Dear Someone Who Was So Loved,
You are terribly missed. Whether it is our first year without you or it has been a while since you have been around, there is a hole in our family that only you could fill. Don’t worry about us, though, we are all smiling and glad to be around each other but in our hearts, it is clear that there is something missing; you are missing.
Looking around there are so many things that stick out in my mind. There is a different person is in “your chair,” whether that is at the dinner table or the living room; it is weird not to see you there. Someone else is having to make the dish you normally made, and it doesn’t taste the same because you just had a special touch.
One less person to set a plate out for at the dining table. One less person to figure out where they will sleep when they come to visit. One less present to buy for Christmas morning. Everyone notices that you aren’t there and it is hard to talk about normally, but even more so during this time of year. Someone tells a story about you and there is a happiness in your memory but a sadness because you won’t be any more made.
The deeper into the holiday season we get the more obvious it is that you aren’t here. The first holiday without you is the hardest. To be honest the whole year was hard, but going through the time of year when you are around your family the most is a constant reminder that you are gone. I miss you. You are someone who will never be replaced, and I just wanted to let you know that. Sometimes it hits me, and I cry. But then I think, it is OK because you are in a much better place this holiday season. This season I am so grateful that I had you in my life. You helped me grow into the person that I am and I would not be the same without you. You taught me things that I will never forget, like the true meaning of family. The memories that were made cooking Thanksgiving dinner, the conversations around the table, I will always remember.
So before I end this letter I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for always being you, and loving me for just being me. Thank you for leaving me with happy memories that I will go on sharing long after my heart stops hurting this season. We all love you very much, and I promise we are all doing great.
Happy Holidays!
Love,
Someone Who Misses You
