6/05/2013

One Year Celebration

We made it. ONE YEAR!! Today has been quite solemn and surreal. Every moment of my day I've been thinking.. "last year I was... doing this and doing that getting ready for my trip to Hell's Canyon. I was cooking chicken and cutting vegetables, packing up the food, stuffing the cooler, grabbing my comfy pillow, camera.. I couldn't forget that! I needed photos of my Man and his gigantic salmon. Naively and might I say awesomely ready for an incredible, fun filled adventure. Actually at times I've felt through this year like I was foolish and careless to throw so much caution to the wind. CAUTION was always my motto, and the last couple of years I have broke out of my cage of so much fear. What happened happened. Am I better off today because of it. Yes. I have been humbled and no matter where I go in this life, I hope to ALWAYS have this lesson burned into my skull... and belly... I am the dust of the earth. But I am magnified from this experience. Thank you so much for the endless love, relief, donations, and prayers. Who knew fishing was an extreme sport?! Surprise! The Hilton family will forever be changed... but for the better.  Tomorrow we will revisit the very spot from which I fell. Tonight each of my children as well as Nick and I wrote on slips of paper what we want to "let go" of from this year, and accident. We've fastened them to balloons and will release them literally as well as figuratively. This is a symbol to us. I am excited!


5 comments:

  1. You and your family are amazing and I am so glad I know you! :)

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  2. What an amazing year of growth. Yes? Thanks for sharing your story...

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  3. Thank you for sharing your story! You are beautiful and I love your hair!!

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  4. Your journey so far has been amazing, there are probably many others who have been inspired as well. It's almost hard to believe that it has been a year ago since that faithful event had happened. I'm glad to see that everything that have happened so far has changed you for the better. Many others have already donated for your cause, and I hope the same goes for all the legal proceedings you have to deal with in the aftermath, such as your personal injury claims will be provided.

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