80-90

80 remembering humidity
81 BOATING
82 waking up so sore from tubing
83 brother in laws who try to kill you on the tube but not really
84 water skiing. feeling like i still got it
85 easy friends
86 running into people everywhere i go which is a lot of incidental social time and really refreshing
87 lunch with my dad. hauling wood with my dad
88 my parents and sister and ez and cory all docked on the beach floating in the coolness of water. man what a treat and a gift
89 the circle of life. (im not really thankful for that at all but i want to be. i want to see beauty in it and not waste the rest of my days fighting it)
90 thigh rolls on babies

59-79

59. fireworks
60. no big fires catching after the fireworks
61. watching friends with kids in bed with cas
62. rainy days!
63. having a partner who loves hosting
64. laying on the california king in the air conditioning after a river tubing adventure
65. river tubing!! finally!
66. motorcycle potential for the quays!
67. the pictures of my parents at the Abatan wedding in their nigerian dress
68. my job
69. access to food and clean water and showers and washing machines
70. thrift stores!
71. healthy babies
72. weeping all day. that story about the daughter who left notes all over the house for her family
73. friends who smoke with you when you can't sleep bc of pain
74. that we will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living
75. Burma fundraiser planning time!
76. BQ making two beers for the fundraiser
77. driving a speed boat and getting to try paddle boarding
78. cycles and routines and the interruption of both
79. having two loving parents

this is shannon speaking

55. when parents take pictures of their kid getting their picture taken at the DMV when the kid gets his/her license. THIS.
56. when Manii goes on smile patrol
57. sitting on the roof with people that didn't used to be our people and are our people now watching far away fireworks. Really, having people. Having a village. Also being on a roof with the village.
58. hula hoops
59. being in the fold of God's family for ten years. TEN YEARS. Knowing that I don't even know a speck of the goodness and bigness of this God. Feeling glad to know the Maker.
60. when people feel the freedom to cry. when I feel the freedom to cry.
61. a husband who will bring a proof of address to the DMV for me when I could have just come back another day.
62. Darla Bristol. All the hope and faith and gentleness that is in Darla Bristol.
63. being with an old friend with the men we both have partnered with and eating sandwiches together and walking next to rivers together.
64. daydreaming with Brian about adventures.

48-58

48. horsetooth rock
49. getting to try paddle boarding!
50. boat life
51. puzzles
52. lots of friends being pregnant
53. that God doesn't say I'm missing out on my path by being single and childless
54. for Leik and the other women of the Burma safehouse. for their faithful dedication to loving the least of these
55. being awarded my first grant for Reach!
56. freedom
57. the idea that we can know and be known by our Creator. What a firm identity is available to us in that
58. the cross saying such powerful things about who is welcome (all) and what love is (sacrifice)

35. finally going to a Rockies game!
36. lair night with Cass and Suz
37. floating in the colorado river with the 100 degree sun on my face. pure joy
38. blueberries! HOW ARE THESE THINGS LEGAL?? so good.
39. such a beautiful week with jess and the girls.
40. sleep after exhausting days with kids
41. dance parties with ez
42. holy moley, Vedauwoo climbing with matt and o and the girls
43. new clark boots
44. learning how 3d printing works
45. renewed hope. that the bible includes sentences that connect with me still.
46. do not grow weary in doing good.
47. the man who started robo hands saying "every person I talked to said it was impossible. Which made me sure that it was possible."

5. weekends
6. climbing to the top of mountains
7. new songs
8. when steven sings new songs
9. short Little Bird breaks where I get to see Cass
10. anticipation of summer road trips
11. that Fort Collins is not currently on fire

42. the Shafers, the Cassie, the Hannah. Finding kindreds in Colorado when I thought I never would.
43. Being a part of the Quays
44. Nighttime walks with Manii
45. This American Life
46. The view of the mountains from the Loveland/Greeley exit
47. Feeling like myself around my co-workers
48. Sharing 3 things about the day with far away kindred people
49. Philly cheese steaks
50. Walking three ducks in a row with Cass and Mags, listening to "Pump Up the Jams" on Cassie's cell phone
51. Happy hours on the porch
52. Airport reunions
53. The tiny sprouts in the garden. Food coming from the ground.
54. Hearing Brian's voice on the telephone from the other side of the world.

