Belated letter.....

This is something I meant to write Febuary 28th but at that time the flu was kicking my ass pretty damn hard lol, so alas better late than never. 

Mary Kathleen Collier July 22, 1915 - Febuary 28th 1996

Dear Aunt Kay, 

Oh it has been ages since I talked to you 10 years really....10 years and a day cause I talked to you just the day before you went away. I miss so much about you things I took for granted.....

your silly sense of humor, the way you drew a bird I do that for your great great Nephew he loves it don't worry that rendition of the bird will be passed along to my daughter as well. 
Oh you don't know about her she is fast approaching one and people say she looks like me she would probably drive you as crazy as I did already she has a challenging demeanor about her I see many fruitless arguments about the color of the sky in the years to come.  
Her and Jr. love books if you could still be here I know they would adore hearing stories read by you, you always did the voices they weren't right most of the time but you tried and I loved you for that I'll do my best as long as they are the only audience I think I can do a decent job. 
I remember your attitude about life you went through doing as you pleased, didn't give two cents on what others thought I'm not so much like that for the most part I do my own thing but I am self conscious maybe with age that will change some. 

Remember all the times you said you would dance at my wedding? Well I got married and sadly you weren't there I thought about you though I even imagined you and Mom sitting in the balcony no one danced though Josh and I thought about it then realized we don't know how to dance but I know if you had been there regardless if we had danced or not you would have taken your turn doing your thing. 

You effected my life more than I think you ever realized and Jesse will know all about you, It makes me sad that all she will know it pictures and stories but its better than nothing at all. In that sense you will never be too far away from me just a story away. 

I know what would cause us a great argument one that would be greatly enjoyed I married into Rep! I know dear god the girls gone nuts LOL you would say I was taught better than that but then you would have to start laughing cause you never could get your own sister to sway from her party even after years of name calling....thing is Auntie told me just two years ago she was Dem she just liked to argue with you :) 

I never told you goodbye all those years ago sure I helped to scatter your ashes but it has never been very real to me, because even though I don't see you you aren't gone your memory is so very alive so even now as I close this out ther is still no goodbye....

Love you always, 

Jaqueline Kay......