Last Monday was probably the
worst day of my life. But during that night I cried, and I cried some
more. And finally I decided I had to write some things down about some
special moments I spent with Stephanie. Foolishly, I shared them with Val
the next day and she said, “Will you read these at Steph’s memorial
service?” And I said no. And the next day I was up there and she said, “I
really need you to do this for me.” So you’re going to have them shared
with you right now. Here are my top 10 Stephanie moments:
10.
As the tallest ballerina in whatever production she was dancing
(And believe me, we were at all of them!)
9.
When we joked about training her boyfriends
(Because I taught her how to do that!)
8. When she
held the leading roll in her high school play
(I
don’t know how many of you saw it, but she was great!)
7. When she
recruited Mimi and Kiki as her babydolls
(Poor
kitties, they had to dress up)
6. Whenever
she was a weasel – and there were millions of these occasions
(She was
always conning her parents out of things and I was always so proud of her
for doing that!)
5. When she visited with me with
Billy on my latest 21st birthday and reminded me that we were
both the same age
4. When she was snuggling on the
couch with Billy at her parent’s birthday bash
(She was happy and I knew she was happy)
3.
When she walked the beach and I caught her waving at the cars that
honked
(This was when she was about 12 or 13. We used to walk the beach a lot. We
were walking along and cars were beeping and I thought, “I’m back!” But it
wasn’t me, it was her. And behind me and kind of secretly, she was waving
and encouraging them!)
2. When she walked out on the stage
like she owned it at the Miss Flagler Beach pageant
1.
When I taught her how to shimmy at age 5 and she reminded me of it at
her 16th birthday party
(We were shimmying and she said, “Remember when you taught me this?” And
Val said, “Yes, thank you, Becky!”)
She was great and I have many other “Stephanie” moments to share, but these
are my favorites through the years! |
