Remembering

Yesterday was Olivia's due date. It's pretty much the reason we decided to go away for spring break. We figured it would be easier if we were busy and a bit removed from those thoughts of what should have/would have been.

We kept ourselves busy going in the shops in Gatlinburg, playing Hillbilly Golf down a mountain, and going swimming.

We also took time to remember Olivia. We bought pink gum cigars for the girls and me and Troy bought a real one. He was wearing his Coffman sweatshirt that said Shamrocks, so the old man in the store asked if the cigar was to celebrate St. Patrick's day. Troy went with that because it was a lot easier than explaining that we were commemorating the due date for our dead daughter.

While we played putt putt, there were pretty purple flowers growing wild on the hillside. I'm no plant expert, but they looked close enough to violets that I felt comfort in coming across them.

Photo Credit (as demanded by the photographer): Troy Dramble 3/16/15

Overall, the day was a good one. We remembered but we didn't dwell.

***If you are currently on Spring break in a sandy spot, I would still really appreciate pictures of Olivia' name in the sand.***