1. Riding on snowy country roads on a flattened cardboard box attached via luggage cords to my grandfather’s Cutlass. And falling off into a ditch… but getting back up and running to jump on the flattened box again.

2. Doing the Christmas train with Catherine in the rainiest rain you can imagine.

3. Working Starbucks on Christmas Eve with Shawn and Aaron, dealing with the angriest customer I have ever served, and enjoying the silliest parking lot group hug ever — and my last day in retail.

4. Drinking Murchies’ tea on the Milleys’ deck in late summer, watching the sun set over a periwinkle inlet.

5. Eating my first Krispy Kreme with my dad, along with the hottest, blackest coffee.

6. Pretending I didn’t see a baby’s first steps so her mom could see them later. But… how amazing was THAT?!

7. Dancing on the docks with Steve to “Moondance” and thinking I was in love when I was just in WOW.

8. Singing a solo in front of 5,000 people and hitting the high note.

9. Watching stars grow bright in the sky from a dewy prairie field, and believing I would be 19 forever.

10. Getting sewn into a bridesmaid’s dress by my mom when the zipper broke… and then doing the aisle with the giggles, hoping I didn’t split and end up naked in front of a whole church.

11. Jumping into La Jolla waves for the first time, amazed by the warm and blue.

12. Dancing at Ashleigh’s wedding in my perfect little black dress, and thinking I’d never felt so free to enjoy the music and the moment.

13. Standing in the middle of ice and snow and watching my brother commit his life to a beautiful redhead in taffeta and wool.

14. Crossing into Cali with Catherine in the car, watching the temperature rise to 43 C on the dash… and saying a little prayer of thanks for road trips AND the magic of AC.

15. Descending the escalator at Logan Airport, seeing my favourite face in the world, and discovering what love really feels like.