We had a guest book at the lake house that was rarely signed by guests, but there are three entries from Adrianna in it. It's fun to see her handwriting again, and how it changed a bit over the time frame represented (about 5 years).

The first one from 7/5/1996 is short and sweet, "I had a fun time! I love you! bye and her first name printed and in cursive.

The second one from 7/4/1998 is longer and her handwriting had evolved into what it would remain. It's addressed to her great gram and mentions that she enjoys her cooking and that "the lake is pretty and I wish I could see it every day!"

She finishes with "I look forward to coming here in the following years. But I know that I will have as much fun as I always had. Love Always, Adri Now in 5th grade"

The last entry is from 6/30/2001. She mentions that there were a few problems at the start but that "it all got worked out so that my 1st day here was a success" and finishes with "hopefully 2nite or tomorrow we will get you 2 da lake" because she couldn't be bothered spelling out entire words, evidently.

Teenagers.

She and I and later Cindy would go up there every summer around the Fourth of July during the entirety of Adri's life until my grandfather died and my gram sold the place in 2009, much to the chagrin of many, but we had a good 40+ run in any event.

I plan to go up there sometime after the one-year mark and scatter some of her ashes at what she often called her happiest place on earth.