"I've told my children that when I die, to release balloons in the sky to celebrate that I graduated. For me, death is a graduation. Learn to get in touch with silence within yourself and know that everything in life has a purpose. Live, so you do not have to look back and say, "God, how I have wasted my life" Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

But rather be one of those people who did it well. Know that I have fully lived a good and blessed life with either little or much whatever has come my way. In the sense of having been in places, seen people, enjoyed the company and met the world with smiles and laughter. After all, isn't that what our moments are all about.

Thank you to all those souls who have graced us along this journey taking what is most important the TIME to date with give a kind word, smile and happy stance even when things were tough. We never forget what you did for us as words will wither away like the fallen leaves of time. But true kindness and grace will be remembered forever. With a heavy heart as Derek said, 'it'll never be the same and I lost my friend." As it all sinks in for the both of us how different life is.

But as I learned in graduate school, "When you see things differently, you see different things." (Coral Mitchell, Ph. D, Brock University)

So with this new lens we slowly make our way into the next days and live a little more with the love that OMI gave to us each time we were together. Lots of love in infinite ways, Derek & Caroline