One Sweet Day

Time has flown by so fast. I went to school with Christa way back in elementary school at Aquinas. It's been so many years, but I still remember the way she looked..and her smile! Every post, I have read the same thing about her infectious smile. I'm so happy to see that time didnt change her fun-loving personality. One of the strongest memories I have with Christa is at her birthday party when we were really young. We were sitting around at her house with a group of other girls from our class. Christa's mom was asking us some trivia questions and we would get a prize if we answered it correctly. "How do you spell Tigger?" her mom asked us. Answer after answer was "T-I-G-G-E-R." After a few moments went by Christa shot up, smiled about a mile wide, and said "Guysss! Haven't you ever seen Winnie the Pooh?! Its T-I-G-double guh-UR." We all laughed and laughed.
She left Aquinas a while back, but I remember her coming back for our 8th grade graduation. I found her at the reception and she came up to me like she had never left. "Hey, Emily! How's it goin?" We chatted for about 10 minutes about how she was doing and about where she got that gorgeous yellow dress she had on. Not once did she mention that she was sick. There was no hint. She was such a fighter and no one would have ever known that she was suffering. I found out a few months later about her illness. Three years later, and now she's gone. I regret not staying in touch with her. I regret not being able to hear her laugh again. You will never be forgotten, Christa. You will live in my heart forever.
Love,
Emily Uperti

Sorry I never told you

All I wanted to say

And now it's too late to hold you

'Cause you've flown away

So far away
Never had I imagined

Living without your smile

Feeling and knowing you hear me

It keeps me alive Alive
And I know you're shining down on me from Heaven

Like so many friends we've lost along the way

And I know eventually we'll be together

One sweet day

-Mariah Carey