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As it often has in recent years, today kind of snuck up on me. (Maybe that's for the best?)  Some years are better or worse than others, and fortunately, this was one of the better ones. 

The one jarring note was when we got to the cemetery this morning:  there were two women sitting on a bench a few feet away from the columbarium where Katie's niche is, talking up a storm -- and they did NOT get up & move or even lower their voices while we were there! 🙄  Kind of rude, we thought. We might have stayed longer if they hadn't been around, but we did stay a few minutes, took some photos and left some flowers.  

Then -- much as we did last year -- we went to a favourite nearby cafe for lunch, and then to the local bookstore for a Starbucks and a browse. Then to Dairy Queen for Blizzards (tradition!)  and to pick up a few groceries before heading home again. 

This weekend, we're going to a wedding for dh's cousin's son -- who is exactly six months older than Katie would have been, had she been born on schedule, alive, in November. We've been to a few other cousins' (older) kids' weddings, but this will be the first one for one of her peers. Not sure how I'm going to feel about this...!  but I guess I'm going to find out...!  (and I will be wearing one of those two kick-ass dresses that I bought a little while back! -- this one or this one!) (I'm leaning towards one, but am not telling anyone yet which one, in case I change my mind! lol)

Wish me luck!  

DQ Blizzards -- an Aug. 7th tradition. :)  
(Oreo for him, Skor for me.  :)  )