July 9th, 2024

• teetering on the edge of 27
• daunted by the prospect of growing old
• curious when things in my life will come together
• patiently waiting for "milestone" life events
• fighting the feeling of being left behind

From my high school days:

• Terah
• Judah
• Jesse
• Ottilie
• Felicity
• Acacia

• ISRAEL
• GREECE
• ITALY
• TURKEY

• bank teller (grandma)
• teacher (mom)
• patent agent (dad)
• lawyer (aunt, uncle, cousin)
• doctor (cousin)
• engineer (cousin)
• vet assistant (sister)
• legislative aide (sister)
• custodian (brother)
• musician (cousin)
• sonogram tech (cousin)

• TOG tandem read being superiority
• why you should read AB 3rd as opposed to reading it in published order
• an assessment of the March sisters
• purity culture
• the 7 deadly sins and their virtuous counterparts
• Tohru Honda's character

• purchasing stollen for christmas for grandpa roger
• grandpa roger saying that certain foods would grow hair on your chest
• delicious italian meals made by grandma jo
• grandpa vincent had baby vin's formula with his cereal in lieu of milk
• grandma ruthie's dedication to calling friends and family members daily
• grandma ruthie's embroidery (she decorated a hand towel for Lea)
• grandpa vincent taking me out into the ocean waves

• Dr. Anita Cooper
• Mr. Contes
• Mrs. Landry
• Mrs. McCabe
• Dr. McWilliams
• Dr. Beyer
• Jackie Hill Perry
• John R. Stott
• mom & dad

Writing about what makes me happy is difficult, it's pure joy when it arrives but once the moment has passed, it's as if it has been wiped from my memory.

• sitting on the porch overlooking Guilford Lake with a book, a hot drink, or a craft to occupy my thoughts
• seeing friends - especially those I live far away from. the older we grow, the more I realize how sweet our friendships are; we are not always available at beck and call, so the fact that we DO text, spontaneously Facetime, or make plans to visit each other only sweetens the beauty of the relationship
• seeing my mother
• making my sibling laugh

• unknowingly humming aloud
• speaking to himself
• inaudibly moving his lips

• House bookcase
• "Humans Being Human Beings" frame
• Ampersand bookend
• Jar of sand from Israel
• Container of salt from Israel
• Jar of water from the Sea of Galilee
• Running deer booklet
• Word Search booklets
• Binders:
  • Acts
  • Old & New Testament
  • Senior portfolio
• Greenhouse
• Plants
• Map of Herod's Temple
• Bible Journals
• Sheep Bells
• Mortar & Pestle
• Dr. Cooper's mug
• Books:

March

• (1) Hadestown
• (4) Holly Black

April

• (2-4) Washington D.C.
• (20) Harry Potter Symphony

May

• (23-26) South Carolina

June

• (15) Friendship Anniversary
• (29) Bridal BBQ

July

• (1) Sea glass searching @ Crab Meadow
• (3-7) Guilford Lake
• (19-26) Oaxaca, Mexico

August

• tin of tea
• markers
• pens
• expo markers
• candles
• class picture Christmas ornament
• personalized Starbucks cup
• personalized water bottle
• gym bag
• Starbucks gift card
• Tropical Smoothie gift card
• teacher memory/ quote book
• subject-specific poster
• books
• desk-top whiteboard
• personalized pen holder
• games
• essential oils

• KINDNESS
• patience
• confidence
• fun-loving
• respect

• Fibonacci Spiral
• Be Still (in Hebrew)

Placement Ideas:

• shoulder blade
• hip
• rib cage

• Hello Kitty alarm clock
• bubble gum pink carpet
• zebra print body pillow
• chimney
• typewriter
• punch bowl and glasses
• teapot with cupcakes on them
• precious moments for birthdays 1-16
• 5 American Girl dolls
• lime green curtains
• lime green lampshade with pink fringe

• tent sleepovers in the backyard
• dinner with friends
• beach visits with grandparents
• saw Taylor Swift (Red Tour)
• Alice in Wonderland 16th birthday tea party
• gotten my ears pierced
• pizza for lunch with the interns (21st birthday)

• Student Center Table
  • tray to submit HW assignments
  • bins to find any missed handouts from the week
  • stapler
  • hole punch
  • loose leaf paper/ scrap paper
  • pencils
  • Phone charger
• Ikea butcher paper roll
  • we are thankful for...
  • pause and pray
  • word search
  • definitions
  • names of God
  • where have you seen God today?
  • before I die, I want to
  • C.S. Lewis quotes
  • Bible verses

• Percy Jackson
• Harry Potter
• Throne of Glass
• Les Miserables
• The Book Thief
• To Kill A Mockingbird
• Glittering Vices
• The Cruel Prince
• His Love Endures Forever
• Confessions
• The Scarlet Letter
• Six of Crows
• Pilgrim's Progress
• Where the Crawdads Sing
• Murder on the Orient Express
• The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
• Wingfeather Saga
• The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
• New Sublime
• The Seven Year Slip
• Educated

