So I met the most amazing person in the world. A woman who would enter my life  and change it for ever. I was just 11 years old and we are moving yet again but this move was going to change my life. Joni the day I met you was the first time I actually felt safe and felt like I had a family. You were a friend to my mom and her  gf but to me it was more. Your weren't just a friend to me.  You were a mentor friend role model hero queen aunt and a mother figure to me. You took me in as one of you own kid's always in my corner even if I was messing up.  No one could tell you that I wasn't family because you would always ask one question what is family and everyone would say blood is family and you would say no. Love being there thru the sunny days but there for them stormy days as well and then she would say this girl will always be in my family.  I was like the daughter she never got to have she would say. Family is something I know because of my biggest fan my aunt Joni.  I am not able to tell much about her life cause I didn't have to know were you came from to know were you where going.  I can say that you had three boys and three step sons and one step daughter and two brothers.  And a niece that would give her life for you.  And wish I could get a birthday phone call or a smile or a hug. Or a random moment of me grabbing your face and kissing your forehead.  Little things are so precious.