Dear Mom and Dad,
It is Monday, April 13th, and today was surely the hardest day for you both…
I miss you already, and I will always be with you two. Camp will be fine for me, and every person you saw at my princess party and many more that you didn’t see – will be here, helping me in anything I could ever need – until you return to me. I love you both very much, and thought I would put more pretty pictures up for you to see and remember when ever you feel lonely or sad, they will be right here waiting for you…
and, friends and family who could not be with us were surely missed, but send their love to you both too….
Uncle Nick sent his love and best wishes all the way from the South Pacific…
He is preparing to come home, and is preparing to teach me all about playing hockey…
Daddy said it was okay mommy…. don’t worry, I will still be a princess….
He missed the party physically, but was there in spirit, and in all of our hearts.
I bet he would have loved to enjoy the food, too.
We have been sending him care packages, and now Nana and I will be sending you and daddy care packages…do you think we can send this kind of stuff…. nah, but if I put it in my journal of love letters, you can pull it up anytime and enjoy it all over again…. right?
Saying good bye, or being apart is truly the hardest thing, but we are strong and we will make it through this time, as you have done once before in Iraq, and as this family has done in with Uncle Nick in the Marshalls, but one day… we will all be together agian…. and more than likely, we will celebrate….
Here are more faces to keep you company, preserved on my pages of love to be pulled up when ever your heart needs a lift…. to remind yourselves of happy days, and a return to me…
Uncle Jim, Aunt Karen, Kurt, the Willetts and Gollings, and Cuz Eric, was there in our hearts too. He had to work too, and knows about how hard it is to be where you want to be, when you have to be somewhere else. I know that today was full of tears for everyone… but Nana hopes that the memories of our days together this past week will make a smile appear on your faces and that your hearts will be so full of the love that all your family has for you, that you will get through the months ahead.
Aunt Alyx sends smiles your way….
She can make anyone smile when she is smiling…
and there is no doubt about how she feels about me,
I have stolen her heart….
in addition to everyone elses..
and then there are more faces to remember…
Aunt Allyssa and Aunt Arri, they too, have smiles that will bring you right back to us, just pull up this picture, close your eyes, and remember our day together… and no matter how many times you look at these, they will always fill your heart with happiness and joy… because that is what sisters do…. they can make each other feel better, and lift each other up…they are always with you no matter where you are… or what you are doing…
Aunt Mikayla, was not feeling so well but nothing would have kept her from being there…
She is always helping with all the needs of a princess, and has been a good sister to mommy, she and all of your sisters and soon your brother too are making Camp Nana, as good as you would have ever dreamed it to be for me, while you are away. And then there is Poppy….
Believe it or not this is one of two photos taken of Poppy that day…. but you know his smile… you know his heart… and what a heart he has… he is thinking of you and wanting his daughter, to be smiling… to be safe, and to be back home soon, holding on to her daughter…. Poppy, well everyone knows he is all about – being Happy….
My Mimi and Poppa, traveled accross the country to be with me on this day, and to sing to me!
I am so happy they were there, and Iknow they too want you to be happy, to be strong, to be safe…
and to be home with me in your arms as soon as possible.
I am hoping you take all of these memories with you, and hold them tight.
I know that I will be right here, in the love of all these people and many more, until you are back here picking me up to come home. I love you both so very much, Little Miss Adorable, your daughter,
Guillianna!
Nana