shannon's will
I'm moving to POWAY California (20 min from San Diego, 10 min from the beach) in a matter of weeks. 3 weeks to be exact. Say your good-byes now kids. Here are mine.
Shannon’s Will
Well, since I made it this far, I figured I deserved at least this much. To write up my own “Senior Will” and this is what I have come up with. And, hey, I can say whatever I want here, and not have a word limit. ;)
Throughout the 12 years (K-11) I enslaved into Bentworth. I have learned a lot. Not learning academically necessarily, but, learning lessons, learning about the world around me, learning about and from my peers, about myself, about how life can be so unfair, and suddenly all too kind.
We have all grown, whether it be mentally, spiritually, physically, or personally, we have all grown to be something that we once strived to be. In kindergarten, each of you planted a seed. A marigold, for Mother’s Day. You gave it light, water and room to grow. And when the day came to present them as full grown, you were ever so proud of your creation, what you had planted; grew.
Like the flower, you were created, given love, discipline, and most importantly, the room to grow. And now I stand before you, myself a marigold like the rest of you; some are missing a few petals, others taller, stronger, older, maybe seemingly perfect on the petals, but having blight on the stems, still others didn’t fight hard enough to make it. And now, My kindergarten student (Mom) looks at her creation so proud. As do all of the rest of the planters, and they can’t help but to smile.
I Shannon, being of sound mind leave & thank the following:
Ted – Thank-you for 2 years of total devotion, for showing me what love is and isn’t, for “one more time”, for the hugs, cries, and support. For being a strong pillar when I couldn’t stand any longer. I always will love and care for you. 6-4-97
Becky Coulson – another year of physics & lab, all of your mini games, being level headed, and being part of “the girls in the back corner that are always making noise.”
Laura – du hasse physik? ;) see I learned something aside from schwanz! Thank-you for being like a REAL sister, fights and all. I only wish I valued my time a little more with you. CRUNCH anyone?
“Dean” Thomas –thanks for boosting my self esteem almost nightly. “Da Damn Sha Shannon :-) Woow :-) ehe”
Carla B – For letting me be part of the ‘killer bees’ Shannon Stedman B.
Chip- last dance, make cheese one more time, the big red van of love rules; I don’t care what anyone says about making sweet, hot, monkey love in the back… one more bummed ride to BK after the football games, and another to eat and park after the dances, which by the way never failed to get me in trouble ;) think 3am, horses ass, yodeling mice. * FLASHING * And DON’T forget your 18th bday party….with shaving cream and Sam's car…. That (like me) was a disaster waiting to happen….
Dave – MANY sleepless nights like you gave me, the CRX is coming with me, your persistence. Now, that, I admire.
Mandy – a coupon good for one night of movies, which may only include Romy and Michelle’s hs reunion, and many tapes of Gallagher’s Mellon crazy. The original lunch table, Old school Sat. nights at the Ice-O-Plex. I want another infamous Mandy makeover! “omg, help! Abi just cut herself with the knife using ketchup? The grove, diabetes walk, our ‘dates’, the then horrible Kirk/Ted dumped me dilemmas, and who could forget romances with Shaun and Matt….what were we thinking?
Stephen – for making me realize ‘looks aren’t always what they seem’ (what is that 40 yr old guy in the white hat doing? There is a FIRE and he’s just sitting there with that little 8 year old reading… [ god I felt like an ass]), for forcing me to have the tiniest shred of hope that there are other guys as nice, decent, funny, smart, and good looking as you. * Kiss *, for taking that LONGGG walk on the beach and making me feel like someone liked me finally, instead of me liking them and getting nothing in return. For your kind words and simply being you. I know I can always come to DC and be welcomed.
Mr. Lloyd AKA Mr. Physics – CRAP, for being the most influential/inspirational/open minded/funny/intelligent teacher/individual at Gestapo high, you always seemed to have an answer. For teaching me that there is a lot more to life then most of the world sees, for the un-invited pizza party, for totally screwing up everything I KNEW to be true, and making it into something that couldn’t possibly be, (paint, is just light in a bucket, but light can’t be contained? And the ever infamous question, which has more friction, ice, or sand paper…that one and angular motion almost killed me…) I AM THE CENTER OF UNIVERSE. I’m STILL working on those labs…..
Mr. Nevin – for being un-realistically cool, and telling me, “yes you can do it, just t-r-y”, for the lesson in elementary school you taught with just a magna doodle, that was the most important. Try. I am, and I promise not to stop.
Tiffani – sped math, twitching, for alllllllways laughing at me, and telling me that I am the funniest person you know, for being the other weird tall girl, for giving me an excuse to buy you stuff for Senior Night, flashing like, every car with me that came past chips love van on I 70, BACH OWNS YOU!
