Life is like that.
The good and bad...
the happy and the sad...
always seem to come at the same time.
We had Celebrations book launch events over the weekend.
at Granville Island and in Victoria..
The heavy rain hardly dampened our spirits...
and we had such a good time.
A celebration.
And we met the nicest of folk!
Though we came prepared with boots and umbrellas...
Friday night in downtown Victoria couldn't have been nicer.
The rain stopped...
and we enjoyed our walk in the city...
and our dinner with a view of the parliament buildings.
We had a lot of laughs over the weekend...
and you may even hear some of the stories one day.
But as we were returning from our most enjoyable weekend...
I received a text message that came as a shock.
Hubby's sister had just passed away.
Now that was not expected!
Of all the days...
Elmer had decided he would stop in and pay her a visit on Saturday.
He arrived to see several ambulances parked outside her front door...
and a houseful of paramedics.
He never had a chance to say good-bye.
Yesterday we celebrated our granddaughter's fifth birthday.
But at the same time we were sad...
at the loss of a sister.
A sister who will not be celebrating her birthday next week...
but instead will be rejoicing in heaven.
Laughter and tears.
Celebrations and sadness.
Such is life!