Your birthday was the best day for our family. We were able to express our concern and love for you in ways that we weren't allowed to for one another. You made it easy. We just wanted to make you laugh and smile.
Rob and I loved having you over before you got too old for us. We had so much fun taking you around Bloomington. I hope that you liked coming down. We got a little preachy, but we worried about you. We still wish that you had never started smoking. I think that was when you decided that you were done with the bossy Bloomington boobs.
You found your way and made your own beautiful family. I was always proud of you and I miss you. You were the glue that brought us together. I didn't think that I would see you again after that last Christmas, when mom told me that you were moving to Arizona. I tried to talk with you about when you might come back or if I would get to see the girls in the summer. You just shook your head. I was really routing for you to have a great life in Arizona. I knew that I would miss you. Then the worst happened and I miss you forever.