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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
one year
a year ago today my nephew devin passed away. yesterday was his birthday. he would have been twenty.
thank you all so much for your support and friendship this past year. it has meant more - and helped more - than any of you probably realize.
this picture was taken about three weeks before dev died, between xmas 2009 and new year's 2010. dev and his older brother, colin, went up to pittsburgh to visit. they're with their cousins, rachel & jess (who are sibs). the four of them were very tight. it's one of the last pictures of just the four of them, and is one of my favorites. L-R, rachel, devin, jess and colin.
i will always hate that he's gone, but i'm glad i had the chance to know him. he was a remarkable human being.
great blasket island, co. kerry, ireland
june 2011
Re: one year
Anniversaries are always tough. It makes you realize that life does go on, but that it will never quite be the same.
Pictures like that are always a little haunting to me. It feels so close yet so far removed from the tragedy that was lurking around the corner. I know I get that feeling when I see pictures of my dad, or find something that had belonged to him. It's like a little reminder that the person was once there, and I try to use it to remind myself that the memory of them has not been lost.
I know your nephew's death caused shock waves in your family, which had ripple effects no one could have seen coming. But I hope that everyone is doing well, considering, and working through the process of healing.
I thought about you today. Anniversaries like this blow. Big time. I will always remember April 19th (the day my mom died) more than March 22nd (her birthday). So what I have been doing is taking the day off of work and go hiking or for a walk or shopping (her favorite thing!)
What did Devin like to do? What did he enjoy? Go do something you know he would love on this anniversary and remember the good times.
Know that I am here for you.
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Well said. I can't believe it's been a year already. Hugs.
yes, that's exactly what i think, how i feel too. it's so strange to see the happy smiling faces when i know what happened just a few weeks later. and yet, i still treasure them.
I am sure today will be a hard day for you. I will keep you in my thoughts. It doesn't seem like it's been a year already.