"Oh darling, don't you ever grow up"

Candis, my little princess, is moving (with her mom, obviously.  Haha) to Ohio on Saturday.  So after Saturday, I don't know when the next time I'll see her is.  Hopefully her mom will send me pictures every so often.  And I know I want to keep in contact with them - Candis will be 2 years old in March, so I'll have to mail her a present.  I'm going to miss her so much.  But I know it's for the best.  I hope.  I'll never stop worrying about her when she's gone.  She'll always have a place in my heart.  I love her like she's my own kid.  I hate when people say that I can't love her like she's my kid because she's not my kid.  But, they don't get it.  I mean, I know she's not mine, obviously.  But I've been in her life since she was born.  I've grown so attached to her.  Every time she does something new, I'm so proud of her.  I'm always showing off pictures of her to my friends, and it's so hard not to buy her every adorable outfit and toy and everything that I see.  I know it's how I'm going to feel towards my own kids when I get older and have kids.  God, I'm going to miss her so much.  So freaking much.