I had a moment. When I thought about her beating me at connect four. They way she laughed and taunted me. I smiled, I really smiled. And felt genuine joy about that moment. We sat in a restaurant that didn't matter. Playing a game that didn't matter. What did matter was her, and the way she made me feel. And how the memory resonated within me. I want more of those moments.
When we can move past our pain, and grief. And enjoy the memory. I feel like that's what it means to honor their life. That is what I need to do. Stop crying. And start smiling.