this is the time where i get to thank everyone who has helped me get to where i am right now. i cannot believe i am 2 weeks away from my college graduation. it is extremely exciting and extremely scary all at the same time! my mom has been my support for the last 4 years. many things have happened to me over these years and mom has always been the one there to help me through the bad and celebrate the good with me! ...who can forget my 21st birthday? this brings me to sweetheart, paul...you, my dear, are the last person i thought would be married right after your graduation! but, as long as you are happy, i am happy for you...and right there with you. who could i have so much fun with, and at the same time who could cause me to find so much trouble? in all of my days here, i will never forget the sweetheart incident! i will always remember our sundays down in beck watching giants games, cheering our hearts out for our men in blue...even if they aren't *that* great! my friend lisa--you've made it right along with me!! :) i remember freshman year when you first went out to the chicken school....neither of us thought you would make it out there..but look at you now. you are almost done..can you believe it? i know i cannot believe we've come this far. we'll always have flemington! as i've been unpacking my things in the new house, i have come across our old 'note'books from middle school....those were the days. i am so glad we are still friends. the miles only made us stronger. to my bee gees friends, you know who you are: the best of time have been had on the lists. if only we could all be 'one' again and all get along. guess it wasn't meant to be, but i am glad i have found all of you! jules--good luck with the rest of your education! i'm still here.... ash~~sweetie, you've heard some of my best stories, as well as the worst and are still living to tell about them! i'm glad we became friends and that we can chat all of the time. one of these days we'll finally meet. billy will come to his senses one of these days, or someone even better will come along! your time will come! 'cowboy, take me away' ........ and to my root friends--you know who you are...i'm glad i've found all of you...it brings a whole new facet to my life. jason--man, who'd have thought we'd meet and lose each other so many times? don't let it happen again! now that i've found you again, i hope you don't lose me! thanks for being so supportive through everything. it's been a long strange trip, but i'm glad i've had you to 'lean' on these days! jesse m--same goes for you. you've been wonderful through everything. i've missed you!! have a very safe trip back home to the states!! OK--enough sap...but i did want to give due thanks to all who have helped shape me....and, who can forget my sisters....the sisters of gamma sigma sigma here at moravian! 'we're gamma sigma couldn't be prouder, if you can't hear us, we'll yell a little louder!' jenn, my little, i will miss you, but i trust we won't lose touch! you are the best little sister in the entire world and i love you! keep the traditions alive!! now i am closing the door on one part of my life and beginning a whole new chapter...wow. all sorts of new challenges and new obstacles to face. this brings me to someone else who means a lot to me and helped me deal with the summer of 99. jesse has been there to pick up the pieces of the fallout of 99.... it happens to the best of us, but without jesse, i don't know how i would've made it through my fallout. who would've thought one little innocent party would've sparked such a great friendship? especially after everything we've been through?! surely not me, but i am so glad it did!! it has taken us so long to get this far...., but i am glad we're here! the chicks rule and you're the one who taught me that one! i will eventually learn not to doubt you, sweetie! now i know i can look forward to camp again this summer~~i'll have you to keep me in line!! :-) i also want to thank my friend kathy for being here for me during my first year of teaching. it's been a gigantic learning experience for me and without you, i don't know if i would've made it through!! too many things have happened and you've listened to me complain through it all without once telling me to take a hike! :-) i'm glad i've gotten to know you. it's been a lot of fun and has made my transition into teaching so much easier!! i will never forget the smelly men....... our day will come! 'love comes to those who believe and that's the way it is!'

well, thanks again to all who have helped me in my 23 years!