The holidays have most definitely felt different this year. I couldn't think of anything we needed more than what we did this Thanksgiving. Will came. Laurel and kids came (we missed you Dusty!). And Papa and Granny Barb came. We cooked and cleaned up. We played games, and Laurel brought news ones that almost made me pee my pants and definitely cut my gums. We enjoyed an adult-only night. We read stories, and watched movies. We cried, and told stories. We drank, and told more stories. We slept in and woke up too early. We ate, and ate, and ate. We played at the best park ever and bowled! Losing Colleen has been the worst and it also has reminded us all how important we all are. I make a point to say I love you more often. We are talking about future trips to see each other. When a matriarch dies, people must step up and take charge. We all talk about the various things that Colleen setup/took care of/etc made it feel like she always knew that this was going to happen. It made me think back to our Richardson Family Reunion that happened this past summer. Laurel took charge of the entire thing. Colleen would try to get involved, and Laurel would remind her that she was fully capable of planning the entire thing. I think about that now, and it was almost like the unofficial, unbeknownst to anyone, changing of the guards.
Family is everything.
Love,
momma
momma
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