{"id":11696,"date":"2022-12-21T16:09:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T22:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=11696"},"modified":"2022-12-21T16:09:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T22:09:36","slug":"happy-winter-solstice-first-day-of-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=11696","title":{"rendered":"Happy Winter Solstice &#038; First Day of Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11697\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=11697\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-21-at-1.50.58-PM.png?fit=394%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"394,169\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2022-12-21 at 1.50.58 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-21-at-1.50.58-PM.png?fit=394%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11697 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-21-at-1.50.58-PM.png?resize=394%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-21-at-1.50.58-PM.png?w=394&amp;ssl=1 394w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-21-at-1.50.58-PM.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Morgan loved winter, especially when it snowed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Happy first day of winter to you all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Wishing you all the very best winter, full of love, wonderful experiences, and memories, with the ones you love. Remember, every moment of every day with your loved ones is so very important, because you never know when those moments may end.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Missing Morgan so very much, but also so very happy we have so many happy memories of our time with her. Every moment counted and Morgan was pure love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5049\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=5049\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morganbackyard.jpg?fit=2193%2C1153&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2193,1153\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1295430692&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"morganbackyard\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morganbackyard.jpg?fit=584%2C307&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5049\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morganbackyard.jpg?resize=584%2C307&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morganbackyard.jpg?w=2193&amp;ssl=1 2193w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morganbackyard.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morganbackyard.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morganbackyard.jpg?resize=500%2C262&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morganbackyard.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morganbackyard.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan loved winter, especially when it snowed. Happy first day of winter to you all. Wishing you all the very best winter, full of love, wonderful experiences, and memories, with the ones you love. Remember, every moment of every day &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=11696\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88894,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7,39],"tags":[2137,2138,2139,2136],"class_list":["post-11696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-morgan-ingram","category-tonis-reflections","tag-firstdayofwinter","tag-liveeverydayasthoughitisyourlast","tag-lovewithallyourheart","tag-wintersolstice"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2wvjS-32E","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6503,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=6503","url_meta":{"origin":11696,"position":0},"title":"THE FIRST DAY OF WINTER IS HERE &#8211; DECEMBER 22nd","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"December 22, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It's the first day of winter and I would like to send you all warm wishes today and throughout the rest of the season. \u00a0Morgan loved winter, because in Colorado that meant snow...and usually lots of it. Right after Thanksgiving we would usually purchase a tree permit from the forestry\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Morgan's Investigation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Morgan's Investigation","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?cat=490"},"img":{"alt_text":"winter","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/winter-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7748,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=7748","url_meta":{"origin":11696,"position":1},"title":"Winter Solstice Starts Today&#8230;","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"December 21, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, December 21st is the first day of winter, as well as the winter solstice. \u00a0It is the shortest day with darkness being greater than the light. \u00a0After today our days start to get longer.\u00a0http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/sciencefair\/2016\/12\/20\/winter-solstice\/95656640\/ Morgan loved the snow, but she never made it to the first day of winter\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Morgan's Investigation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Morgan's Investigation","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?cat=490"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/winter-solstice-facts.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/winter-solstice-facts.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/winter-solstice-facts.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/winter-solstice-facts.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6476,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=6476","url_meta":{"origin":11696,"position":2},"title":"It&#8217;s Almost Christmas &#8211; Memories Remain Forever&#8230;","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"December 20, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Morgan & me on Christmas morning. Memories of all our Christmas' up until 2011 when we lost Morgan. \u00a0I remember every happy moment. \u00a0Her favorite breakfast on Christmas morning was either her dad's Macadamia Nut French Toast, or my Eggs Benedict...we took turns making a special breakfast every Christmas morning,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Morgan's Investigation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Morgan's Investigation","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?cat=490"},"img":{"alt_text":"Morgan and Toni Christmas","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/CIMG2089-copy-241x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6489,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=6489","url_meta":{"origin":11696,"position":3},"title":"Another Memory With Morgan&#8230;","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"December 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Memory of a fun vacation in Las Vegas...tickets for Phantom of the Opera, amazing dinner at the new Mario Batali's restaurant, along with so many other adventures. \u00a0I loved our vacations together. \u00a0Today I am grateful for such wonderful memories with Morgan. 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