August 19, 2015

When Your Sister Visits

You do all the fun things and wish for time to stand still.

But, no matter how hard I wished, in the blink of an eye, my sister's week-long visit is over. We dropped her at the airport last night, while trying our hardest to hold back the tears. Well, I tried my hardest. I can't speak for Sully, who was in full-blown hysterics when he saw me get out of the car to hug and say goodbye to my sister. Silly toddlers. He won't fully understand that Aunty Vanessa is gone until we come downstairs in the morning and he wants to go look for her in the basement. That first day after company leaves is always the hardest; there's no one in the basement, despite your toddler insisting so. Saying good-bye to a loved one after a visit is so hard, but it's a frequent reality when you have family spread out across the country. Although, I'm making it my mission in life to get my sister to move to Calgary once she graduates from University!

Anyway, this past week with my sister was full of all sorts of fun and adventure. It was so great to have her here to spend our days with us - she's always up for anything, but is just as happy to spend the day at home with us. While the visit felt too short (like it always does), we managed to fit a lot of things in. We went to the beach, had a splash-pad afternoon in the backyard, went to the zoo, saw Pitch Perfect 2 (so good!) and Trainwreck (so funny!!) in the theatre, ran a Spartan Sprint, had a girls night out at Taste of Calgary, went to the local pub, and had lunch and ice-cream in Bragg Creek (and not necessarily in that order!).

I've mentioned it before, but my sister is my best friend and it melts my heart to watch her bond and spend time with Sully. He is just in awe of her and I can't wait to watch their friendship continue to grow as he gets older.

Beach Day Sicome Lake Beach Day Sicome Lake Summer Days Calgary Zoo Calgary Zoo Calgary Zoo Calgary Spartan Sprint Taste of Calgary Taste of Calgary Beer Gardens Taste of Calgary Ice Cream in Bragg Creek


While I hate missing my sister so much when she's not here, I'm also incredibly grateful that I have a sister whom I'm so close with and miss in the first place. And I'm also grateful for photos so that I can always look back on our visits!

We miss you already, Aunty Nessa! Thanks for spending the week with us and come back to visit soon! xo


13 comments:

  1. I love that you have such a close relationship with your sister. Goodbyes are tough but glad you had a great week together.

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  2. This is so sweet. I can imagine it's so difficult sharing such a strong bond and living so far from each other.

    This post makes me wish I had a sister. I'm an only child ;-)

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    1. Funny you mention that - I was wondering if you had any siblings! There was a time though when we were NOT close, but I'm glad that was just a phase :)

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  3. i agree, sister visits are never long enough. i'm glad you got so much time together. my sister is coming to visit in five weeks (minus one day) and i couldn't be more excited!

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    1. Yay, that's awesome!! Sister visits are the best :)

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  4. Aw what an awesome week. I am so glad you guys had that time together. I am sorry she doesn't live here!! :(

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    1. Me too! :( But I guess I should just be glad I have a sister whom I'm close with.

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  5. Awwww this made my day i love all of these pictures! Been feeling all sorts of emotions since I left as it's never easy saying bye to you either, I had the best week with you guys! It was tough to wake up this morning and not get to see Sullys happy excited face. I know we are far apart now but doesn't mean we will always be. I love you so so much banana! You are the best older sister and best friend a girl could ask for and I'm so happy we've grown so close over the years.

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  6. I know what it's like to treasure visits from family and be really close to your sister. I'm glad you had a nice time together. Fingers crossed she'll move to Calgary!

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    1. Yes, you would definitely know the feeling!! I definitely think I have a better chance of getting her to move to Calgary over Edmonton! ;)

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  7. Looks like fun! You guys packed in a lot!

    Confession: I am a horrible host and when people are at my house longer than like three days I start wanting them to leave... including my sisters.

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