Kelsey Kramer

Remembering Kelsey today …….

  Kelsey, I can remember that day, September 21^st2011 like

 it was yesterday.  You got up for school at 6:14 just like every other day,  You changed your outfit 3 times that morning before landing on the perfect outfit to wear.  That was nothing unusual either. You  always looked great in anything you wore but that morning I said, to you  that you look really really  pretty today.  I asked you to let me take a picture and you said it’s no big deal , we will do it another time. I hugged you goodbye, told you good luck on your test and that I love you.  If only I knew that was going to be the last time that we would talk with each other—I would have said so much more and would  have never let you go. 

You texted me from school several times that day which was nothing unusual either.  You asked me if we could talk about your birthday and having a birthday party.  You said you had a dream about it last night and it was coming up soon so we needed to decide things.  We decided that we would talk about it when you got home from the game tonight. Then you texted me asking me if I could take you shopping on Saturday for  a dress for the HomeComing Dance.  I asked who you were going with and you said we’ll talk about it later.  Then a text that your soccer game was changed and that Varsity was playing at 4pm at Pope John Paul HS instead of later.  It was a rainy and gloomy day but I went to the game as  I always did.  I didn’t want to ever miss the chance to see you play.  You started  onVarsity that day and played so well.  I could see in your face, in your smile and in your eyes how happy you were to be out there playing, playing well and with your friends.  I didn’t get to talk with you after the game but I sent you a text congratulating you on starting and letting you know that you played so well and that you looked great out there.  I told you how proud  I am.  You thanked me …  I left for back to school night and said I would see you later.  I didn’t know then that this would be the last time that I would see my beautiful girl, happy, smiling, vibrant  and having fun.  If I did, I would have never left you that day. 

Here is the video of Kelsey playing at the PJP game on that day a year ago today.  I am so grateful that I have this video but the images of Kelsey actually playing that day are imprinted in my mind and will be forever.  

  

 http://vimeo.com/37283336

Kelsey, I miss you more than you could ever imagine. Dad, Kyle & I think of you every moment of every day and are so lost without you.  We love you baby girl  now and always……. You are forever loved, forever remembered, forever strong and forever in our hearts....

Love, Mom