Comments on: JANUARY 24th http://www.haleybook.com/blog/2009/01/24/january-24th/ Step Into The Life of Haley Scott DeMaria Sat, 19 May 2012 04:49:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jennie http://www.haleybook.com/blog/2009/01/24/january-24th/#comment-111 Jennie Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:29:36 +0000 http://www.haleybook.com/blog/?p=67#comment-111 Oh, Haley. I am celebrating this awful day with you now 17 years later, as I prayed for you as a sophomore at BC. Your book is a beautiful tribute to Colleen and Meghan, and the horror of that night. I know that they are comforting you, guiding you, and standing firm with you as a warrior for Christ. I am happy to be in the same company as each of you. Thank you for sharing the journey with me!!! Love, Your New "Old" Friend, Jennie xoxo P.S. Would love to swim with you next year. Maybe we could do the 1230 mass at USNA afterwards. Oh, Haley. I am celebrating this awful day with you now 17 years later, as I prayed for you as a sophomore at BC. Your book is a beautiful tribute to Colleen and Meghan, and the horror of that night. I know that they are comforting you, guiding you, and standing firm with you as a warrior for Christ. I am happy to be in the same company as each of you. Thank you for sharing the journey with me!!! Love, Your New “Old” Friend, Jennie xoxo P.S. Would love to swim with you next year. Maybe we could do the 1230 mass at USNA afterwards.

]]> By: Haley http://www.haleybook.com/blog/2009/01/24/january-24th/#comment-88 Haley Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:51:01 +0000 http://www.haleybook.com/blog/?p=67#comment-88 Hi Amy, Thank you for your post. It has been so wonderful to hear from friends of both Colleen and Meghan - those of you whose lives were changed forever, yet whom I never had a chance to meet. I am blessed now to connect with you and to hear stories about Colleen that I never had the chance to hear. That is so much of what we mourn: the stories we'd never share and the fun and special times we'll never have. Thank you for writing - and thank you for your support and appreciation of helping me to share the inspiration that is so apparent in our lives, in the lives of those who were blessed to know Colleen and Meghan. What a wonderful way to honor Colleen each year: to swim a 400IM. I too will do that on January 24th from now on (not the 400IM- good for you!) but the 100 fly for Colleen and the 50 free for Meghan - the two events I honored them with at my first meet back. Thank you for sharing that with me. Haley Hi Amy,
Thank you for your post. It has been so wonderful to hear from friends of both Colleen and Meghan - those of you whose lives were changed forever, yet whom I never had a chance to meet. I am blessed now to connect with you and to hear stories about Colleen that I never had the chance to hear. That is so much of what we mourn: the stories we’d never share and the fun and special times we’ll never have.
Thank you for writing - and thank you for your support and appreciation of helping me to share the inspiration that is so apparent in our lives, in the lives of those who were blessed to know Colleen and Meghan.
What a wonderful way to honor Colleen each year: to swim a 400IM. I too will do that on January 24th from now on (not the 400IM- good for you!) but the 100 fly for Colleen and the 50 free for Meghan - the two events I honored them with at my first meet back. Thank you for sharing that with me.
Haley

]]> By: Amy Hennies Priddle http://www.haleybook.com/blog/2009/01/24/january-24th/#comment-87 Amy Hennies Priddle Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:13:01 +0000 http://www.haleybook.com/blog/?p=67#comment-87 Dear Haley, Colleen and I grew up swimming together on Sugar Creek. She was a dear friend and very much like an older sister to me. I was the youngest swimmer in the senior training group and would have always felt out of place if it had not been for her encouragement and kindness. Every Saturday morning we would stop at the grocery store for fresh bagels between weights and swimming. We had a blast singing along to the radio and hoping that the upcoming practice wouldn't be too hard. They always were. Those are memories that I have cherished since January 24. Every year on this day I swim a 400 IM even if I have not been in the water all year. I know it was not her best event, but I have such a wonderful memory of a 400 IM Region VIII final that found us side by side finishing 1,2 with best times. Thank you for your story. Those of us who have been missing Colleen have been cheering for you all along. Amy Dear Haley,

Colleen and I grew up swimming together on Sugar Creek. She was a dear friend and very much like an older sister to me. I was the youngest swimmer in the senior training group and would have always felt out of place if it had not been for her encouragement and kindness. Every Saturday morning we would stop at the grocery store for fresh bagels between weights and swimming. We had a blast singing along to the radio and hoping that the upcoming practice wouldn’t be too hard. They always were. Those are memories that I have cherished since January 24. Every year on this day I swim a 400 IM even if I have not been in the water all year. I know it was not her best event, but I have such a wonderful memory of a 400 IM Region VIII final that found us side by side finishing 1,2 with best times. Thank you for your story. Those of us who have been missing Colleen have been cheering for you all along.

Amy

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