It's crazy to imagine in a few months we will hit the 10 year anniversary of Gretchen being gone.  I've been going through a lot of old family pictures to compile an album in memory of my dad for what would have been his 70th birthday in a few weeks.  The ones with my dad and Gretchen make me teary-eyed and I can only hope they are finally catching up and spending time with mom.  I know Gretchen started speaking to my dad a few months before she passed away.  At the time of her death, she wasn't speaking to me.  She had done it before and I thought when she was ready she would contact me.

Gretchen you have missed out on so much since you left us!!  You never knew I was engaged to John and obviously weren't at the wedding!  You have missed out on spoiling two nephews.  It's hard to believe Theo is 3 already and Kyle just turned 1.  You have missed birthdays, Kyle's baptism, and just seeing your two wonderful nephews grow up.  You missed a crazy 2016 with dad's thyroid cancer finally taking over his body.  He won't be buried with you and mom in Alabama but I hope you are catching up with him now.

Miss you!