Sweet Summer Update
Wow! What a summer we have had! It’s been too epic to not capture with a blog post and a little life update from the Fritz’s.
We started the summer adventuring to Texada Island, off the Sunshine Coast. Some tiny home clients of ours purchased property there so we headed off for work. We turned this into a family adventure with the 6 of us and Troy’s family too. I am so grateful that work has taken us to so many incredible places and it’s always an extra joy when our families can be part of it, to see, explore, and connect together. Texada Island has so much marine life, cathedral forests, and epic beaches to explore. For prairie people, the ocean time, with kids jumping off docks and being able to explore the wild, was absolutely magical.
Then, the Fritz’s, with all our camping gear, took off for Powell River, Campbell River, and Tofino, BC. Our family is in a special pocket of time where the kids are all able to do the things we love to do as a family. The baby years, with all the strollers and backpacks, are so special. But those years are over and for the first time, everyone was on mountain bikes, everyone surfed, everyone could keep up. To be able to do life together in those ways was so exciting for us as a family. We all got up on surfboards! I’d never done that before. And was proud to be able to show my kids that it’s never too late to learn and try something new. It was hard, and I could actually do it! What a incredible feeling to ride a wave!
There were definitely lessons along the way. It’s easy to show the highlight reel, and I always will, because I cherish the beautiful moments we create as a family. But these highlights happen because of the hard stuff. I mean, 6 of us spent 14 days in a tent together. It’s not a luxury vacation we’re talking about. The good things in life are worth fighting for. The incredible memory of surfing together was possible because Kev spent an entire day in the cold Pacific Ocean teaching the kids. The exhilaration of mountain biking happens after every difficult pedal up the mountain. Is it easy? No. Is it worth it? Absolutely.
I had preplanned all our content, so I could stay connected to our clients and community while we were away. When we got to the campsite though, it was way more remote than we imagined. Zero cell service. I had to just let it go. It was a forced unplug. And honestly, it was the best thing ever. For 10 days, I could not access social media, emails, or anything. So this trip offered me an unexpected level of rest I didn’t know I needed. There maybe aren’t a lot of opportunities for us to do something like that, but if you ever have the opportunity to prioritize some digital rest, even for a day, I encourage you to do so. To be so present in our lives with undistracted time, is so valuable. The mind needs rest as much as the body.
