Remembering Lost Loved Ones

Sometimes in life, we lose people who are close to us.  Things happen, and tomorrow is promised to no one.  One year ago today, a dear friend passed away.  She was such an inspiring and positive person, just being around her made me want to be inspiring and positive too.  Although she's gone, I still think about her every day.  I am so thankful to have known her, and I am trying to follow her lead in life as a helpful, selfless, friendly, and happy person. 

Losing loved ones is a very hard thing to go through.  One thing that we did in dealing with our loss a year ago is let balloons go.  It's a very simple idea, and though this may not be the case for everyone, it really helped me feel better.  Here's the concept:

Purchase a bunch of regular, helium-inflated latex balloons- however many you want to let go.  We did ours at my brother's house at a gathering where we all shared great memories.  Then, we each got a balloon and a sharpie.  We then took our time in writing a note to Katie on our balloons.  After our notes were written, we went outside to let our balloons go.  Here's a picture:

We all stood together outside holding our balloons until we were all ready to let them go at the same time.  Then we got to stand out and watch them go up and up, until they were barely visible.  

The best part?  Our balloons stayed together the whole way up.  

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