When Things Aren't Shiny
We tend to take pictures of happy moments or pretty things. When I looked through my photos to pick a picture that was going to match the tone of this post I couldn't find anything. I couldn't find anything that even matched the tone of this month. None of these pictures of Aria smiling or of the fun things we've done tell the whole picture. It has been a difficult year, for us and our whole (extended) family. Posting shiny pictures of us laughing and having a good time just doesn't feel right. So while I share these recent memories, I hope you can live vicariously through some of the truly shiny ones (like our recent visit to the park) and maybe feel validated by the commiserate difficulty that comes with some that were not so shiny. Even when I am not with you, or calling or texting you, I am there with you and thinking of you all the time. You would probably be surprised by how often you cross my mind. This is a picture of Aria at a Mariner's game with Sophie. ...