Here it is...

I know that I report the same thing often. I talk about the importance of St. Patrick's Day and how much I love it. Tonight I talked to my mom, "I have to get my hair did at 10, will be there by 11, and hopefully stick around to see Pipes and Drums at 1pm. Should I wear my Tye-Dye shirt from our reunion?" Me -- Well mom I don't know what to tell you. If you can find it, that would be cool. Maybe Patti and I can wear ours as well. "Well Megan, I am not really sure where it is, but I can start to look for it." Me -- Mom it isn't that big of a deal, I don't want you worrying about it all night. "True, my other green shirt shows my 'shamrocks' much better." What an awesome mom. Every year she puts 2 shamrock stickers on her cleavage to get people to laugh. Now I know why I love making people laugh as well because I love my teacher!

So tomorrow will be a great day and a sad day. I will be missing all the friends that I have been with over the years. I will miss my dad as he loved listening to the Pipes and Drums roar playing some of his favorite Irish Hymns. I will miss Vanessa, our belly up to the bar day. I will miss the "hot cops" in Savannah GA. But you know what I won't miss? The feeling of being weak. Being depressed and unsure of what my future might hold. But that is in the past, and I am learning to look only in the future as I know that is where the rest of my life is heading.

I look forward to tomorrow. The Omaha gals are getting together... Melanie, Cara, Keri Baker, and Tammi Cisler. I mean come on, that is St. Patrick's history and future in its prime... Baker and I -- Chicago. Cara, Melanie and I -- Hilton Head, Savannah. I really am a very blessed person to be loved by so many. I know everyone has loved ones in their lives, but during my experience, I have really seen it and believed it. I have tears of joy and excitment to know that my St. Patrick's Day 2011 is how I imagined it... me alive and being with the people I love the most. Done and done!!



where ever you are tomorrow, what ever you may be doing. Take a moment and remember those dumb things you did when you were young. The classes you skipped. The people you spoke with. The people you met. The memories that YOU have made. Vanessa mentioned that her and I need to belly-up like we did over 10 years ago. I smiled and said to myself, "my poor friend doesn't realize, I WILL MAKE THAT HAPPEN". Now, I look forward to planning how me and my KC girls will get a bar and a place to belly up in the near future. Uh Oh, V -- what have you started!?!!? :)



To end, a song in memory of my dad. When Irish eyes are smiling, the whole world smiles with you... Katie, how about this one is for Ursula as well??? As she was as Irish as they come!! May she and Ray rest in peace together!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIsduCQ7ByE

Talk soon....