1. Grace for being late to catch the thank you x1000 blog train.
2. Sleeping from 9pm-9am, after a night that made me feel young and wild in the good ways.
3. This house (the one I never want to move out of).
4. The Best of Al Green on vinyl. While we're at it, the Best of Dolly Parton too.
5. That happy hangover feeling, after a rich conversation or a good birthday party.
6. Everyday Joe's.
7. Giggle city.
8. The lair.
9. Sweet potatoes.
10. How our bodies have voices, and we learn how to care for them and function in them and move with them and love them instead of criticize them.
11. That Hannah and Shannon and Maggie have taught me to be a brave person.
12. Alias. Specifically, Sydney Bristow.
13. The new National album, and how I'm remembering to be into music again.
14. Summer. For crying out loud! Summer!
15. Kissing.
16. Night bike rides.
17. Feeling known.
18. Shoes.
19. Outer space.

23. when Matt leaves me surprise chai lattes in the fridge
24. camping
25. cliff jumping
26. greg and rachael
27. adventures to boulder
28. THE GIRLS COMING
29. God being so near sometimes, especially when I am falling short in my life
30. those beautiful flowers BQ sent Shan. those two kids
31. remembering that when my life feels small there are ways to hear from friends exploring this grand world
32. being rich so much that I can buy every single thing I think my sister and her girls would like to eat
33. being able to afford health insurance (WHICH I HAVEN'T BOUGHT. THIS IS ME SHAMING MYSELF SO THAT I WILL BUY IT)
34. shan being on my team when i felt socially lost

1. Work Days
2. Gardens
3. Bonsai trees
4. Blogspots
5. Google maps
6. Cars
7. Trucks
8. Dogs
9. Grass
10. Clouds

X 100

33. making dinner with Cass
34. when Manii sleeps at my feet
35. doing the 7 minute workout with my co-workers in the middle of curriculum planning
36. a bed to sleep in
37. hot water
38. polka dots
39. seeing God in the people
40. when Hannah texts me from downstairs
41. hope that stays

1. Living with people that encourage me to be better.

2. Working on a beautiful table made by Steven.

3. Seeing God's face in a poem.

4. Peanut butter toast breaks. 

30. flowers from BQ on the last day of school
31. middle school girl dance parties at the bowling alley
32. Alias

25. middle school talent shows where two boys with mental disabilities can dance to Gangnam Style and receive a standing ovation from the school
26. people allowing themselves to change
27. second chances
28. staff breakfast potlucks
29. being friends with co-workers

15. this story: http://www.today.com/news/nearly-300-police-stand-fallen-officer-daughters-kindergarten-graduation-6C10044516
16. new friends with new speeds
17. sunshine! summer!
18. learning new things about people's dominant eyes
19. sonja
20. free birthday lattes
21. obama saying outloud that a coutry with guantanamo is not a country we should be proud of
22. the hope of freedom

19. finishing my first year of teaching with my head above water
20. Indian food and Catan to celebrate the beginning of summer
21. Surprise Skype calls from Brian while he's abroad
22. Sleeping in
23. Plain Cheerios
24. summer summer summer

10.  surprise water balloon fights with middle schoolers
11. when little kids love you before they know you
12. fried chicken
13. check-in emails from BQ during his adventure
14. when Manii jumps in circles when I get home
15. talks around the little kitchen table
16. people who are interested in knowing God deeply
17. when I can see the snowcaps from I-25 on the way home from work
18. when my roommates let me wear all their clothes

14. this and all people who are surprises.

1. nighttime bike rides
2. friends that are family
3. generous and thoughtful gifts that show how well people know me
4. sunshine! shorts season!
5. legs that work
6. this blog. so much this blog.
7. flavored coffee
8. work parties at the kitchen table
9. discussions with a journalist (always, in her heart a journalist) about wire-tapping
10. that cutting board that steven restored. steven restoring that cutting board.
11. teachers. man alive teachers. ok, mostly just shannon. i don't know all teachers. how hard shan works
12. india trip delays and watching a friend bring beauty all over the place
13. adventures. family going to far lands and knowing we are still family.

1. planting vegetables with roommates
2. watching Manii watch squirrels
3. salespeople who say things like, "Take your time" and "Make yourself at home."
4. a free brown leather couch across the street
5. Brian's adventure in New Zealand
6. singing loud with BQ on the highway
7. rainbow sprinkles
8. how Hannah cries when she reads handwritten cards
9. how much Hannah likes birthdays (hers and everyone in the world's)