How bittersweet when on the day of Bri's birth I look at her and remember the very day she was born and what was going on...who was there, what was said and the love surrounding her. Bri was born with a hole in her abdomen and her intestines were outside her body. I had a planned c-section 3 weeks early to keep her intestines whole. She was so tiny and quiet I had to ask if she was still in the room and then they brought her over to Mike to hold. He was so proud of his baby girl and from that moment on she had him wrapped around her little finger. She could do no wrong :)
Saturday my little girl turned 14 and she got dressed for her first homecoming dance with Jaydan, her boyfriend. She put on her pretty black dress and curled her hair and wore the necklace Jaydan gave her for her birthday. They went to dinner and then were dropped off at the high school. Bri had a blast - she came home all smiles and happy. It was good to see.
On Thursday before her birthday I took her and one of her BFFs, Hannah, to Mimi's Cafe for dinner. We had breakfast (along w/ chocolate cake.) Friday she got flowers at school which was a first for her and slept over at a friends to prolong the getting ready activities. She went to the varsity football game and watched Rampart win!
So on this memorable week when my child was born I reflect back on the last 14 years and wonder where the time went? How did we get to be standing here like we are in the exact spot God chose for us to be? Mike would be proud of his baby girl...she will always be Daddy's little girl! She's our miracle baby.
She told me she wanted to invite Mason to Japan with us if there's enough money b/c he's family and Mike would want him to go. I don't know about that but we'll see what next year brings for the remaining Holliday clan.
Next Sunday is the day we scatter Mike's ashes. October 3, 2009 was the exact day he received a new life. He was upset b/c he no longer shared the same DNA as Bri and Mason. He will be able to blow to New Mexico like he said he wanted to do. I believe he's watching over all of us and he's locked in our hearts with all the good memories to comfort us.
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