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)