Elias' first birthday is about a month out, and we will be taking a trip away. I just know I want to be somewhere else than home and its surroundings for that time.
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The last thing I added to our packing list was
"Elias' ashes"
and then sobbed.
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We will be scattering his ashes into the ocean, a beautiful reminder of his memory every time I see a body of water in the future.