Honestly I do not know where to even begin with this post…
I keep thinking about next year and how this time next year she will be gone. No more coming over and laying in the bed with me or randomly taking the kids for snow cones or to football games. She will be at college. college!! I feel like she is my own.. I was in 11th grade when she was born and we’ve always been close… I don’t remember a time that we haven’t been.
When she was about 8 i got married and moved 15 hours from her. I remember she cried and cried at our wedding reception because she didn’t want me to leave her… this was the hardest. even though we spent many years not living in the same state we never skipped a beat. I would meet my sister in atlanta and bring both her and brooklee back to our apt in South Carolina.
After Jackson and Jacee was born she became their “big” sister and has always helped me with them when I needed her to. Sometimes throughout our journey it was hard to be a “friend” and an aunt because I was sooo young when she was born and I was also learning myself. I’ve tried to give advice and listen when she needed a shoulder to cry on. It was hard watching her grow up but so rewarding.
I am beyond proud of the young woman she has become. She is an amazing friend, cousin, daughter, niece and granddaughter. She got a scholarship to play softball at Southern Miss. and I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this. She’s worked so hard for this… missing vacations, friend parties, sleeping late, and just doing normal kid stuff. The hard work has paid off and i couldn’t be happier for her.
I keep thinking about next year and how lonely it will be around here without her… We will miss her walking into the house and just hanging out with us because that’s who she is. She loves being around us. She loves my children like they are her brother and sister.
I pray she goes to college and meets amazing friends and follows her dreams… we will miss her beyond measure and I know we will be visiting every chance we get.
we love you lex—go do big things!
