Claire's walkabout

Wow, what a month! Here we are, almost at the end of it and though it went fast, it almost seems like forever since the start of it. We celebrated great things this month like my birthday! Spent at the beach and then dinner at the parent's with family and friends. We celebrated Nick's birthday one week later with beer can badminton (I hear it's making an olympic bid). This week we celebrated Ry's 30th with dinner again with all his friends. We've gone to the beach, hike, ridden our bikes, gone to the Heritage Acres and ridden on small trains. That's the good.

The bad is really bad. Last Saturday I lost my uncle suddenly. He had been sick but it was still a shock. Tomorrow we leave for Powell River to be with my family for a few days. I cannot tell you what a great man my uncle was. He may not have done grand things in his life, but he loved and was loved and could tell a great story. No family gathering will be the same without his booming laugh. His death has made me pause a lot this week; to look out the window, to stare at my flowers, to care a little less about something trivial. Because in the end being happy is all that matters.