Alyssa's gone.

I have encouraged her independance since she was 6 months old. She has been an enigma her whole life - loved by EVERYONE, I don't think I know anyone who didn't love her on first sight. She is definitely unique. It has been her life's work so far to be as unpredictable and 'anti' as possible. A teacher once called her quirky and that is probably the best description of her that there is. She has been a thorn in my side since she became a teenager overnight at 12. But we managed to find a narrow and windy path of peace over time. There have been many times in the last 3 months when I have said "I can't wait until she leaves". And I held my tongue as she spent more and more time with a boyfriend who I am apathetic about.

But today when she drove away with Natalie and Natalie's parents, I was caught completely unaware by the grief I felt. Tears streamed down my face for several hours as I thought over and over 'She's gone'.

So imagine slow dramatic music playing while you slowly scroll through the following selection of images of Alyssa April Evans!