As most of you know, my biggest goal for the summer was to meet Collin- my nephew. If your Facebook news feeds were not attacked with my pictures and posts of my time with him, then this blog will do that for you. If your Facebook news feeds were attacked, sorry but you are going to see it round 2!
I had obviously seen thousands of photos of Collin before I came home from my sister and we had used FaceTime so I could talk to him but let me tell you, nothing is better than meeting him in person. He is actuality the happiest baby…ever! He looks extremely cute in photos but in person is even cuter. I know I have personal bias and not to upset any moms out there (your babies are all cute) but Collin is just a whole new level of it! I'm a little scared to have my own kids one day, because I don't know if I can compete with that level of cuteness. Even his personality is amazing. He is always happy and content. Eating chips made him laugh and spitting up on me made him laugh. Even as he started teething, was tired or hungry he would get fussy but still managed to smile and laugh through a fussy period. In case you haven't noticed, I love him!
I had an amazing 4 weeks spending almost every day with Collin, whether it be him accompanying my sister and I on shopping trips, watching weird shows on Treehouse (Toopy and Binoo anyone? That show is messed up), sitting out in the backyard/pool, playing with his toys or just babysitting him while he slept. The most frequent activity that Collin and I shared was him spitting up on me and me cleaning myself off.
It really does suck not being in Ontario all the time with him and I know that when I come back in December for Winter Break he will have grown so much, be crawling and trying to walk and will have even more personality. Saying goodbye at the airport was just as hard as the first time I left. It just makes me even more thankful for FaceTime, iPhone Messenger and cameras with the ability to take photos and videos just as good as old cameras did!
Not only did I get to see Collin this trip home, I got to see my friends and family as well. At the December break it is so hard to meet up with friends because everyone is busy with family--so coming home in the summer really opened up time for that. To everyone who dealt with my crazy and ever changing schedule, thank you so much for taking the time to meet up with me. I miss everyone like crazy and it was great to see everyone and realize that for the most part, even after a year (or in some cases 3--I'm looking at you Ashey Horlin) it is as if a day has not passed since we saw each other last!
What am I up to now?
After sleeping for what feels like 2 days due to jet lag, I have successfully unpacked and set up my room in Bishop's Stortford. I have gone into the town centre the last few days (in between the constant rain I came back to). Bishop's Stortford is definitely a nice city and way nicer than Luton. It is funny because the lady who owns the house I am living in was saying that she feels Bishop's Stortford has changed so much since she was a kid and is not as nice as it once was---but to me this is super posh after leaving Luton. I've pretty much been unpacking and lesson planning while finding thousands of ways to procrastinate both.
Missing everyone at home already!
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