michaelboy

These photos are just so lovely. What an interesting glimpse into the past. I honestly feel like I couldn't have ever understood how the loss of my mother would impact me. I hadn't been especially close to my family for a while. I had struck out on my own at 17 and didn't really look back. Losing my mom in 2010 before she had even hit 50 was a rollercoaster. Sometimes I think I spent so much more time grieving the loss of a relationship I wished we had, a closeness that never came to fruition the way I thought it would have as a child. Being in my mid-40's now I have had a lot of time to reflect on her being gone and how to best honor and celebrate what we had and who I am. As an aside, I'm planning to sell my house next year (hopefully) and I'm aiming to move just south of where Captina Creek sits in Marietta or Parkersburg.