April 19, 2007

It is two months today that Samantha passed away. Although it feels like forever I can't believe I haven't been able to hug and kiss her for two months. She will always be with me but it is so hard not to see her, touch her, and hear her voice everyday. As I have said before there is a quietness about our lives that will never change.

Easter weekend went okay for us. We had a tree planting ceremony in our yard in memory of Samantha on Saturday. It was such a thoughtful gift from a beautiful group of people who have touched our lives in so many ways this year. Thank you to all of you.... we love the tree and are so gratetful to have all of you by our side through these tough times. On Easter we did a balloon release and sent Samantha messages of our love. We then went off to the beach. Christopher enjoyed playing ball with Kurt, flying a kite, and swimming. Jason just loved the beach and his new sun hut. The evening was rough but we made it through.

Kurt and I just returned from NY. We went up for the "Samantha Britton Memorial Golf Outing". I had reservations about going this year, fearing I would not be able to handle it so soon, but am so glad I went. Although the weather was terrible it went well. The hard work of our family/friends and generousity of so many caring people made the day a success. We send our deepest gratitude to all of you.
With love,
Audra, Kurt, Christopher, & Jason.