Ladysmith Light up!

Life has been busy since I started the Calling in the One project and I have to be honest there is nothing new to report. I was sidetracked because on Thursday night the girls and I went up to Ladysmith to check out the Light up Festival. It was incredibly beautiful! I was blown away by the amount of people that show up for this event. We had to take a shuttle from down by the water into the town, and parking was a disaster. But once we were there it was perfect. The lights shimmered in the twilight. There was yummy smells of popcorn wafting up, and everyone had hot chocolate or apple cider to warm them up. It was a wonderful evening. I started out the evening with trepidation. I had decided to do as many happy holiday things as I could, so that I would be able to enjoy this season even if I am missing the one person who made this holiday everything it could be. I thought I would spend the majority of the time in Ladysmith aching with loneliness. Instead I was truly distracted. I enjoyed the sights and sounds, the company, the mood so much that I only had tiny pin pricks of memories float to the surface, and honestly I believe that driving the Malhat brought up the most of the pain. So although I recognize that parts of this is going to be difficult, I know I can do this. I am going to enjoy the holidays. I love this time of year and screw him because I am not going to let my heartache bring me down!