Loss is something we've all probably dealt with at one time in our lives or another, but sometimes it hits so close to home you feel like you can't breath. Losing my good friend Erika has shaken me to my core. After her passing, I learned she had a blog that she kept of events in her families lives. I must have read over it at least a dozen times in the last month. I can almost hear her voice in my head reading all of the beautiful things she wrote. It got me thinking what an amazing gift this is to her family now that she is gone and it has inspired me to do the same. We're not guaranteed anything in life, that I am quite sure of, but we can guarantee that once we are gone, the memories will live on! I've been fortunate enough to have a really great group of friends here and I know we will always have a special place in our hearts for her. We will always feel her absence during play dates but I know she will be with us in spirit. So, I'm dedicating this blog to my dear friend Erika for everything she represents and all the beautiful gifts she has unknowingly given to me! Until we meet again!
This photograph I will cherish for the rest of my life! It was taken in March of 2009 just after Amy's baby shower. We all co-hosted it together! We had ourselves a bit of a baby boom this last year:) These women mean the world to me and their friendships will always have a special place in my heart!
Left to Right: Erika (pregnant with now baby James), Stacy (pregnant with now baby Brayden), Amy (pregnant with now baby Ava), Me (just after having Evan), and Laura (shortly before conceiving now baby Claire.)
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