I think I am getting old, and losing more and more memories fast....I have very few memories of events in high school, and even fewer recollections of any specific conversations, but somehow I have a handful of memories of things Chelsea said to me. I can specifically remember discussing a dress to buy for the Christmas dance and Chelsea telling me how cute it would look on me; or another time that she told me I was one of the smartest people she knew. Now, I am writing this not to talk about me, but to speak to Chelsea's kindness and selflessness. She is someone who is kind, thoughtful, yet still very genuine at the same time, which I think is hard to do.

I think it was Maya Angelou who said "People will forget what you said...but people will never forget how you made them feel." Well, Chelsea, you succeeded at making me remember both, so I think that speaks to you!

Thanks for letting me share in your memory,

Carissa Sorensen Monroy