I thought about the day a few times, but it was not nearly as awful as it was last year. It's amazing how time really does heal the heart. I did find myself thinking that we should have been celebrating her first birthday. I also skipped the first part of our family reunion- the part where we read last years minutes- because I knew they would be reading her name, and I didn't want to be there for the awkward silence that was sure to follow. I didn't shed one tear. I didn't really feel horribly sad. More, I felt like I was missing out on something. Missing out on her birthday, missing out on having a one-year-old running around. I let myself think for a second what camping with a one-year-old would have been like. I also thought about all the things we had done that weekend that we couldn't have done with a toddler in tow. But those are things that I think about during everyday life, it had nothing to do with the day.
After such a depressing post, here are a few vacation pictures to cheer you up!
Mackinaw Bridge, connects the Upper Penninsula and Lower Penninsula of Michigan.
My grandson and my husband's cousin.
Please excuse the wife-beater and long hair.
(The teen years are going to kill me!)
My Daisy dog has been to 10 famiy reunions!
This was Rosie's* first reunion (of many!) .
Grilling lakeside.
Just for fun!
*Did I mention that we changed Dolly's name to Rosie? Brendan came home from camp, and decided that she was a Rosie, so we changed it.
4 comments:
Thinking of your little Brenna!
Its hard to not think about what our lives could be like right now~
It looks like you guys had a great time at your family reunion. Rosie is a cutie!
I'm glad you had a good weekend. Thinking of your sweet girl as well.
Love Lindsay
Thinking of your whole family.
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