Jennifer, ‘feind ‘jennabuh’ ‘jen-a-riffic’- where to begin? I rike cheese, will you be my feind?, the ever going e-card war, happy Kwanzaa anyone?, the ransom letter that never got finished, PA 1 &2, the squirt gun incident, Miss millennium Teen Idaho, band banquet ‘00’, big Ted, skankin at homecoming and your dress ripped, skipping school to hang out with Bill and Chelsea and I. The original lunch table, being my musical connection (doesn’t ANYONE know who mustard plug is???), everything sucks, rbf ‘00’, AARON SIGNED MY LUNCH BOX!!!!, entrusting my secret with you, ALWAYS having lip gloss, hand cream, and some form of glitter/sparkle/shimmer stuff, thanks for not letting me be the only one who is commando, thongs are comfortable…does no one else realize this? THE BIG BELLY piercing club, the other PC hotbox girl, proving time after time that it is possible to make it from Washington to home in 3 minutes, its like woah.
Paul – My dear sweet fr0sty, The one and only thing I regret in my life is not taking you to prom. Please don’t let anyone hurt you again the way she did, it breaks me to see you sick, and hurt like that. Thank you for occasionally having me as a degenerate l33t member after hours, for being awake at 2am so I can talk to someone, ever entertaining diary entries. * hugglez * Deso solamente que Mi tiempo que le conocia estuvo pasado major.
Ryan – my brother, Even though 56% of the arguments are petty, they were all nessicary. Bang Bang BANG at 4am, fixing the car, another preacher’s daughter, one more St. Ides, a box of nails and a hammer to fix the door I broke, long talks, walks, drives, and drinks. Mud puddle doctor, A ‘spare’, a permanent x-fest ticket, the end of the 69 mobile reign forever? Great googly moogly! THAT was BAD, can I borrow $2.50? All the pain, laughter, and tears with you was well spent. Thanks for protecting me, you were truly my brother.
Kacie – My woman, god, we’ve spent soooo many times together its unreal. I leave you, memories of: sneaking out, oodles of noodles, days of our lives, Jonelle’s, flashers, peeing in the middle of Hellsworth, the boob inspector, the honey incident, “kickin’ ass taking names”, WE ARE GOING TO GET OUR BRAS BACK IF WE GOTTA GO THERE TO GET THEM!!!, do you have nuts?, mud puddle doctors, our rock, one more last day of Summer.
Bill – Thank you for caring, and helping me through everything that you have. I’m still convinced we are twins with different mothers and fathers born 3 years apart, but, who needs details? The day we skipped school and hung out, I’m still mad at pegs., decorating your van, honk if your horny cause I sure am, the shaggin’ waggon the country club, another road sign, I can’t even think straight, I have tendencies, I'm not gay, your gay.
Paul Harvey – there isn’t no pauls here, shut up and fuck me?, I’m too suck to drunk fuck, fucking rabbits I tell you… Gudacs, Mt. Pleasant Distributors, wild parties with Ms. McGee, $5 cup of pudding, keeping me safe from the evils of Dave.
Mikey – I’m at Mr. Toads chode…., 4X8 theory proven.
Mr. Talerico, -for teaching me that double standards are O.K.
Mrs. Baker – thank you for 3 wonderful musicals, several plays, and 2 intensive years of performing arts. Thank you for treating your students like your peers, for listening to our opinions and not crushing the thoughts we had. You opened yourself up to us when your Mother got ill. That, to me, shows great love and trust in your students, thank you for that. Directing the play was a great experience. Thank you for helping out with Prom. I can’t tell you how much I have learned from your classroom.
Chelsea – ready? Here goes, thanks for everything (that covers it allllll), fat girls, fat parade, damn ducks, I ONLY WANTED A PICTURE WITH THE DAMNED MONKEY, what is up with me and 40 year old men? Surge fest, X-fest, NEW YEARS MILLENIUM STYLE! 40 beer cans in a port-o-potty, big uh oh, PURPLE, I feel sick, Johnny did you…., Drop this bean bag to the ground, it won’t hurt anything…, HABIB, ice? What is ice? KIDS, I have issues, pudgy bunny, the birth of Mao Ze Dong and Ho Chi Min, fat gimper, I HAVE HAIR, no, we aren’t lesbians, Hi, we are from Glenburny Maryland, BEEP! HI!, “I like guys.”, mystery men, an angel for Anna, The 80’s, I swear to god, if she doesn’t let me go, I’m gonna do it on Jill’s shoes…the day we skipped school and hung out, BINGO, Brian (pick one), shave party! Spitting frozen strawberry daiquiri alllllll over my white shirt, and clean hair, hairy/mad/happy/pissed/sad/busy/smelly/yucky/itchy/(insert adjective here) camper. I hate physics, oooooooh no more, I can’t handle this…, I’m gonna eat him, …mr.phys.jr. doesn’t quit singing over there, take it away from me I’m gonna do baaaaaaaaaad stuff, PROM, “they had to of spiked that damn Pepsi…”, cappuccino jelly belly beans ALLLLLLLLL over the tram, I think I’m having a problem, I’m hungry, no more raisins, I have to GO, je ne se pas, je ne qua pas, JUST CALL, horses ass, 3am, but mom, Ben didn’t come, you just don’t want me to be with TED! I BROKE MY THUMB, bad dip, oh muff! You didn’t laugh then, polish ice water and chicken cheese pretzels, wisdom teeth, SHES AUTISTIC! I HATE PRETZELS, its water, Bahamas mamma, margarita, Ocean City, I’m gonna die, FO policy.
I love all of you.*hugs and kisses*
All my Love now and forever, Shannon
XoXo
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