One Year

It's crazy to think that a year ago today our lives were completely changed forever. My step-Dad Daniel was killed in a plan crash, while my mom and him were vacationing in Alaska. Sara and Peter (their good friends) were getting married and wanted them to be there. So they paid for a few of their friends to fly out with them join them on a cruise. My mom and Daniel were always traveling. They worked hard (as business partners) so that they could do what they loved, travel. My mom and Daniel left to Alaska while Mike and I were still in Spain (on our honeymoon). We got back on the the 14th of August and Daniels plan went down on the 16th.
Having fun with their friends, the boat docked, and they all decided that they were going to go on a excursion. They had all signed up to see bears eating salmon as they flew overhead in little planes. As my mom and Daniel were getting ready to go, my mom decided that she didn't care to see bears and that she wanted to go and be part of a city tour so she could do some shopping. Daniel was fine with that decision, they kissed each other goodbye and said that they would meet back on the boat. Daniel was so excited to go on the excursion. He was given the opportunity to fly in a different plane, from the rest of his friends, so that he could sit right next to the pilot. Everyone figured that they would see each other at one of the destination spots that they would be landing at. The excursion ended. Sara, Peter and friends all returned to the boat and started to get ready for the night. Peter went over to my mom's room to see how they were doing because he never saw Daniel that afternoon. My mom told him that he wasn't back yet. She asked him if he had seen him on the excursion and and Peter told her that he never saw him. My mom started to worry. Peter left the room to find out what was going on. He found out that one of the planes that had left the same time his plane had left had crashed. Daniel was on that plane. After Peter told my mom what was going on, Sara, Peter and my mom headed to the hospital. My mom never once thought that his injury's were fatal, she figured he had broken a leg or something along those lines. While they were waiting at the hospital they got more information about the crash. A few people had survived including the pilot. The pilot had said as they were flying back (from another location that they were not supposed to go to) they hit a patch of wind, the wind caused the plane to crash into tall trees, which cause the plain to burst into flames. Some people made it out of the plane but Daniel didn't. There has been on going investigations about the accident because it was the 3rd or 4th one of its kind within 6 months.
It's crazy to think that in one moment your life can be completely turned upside down within the matter of seconds. Needless to say Daniels death has changed our lives in so many ways. I miss him so much! We all do. I never got to tell him thank you for all the things he had done for me and how much I loved him for loving my mom and treating he like a queen. I miss his laugh, and the way he used to yell at the TV when his team was losing. I miss that fact that we could carry on a conversation about the show Laguna Beach and that he was totally into it. I miss his obsessive compulsive ways of keeping everything clean and in its place. There are so many things I miss about him but the most of all is I miss having him around. You will always live with us in our heart and memories. I know that one day we will meet again, and that day will bring so much joy to all of us, but until now I wait for you to come to me in my dreams. Love you and Miss You.