To Kailey, my first adventure. You entered this world under a star-speckled sky, bursting with colors. I’ll never tire of telling you the Fourth of July was really all done in your honor. You’re on the cusp of becoming an adult now and I still think back to that chaotically humid night. How I realized you were the culmination of all my fears and hopes. I thought having you would be the hardest part of becoming a parent, but with a horrific realization, it’s letting you go that will be my undoing.
