I lost my Dad just before my 40th.
He died on 3rd dec. and my birthday is on 24th.
Then my mom died the following February.
It's been 14 years now, and I still miss them everyday.
Don't know where all the years have gone!
Sometimes, it still feels like last week.
I still say happy Xmas to them, usually when I first wake up, Xmas morning, on my own, in my bedroom. (Just in case, OH hears me, and thinks I've totally gone mad) lol