Hello again,

I miss you.

I try not to think about you too often, because when I do, I miss you even more. It's been roughly ten and a half years since you had to leave us. But it hasn't gotten easier for me, or anybody else. It sucks that you have missed so many milestones in all of our lives -- birthdays, licenses, acceptance letters, and high school graduations are just a few. But I want you to know that we always know when you try to make your presence obvious. We know when you're with us; when you try to help guide us down the right path, when you try to mess with us, when you want to laugh with us, and when you just want to say hello.

You were such an amazing, wonderful person and I know that you woke up every day wanting to live life to the fullest. You lived much of your life with me in it, and I don't like that I have to live much of my life without you in mine. Living without you has been an adjustment for everyone we have not wanted to make, but one that we knew we had too.

I wonder what it's like up there, in heaven. Although I miss you more and more every day, I know it's a better place for you and you are no longer suffering. I hope you now spend each day doing what you love and smiling while you watch down on us.

Always know that there isn't a moment that you are not missed, even if it doesn't seem like it at one moment in time. You were more than loved by every single one of us and we were all grateful to have had the time with you that we got. The world sometimes seems a little bit darker with you gone, but I know you'll always be shining down on us in our time of need.

Thank you for being such a big part of my life. I appreciate every little thing you have ever done for me. You will always be loved and you will always be missed. This is never a "goodbye," it's always a "see you later." I'll see you at 11:11.

Love Always,

Your loved one