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[quote=Anonymous]One last time.

One day in Safeway in Scotts Valley, California I loosely said to the daughter of one of my professors who I'd known since she was twelve, "Hey we should kick it some time!." I am so glad that you didn't take my invitation lightly. And in perfect Shannon Albrecht form you showed up. My life has been pretty awesome since that day because you have continued to show up. Shannon as this year comes to an end and we wait for the new year to begin I wanted to tell you how much I love and appreciate you. First, I appreciate the fact that you really really know me and you're still here. You're still here. There's not enough time left in 2016 for me to even begin to cover the experiences that we have had together. Some of my favorite pastimes are you and I being spontaneous and heading to a Warriors game on a whim. Or choosing to  go to the coolest place to eat in the city because... It's a Tuesday. Watching you (literally) become a boss over the past couple of years has been one of the most remarkable things I've ever witnessed in the professional market. Watching you choose to step out of the non-profit world in faith and begin to quickly climb the professional ladder has been a thing of brilliance. You are so strong Shannon. I've seen you walk through pools of crap with more grace than most people could ever dream of. I've seen you deal with the struggles of being a woman in the professional world and through it all still come out on top. I love that you set goals and are determined to reach them (even when those goals are to make more money than me). I love how your mind works. You walk into a room and immediately begin to find ways to make whatever situation you are in more efficient. It's pretty amazing. I love how you love your family and stand up for them. You talk to your mom almost everyday.... By the way don't ever tell my mom that, you'll make me look bad. It's very rare to find someone that you can spend a majority of your time with and not tire of them. I so appreciate that you are one of those people for me.  I love that as you've gotten older your attention span for things that run long or could have been put in fewer  words has been cut very short. What that means is that you may not even be reading this anymore. And so because I know that of you I'll try to close this out. Shan, I know I'm not the easiest best friend to have. And I have failed you in ways over the years that even the most faithful of friends would have packed their bags and went running. You have been steadfast. For that alone I can't thank you enough. I also know that I am a lot. You are so bright and sometimes I get in the way of your shine. Forgive me for that. My hope is over this next year the world gets to see how bright and brilliant you are as I stand to the side and look at the world adoring. You are that good Shan. You always have been. And I can't believe that I get to be the person to see all of that goodness the most. You've been so patient with me for the last 366 days as I stopped what we were doing to take time to write about a person a day for a year. I understand that this little experience was often a big nuisance in our everyday. Thanks for not throwing my phone out of whatever window was closest. You are one of the few people in my life that when I talk about the history of who I am, you can actually name names and remember faces. I so appreciate you for that. I love you Shannon. I appreciate so greatly that you have helped this past year (with all that we've lost) go by with so much more joy. Even though I see you almost every day, there was no way that I was leaving you out of this public affirmation. You helped inspire this journey. You help remind me of how I am supposed to love. That I'm supposed to love well. You are a constant reminder (based on how you love me) that people deserve to be given love and forgiveness over and over again. So tonight I choose you, who has made a major difference in my life to tell that I love and appreciate them, one last time.

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