Blast From The Past - My Auntie, My Friend

It is crazy hard for me to believe that 8 years have flown by since I said goodbye to my dear Aunt Darlene, but that's exactly what has happened...8 years have gone by in the blink of an eye.  I wish I could say that I still think about her every single and solitary day, but truthfully with the busyness of my life, sometimes I don't.  But I do think of her very often, and when I do, I remember what an important person she was to me.  She really, really loved me.  She cared about me, she listened to me, she built me up, she championed me.   I was very special to her and she was very, very special to me.  I loved her.  Alot.  I miss her.  Alot.  I wish so much that she could see me be a mom and know my boys.  I know she would get a kick out of my babies and the crazy shenanigans I find myself in with the three of them.  Of course she knew Chaddy, (since Chad and I have known each other since the dawn of time practically), and she loved him too.  She was always rooting for him over the many, many, many other boys I brought around.  (Okay, not many many many, but maybe more than a couple.)  I'm so glad that we were able to tell her that we were getting married before she wouldn't have been able to understand.  She ferociously battled  breast cancer for 12 years, and I am serious when I say ferociously.  She fought it with a vengeance.  So much so that she lived 12 years after she was only given a 6 month prognosis.  I miss her like crazy and will always, always think about her with the fondest memories.

Thank you for being my auntie and my friend, Auntie Darling! Miss you and love you so much!