Melissa Beaton:  

CLASS OF 2002
Etiwanda, CA
Chaffey High SchoolClass of 1950
Ontario, CA

Melissa's Story

Life WELL LETS SEE WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN! A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE I GRADUATED. I AM STUDYING INTERIOR DESIGN...I HAVE SUCH A PASSION FOR IT! (I AM ALWAYS DECORATING AND PAINTING THE HOUSE AND IT DRIVES ROB CRAZY)OH AND YES..ROB AND I ARE MARRIED!!! WE GOT ENGAGED IN NOVEMBER AFTER I GRADUATED AND WE WERE IN ENGAGED FOR 1 & 1/2 YEARS!! AND FINALLY MARRIED ON JUNE 5,2004! THE HAPPIEST DAY OF OUR LIVES. SO WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 7 MONTHS...AND MARRIED LIFE IS GREAT. IT'S NO LONGER LIVING TO PLEASE YOURSELF EVERYDAY, BUT NOW PLEASING THE PERSON YOU LOVE. ALTHOUGH I WILL ADMITT IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY...WE NOW HAVE WORK STRESS....BILLS..(WHAT WE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH IN OUR HIGHSCHOOL RELATIONSHIP!)BUT WE HAVE THE LOVE & STRENGTH FROM GOD....AND HE IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR MARRIAGE!WE SEEK HIM.. BELIEVE IT OR NOT I COOK!!! I LIKE TO TRY RECIPES AND ROB ACTUALLY EATS WHAT I MAKE! SO I GUESS THATS A GOOD THING. WE LIVE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA...AND I LIKE BEING 2 MINUTES FORM MY MOM & DAD.(I MAY BE MARRIED BUT I AM STILL A DADDY'S GIRL!)SO WE ARE HAPPY HERE NOW BUT HOPE TO ONE DAY MOVE A LIL' FURTHER NORTH OR A LIL' FURTHER SOUTH...WHO KNOWS! ROB WORKS AS A COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION TECHNICIAN AND REALLY LIKES WHAT HE DOES!(IT HELPS THAT HE WORKS FOR MY DAD!); WHILE I AM WORKING ON MY INTERIOR DESIGN CLASSES, I AM WORKING AT MERCURY INSURANCE.AND I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE MY JOB! I AM BEGINING TO WONDER IF I WILL DO INTERIOR DESIGN AS A HOBBY AND STAY AT MERCURY.IT IS AN AWESOME COMPANY TO WORK FOR BECAUSE THEY OFFER GREAT INCENTIVES...I HAVE BEEN THERE LESS THAN A YEAR AND HAD MY FIRST PROMOTION ...I NOW WORK IN AUTO CLAIMS AND HOPE TO BECOME AN ADJUSTER SOON! MY FAMILY IS GREAT. DAD STARTED HIS OWN COMPANY SHORTLY AFTER I GRADUATED AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HIS SUCCESS! ALL THOSE 25 YEARS O...Expand for more
F HARD WORK FINALLY PAID OFF..NOW HE CAN ENJOY LIFE!(WELL US TOO!)HE TOOK US TO EUROPE LAST JANUARY...GAVE ME THE WEDDING OF MY DREAMS (HELLO..I AM HIS ONLY DAUGHTER!)...AND IS ABLE TO HAVE TIME TO SPEND WITH US. WHICH IS VALUED MORE THAN MONEY OR ANY TRIP AROUND THE WORLD! MOM STAYS BUSY VOLUNTEERING HER TOME AT OUR CHURCH! SHE IS ALWAYS DOING CRAFT PROJECTS AND SHOPPING! I SWEAR SHE HAS NORE ENERGY THEN ME SOMETIMES!!!SHE CAN'T WAIT TO BE A GRANDMA...BUT I TOLD HER SHE'LL BE WAITING A LIL' WHILE LONGER!!! ;) MY YOUNGER BROTHER BRIAN (19) JUST LEFT FOR SAN FRANSCISCO, WHERE HE WILL BE LIVING TILL MARCH.THEY ARE IN CLASS AND ALSO GO INTO THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN S.F AND TAKE FOOD TO THE HOMELESS & PROSTITUTES!HE IS THERE WITH A GROUP FROM OUR CHURCH, AND THEY ARE STUDING AND PREPARING FOR THERE LONG TERM MISSION TRIP TO ROME,ITALY IN APRIL!I AM VERY PROUD OF HIM... HE IS GIVING A YEAR OF HIS LIFE TO GOD TO USE HIM!! MY OLDER BROTHER MARK (25) IS WORKING AT A REALLY GOOD JOB AND IS STILL THAT GUY THAT GETS A MILLION GIRLS AND GOES OUT EVERYNIGHT! HE ISN'T READY TO SETTLE DOWN...BUT THATS O.K. HE IS HAVING FUN!! THE OLDER WE GET THE CLOSER WE GET...AND WE TALK AS FRIENDS ABOUT EVERYTHING! WELL I CAN SAY MY LIFE IS GOOD...I DIDN'T IMAGINE THAT I WOULD BE WHERE I AM TODAY, BACK IN HIGHSCHOOL. BUT I HAD GOD LEAD MY WAY AND I FOLLOWED. I AM BLESSED TO HAVE MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND, FAMILY AND FRIENDS...AND AM ANXIOUS TO SEE WHERE GOD WILL TAKE US IN THE FUTURE! I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANY OF YOU ON HOW AND WHERE YOU ARE!? CRAZY THAT OUR LIVE ARE SO DIFFERENT IN THE LIL' TIME OUTTA HIGHSCHOOL. WELL TAKE CARE AND HOPE TO SEE YA AT OUR 10 YEAR REUNION....WHICH ISN'T TOO FAR AWAY!!! YIKES!! GOD BLESS, HAPPINESS AND FRIENDSHIP, MELISSA SCLAFANI (FORMER "BEATON")
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