Kelly, I don't know where to start. I guess I'll start by saying I'm sorry for hiding behind my sunglasses during your memorial but I didn't want you to see the pain in my eyes. I was doing my best to keep myself together but it didn't work out too good. I wish I could have gotten more words out to tell people how great you were but it really didn't matter what I said because it wouldn't have been anything that everyone didn't already know. You touched alot of people's lives and I don't think you ever realized it. There are so many memories. Most of them comical and crazy which was usually your style. Like the time you talked the Domino's delivery guy into picking me and Jenny up a pack of cigarettes on his way to delivering the pizza. Then there was the "Golden Speedo", tagging photos of your spike lizards as "Darrell & Shannon", the toast pictures, the lizards, the chickens, the fish, the poison ants running loose thru the house....I could go on and on. I always looked forward to your Eggs Benedict because it was the best I ever had. I can never eat Eggs Benedict anywhere again because I have yet to find anyone that can make it as good as you. I always wanted to ask for your recipe but I never did... I remember when you first told me that you were "grilling pizzas". I thought you were joking at first...until you thru one on the grill and it was damn good. Me and Shannon are going to grill some this summer for you. I still have the links of jobs and houses you always sent me trying to sway me to move out to Las Vegas. It is still in the plans sista, its just going to take some time. You were always so concerned, kind and generous to everyone. I wish there were more people like you in this world. You were nothing short of amazing, a ray of sunshine. You were so beautiful and had such a great smile and personality. People couldn't help but to be happy around you. You were the closest thing to a sister that I had. You were always there to listen when I needed an ear. You always made me laugh and turned my bad days into good days. I wish I would have called you more often in the last couple months. Maybe it would have changed the path of history. I wish I would have visited more. I wish you were not gone. I still can't believe you are gone. Life is not going to be the same without you. You will live on thru everyone's memories and hopefully I can take things I have learned from you to make myself a better person. In rememberance of you, my next tattoo is going to be a portrait of you so you will always be with me. I know you are an angel now so make sure you watch over all of your friends and family and keep them safe. Don't be afraid to remind us from time to time that you are still with us, even if we can't see you. I got your reminder on my flight home last night. Thanks! I'm going to miss you Kel Val. Words can't explain how much I miss you already. Thank you for everything.
Love,
Darrell
