Vancouver again for Erik's schooling again. I loved that I was able to go with him all year as we got to visit with family and friends.

Eliza's love affair with spatulas and wooden spoons began in May and we were able to visit with family from Northern BC while they were in Kamloops for a soccer tournament.

June
We tried to make a point of going on some family hikes in June as the weather was nice and our babe was portable.

Erik went to Alaska for his fifteenth season of commercial fishing in the middle of June. Eliza and I packed ourselves up and spent a month on the coast bouncing between family and friends.

Eliza learned to sit the day Erik left (I finally sat her up and she didn't fall over. Ever.). We visited my in-laws for about a week and then made our way north to the Lower Mainland to visit with my siblings.

July
We spent the beginning of July "camping" with my sister and her family in Monroe, WA. On the fourth of July my brother called to inform us that he had a son! Anthony Carter Keith arrive three weeks ahead of schedule and healthy as can be.

I spent some time visiting with some aunties and cousins before Erik came home too. It was so nice to spend considerable amount of time with everyone as we usually feel rushed while we are in town. I felt as though I was able to invest in the people around me and have them get to know Eliza instead of us frantically trying to squeeze a few visits in.

While Erik was in Alaska our landlords informed us that they were unexpectedly moving back to Kelowna years earlier than anticipated and we needed to move in few months. I was so sad about this as I loved our home and had been looking forward to living there for at least a few more years. We started the discussion of whether to continue renting or if we should look into purchasing a home of our own.

August
My mom's side of the family has Family Camp every August and we make it a priority to attend as it is always a good time. We meet at Timothy Lake near 100 Mile House and spend an extended weekend eating, playing games, reading, swimming, and talking. We were fortunate to stay in a cabin that we shared with my sister-in-law and nephew.

 We started looking at houses a little more seriously in August -- Erik was trying to convince me that buying one was a good idea, but I still wasn't so sure.

We had plenty of dinners and games nights with friends as well, which isn't abnormal for us, but I was really sad about leaving our house so we did it more often than we usually do. I was trying to squeeze every ounce of enjoyment out of the space we had.

My cousin got married in Kelowna at the end of the month. His wedding was so much fun and many of my extended family was able to make it so I was able to see people I haven't seen in a while. It was nice to attend a family wedding that didn't involve an immediate family member as no one was pre-occupied with wedding responsibilities and we just got to enjoy ourselves.

I start work this Thursday so I hope to finish off the Year in Review as soon as possible! I'm feeling panicked to tie up loose ends before heading back to the hospital.