It has hit me time and time again that you're gone, but it still hasn't sunk in. Through your time spent with us, you have became part of the family. No longer just our grandmother's best friend, but an aunt and an essential part to any family function. You have taught me many great lessons, but perhaps the one I will remember most is that age is just a number. The number they put on your birthday cake has no connection to the age in your heart and in your head. I have to keep reminding myself about the wonderful life you lived, and about how you were ready for your time to come.

However, no matter how accepting of your fate you were, none of us were quite ready to say goodbye. The world won't ever be the same without your smiling face and contagious laugh. There will always be something missing at family gatherings. You always spoke about the angels watching over you, and how grateful you were for them. Most people believe they only have one Guardian Angel and maybe this is true for most people, but I know that it's not true for everybody you have loved.

We all have one extra angel watching out for us and smiling down on us. You inspired me during your time here, and you will continue to inspire me until the day we meet again. I know now what true happiness looks like in a person, and it looks like you, sitting at the table during our birthday party, laughing at some inappropriate card and constantly thanking me for sharing such a lovely event with you. I don't think you understood that I really wouldn't have it had any other way. I have yet to meet anybody as selfless, loving, kind hearted, and silly as you. You made a career out of lighting up the room just by walking in. You lived such an inspiring life, and I can only hope that one day I find the love that you had with your husband. You would always just talk about him nonstop, but I never minded hearing your stories.

I miss everything about you. Your stories, the smell of your perfume, your smile, your laugh, the twinkle in your eyes. The world became a darker place the day you left, but I know that I have a new Guardian Angel now. I know that you're still here with us. You're the twinkle in our eyes, the smiles on our faces, the laughs that fill the room. You're the sunshine on even the cold winter days, and the smell of flowers on a spring day. Our family is forever blessed to have had you be a part of it. I love you, and could never forget you. Until we meet again my angel, I hope heaven is everything you thought it would be and more.