59 years ago the world was gifted with an incredible human being, Darcy Smith-Aberdeen. Darcy was truly one of the most compassionate, kind, amazing people I have ever known in my life, and I was--am--so proud to call her my aunt. Aunt Darcy inspired me everyday just by being her. She had a heart of gold that shone through her personality every day. She cared deeply foe her friends and family and would do anything to help them however she could. Aunt Darcy passed away two months ago, but her presence, her spirit is still here.
I feel truly blessed to have gotten to know Aunt Darcy.
i took my first step at her and my Uncle Don's cabin at Pigeon Lake.
Somehow that seems symbolic to me, thinking about it now. Darcy was my favorite Aunt. The aunt I looked up to the most. The aunt who inspired me the most. So, somehow, taking my first step at one of my most favorite places, owned by one of my favorite people, seems symbolic.
How did Aunt Darcy inspire me? Well, for one, she taught me what true love looked like. She taught me how two people should treat each other. Because my parents separated when I was young, there are couples that I look to for the definition of true love. My grandparent--my dad's parent--were married for 63 years. My Cousins Ed and Kathy, as well as Ellen and Brent have been married for 40 years. Don and Darcy have been married for 25 years, and were my first example of what true love is. They were my first example of how partners should treat each other. They were my first example of what I deserved in a partner. And Aunt Darcy would be proud that I have found that person. She really wanted to meet Charlie, and it will forever sadden me that she did not have the chance, because I know without a doubt that she would have loved her.
I tell Charlie often that Darcy is to blame for my expensive tastes in home decor haha. I swear, everything that I want in my dream house, she has had in every single one of hers. From granite counter tops to a lake lot on a beautiful lake. so many things in my life, that I have or want, are inspired by her. She helped me, whether she knew it or not, become the person I am today.
She has made me strive to be a better person. And I will forever be grateful to her for that.
I know, and I believe, that her spirit is with me. I feel her presence and I know everything is going to be ok. I don't believe that a person is really gone if they are in your heart. I believe spirits are powerful things and that, if you allow them to, they can be felt in the soul. So yes, Aunt Darcy is with me, with her husband Don, with her sisters, with her other family and with her friends. So I am choosing, on what would be her 59th birthday, to celebrate with her and to honour her memory in the best way I can.
I love you Aunt Darcy. Thank you for everything. I miss you. Rest in Peace and Happy 59th Birthday. ❤️❤️
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