• painted bookshelves
• screen printed hogwarts-themed pjs
• birthday cards
• vinyl keychains
• iron on tee shirts
• painted canvas

• Busch Gardens VA
• Hershey Park x2
• Disney World x2

• House bookcase
• "Humans Being Human Beings" frame
• Ampersand bookend
• Binders:
  • Ancient History
  • Ancient Literature
  • American Literature
  • US History
  • FBI file
• Greenhouse
• Plants
• Dr. Cooper's mug
• Books:
  • Iliad
  • Odyssey
  • Aeneid
  • American Republic
  • American Nation
  • America

• The Wicked King
• Children of the Westside
• Jesus and John Wayne
• The Queen of Nothing
• Vainglory
• Upon Waking
• The Hurricane Wars
• House of Earth and Blood
• Funny Story
• Bride
• House of Sky and Breath
• A Novel Love Story
• House of Flame ad Shadow
• Divine Rivals
• Ruthless Vows
• The Stolen heir
• Oh God Not Again!
• Galatians
• Calvary Road
• Prisoner's Throne
• Mistborn

• Taylor Swift friendship bracelet apple watch band
• Snowflake garland
• Heart garland
• Favorite movie stickers
• Card suites
• Acrylic bookmarks

• Mona Lisa Smile
• Notting Hill
• Money Ball
• Little Women (2019)
• The Proposal
• A Few Good Men
• All the President's Men
• Ten Things I Hate About You
• How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days
• Princess Diaries
• You've Got Mail
• 17 Again
• Spiderman into the spiderverse

• A Monsoon Rising
• The Return of the King-
• Including the Stranger
• The ABC Murders
• Death on the Nile
• The Little Logic Book
• Atheism on Trial
• Pineapple Street
• Friendish
• Are Those the Words You Meant to Use?
• Strong Like Water
• Walking with God through Pain and Suffering
• 7 Women
• Station Eleven
• Dear Justyce
• Let's Go If You're Going
• Heart of the Moors
• The Rithmatist
• White Stag
• The Program

• doormat for study
• paint touch-ups in the bedroom
• spruce up the toy chest
• prime the fence
• paint the fence fun colors

• Clue
• Life

• Kim Possible
• Good Luck Charlie
• Teen Titans
• Avatar the Last Airbender

• completely pay off loans (6,500)
• pay off car (12,500)
• bachelorette to Disney (~1,100) -
• summer travels to Israel
  • Trip A Historical and Geographical Setting (4,260)
  • Trip B Jesus and His Times (2,995)
  • Jordan (1,275)
• future wedding
• future house
• future children's education

• Smithtown Historical Society
• Mystic, Connecticut
• Philadelphia, PA
• strawberry picking out east
• Short Beach, Smithtown

• Tohru Honda
• Hermione Granger
• Ginny Weasley
• Jo March
• Manon Blackbeak
• Asterin Blackbeak
• Hercule Poirot
• Sam Gamgee
• Percy Jackson
• Sally Jackson

• my penmanship would be beautiful
• I would be excellent at reading analog clocks
• there would be dozens and dozens of more notebooks around my room
• I would hardly know what was going on in other people's lives
• I would read an infinite amount more books
• I would sleep better

• "Happy Birthday" Banner
• Balloon Arch
• Balloon flowers
• Streamers:
  • accent wall
  • hanging ceiling to countertop
  • over windows
  • twisted from mantlepiece

• Wicked
• Hadestown
• Matilda
• Les Miserables
• Hamilton

• Throne of Glass
• Crown of Midnight
• Assassin's Blade
• Heir of Fire
• Queen of Shadows
• Tandem Read ( Tower of Dawn & Empire of Storms )
• Kingdom of Ash

• Little Women -
• Anne of Avonlea
• Anne of the Island
• Anne's House of Dreams
• Rainbow Valley
• Rilla of Ingleside
• Divine Rivals
• Ruthless Vows
• The Stolen Heir
• The Prisoner's Throne
• House of Earth and Blood
• House of Sky and Breath
• House of Flame and Shadow
• Vainglory
• Upon Waking
• Deep Church
• After You Believe
• 5 Lives of Our Anti-Christian Age -
• 7 Women
• Once Upon A Broken Heart
• The Ballad of Never After

• Where The Red Fern Grows
• Tower of Dawn
• Empire of Storms
• The Message of the Sermon on the Mount
• The Weight of Glory
• Anne of Green Gables
• Greek Gods
• The Classroom Management Book
• North Or Be Eaten
• Basics of Biblical Greek
• Until the Ink Runs Dry
• The Bronze Bow
• The Monster in the Hollows
• Anne of Green Gables
• You Are What You Love
• More Than a Carpenter
• Kingdom of Ash
• Glittering Vices
• The Warden and the Wolf King
• Dominion and Dynasty
• The Story of the Christian Church

• friends
• acquaintances
• comrades
• peers