- lying down on the kitchen floor, Mom was making homemade meatballs (my favorite) but it was taking so long I thought I might never eat again: Missouri, aged 4-6?
- in my bunk at Ft. Hill Summer Camp: Ohio, aged 8-10?
- on the front porch of my best friend's house as her mother opened the door, right after I found out I was moving to Texas: Ohio, aged 13
- in my shower at the Tanglewood house after giving our dachshund Torpedo away: Ohio, aged 13
- outside the field house after being told I would not be moving up to Varsity my sophomore year (softball): Texas, aged 15
- seeing all my stuff piled up in the center of the game room before moving to college, and crying in Mom's lap: Texas, aged 18
- at my friend Neal's funeral: Texas, aged 20
- in my roommate Megan's bedroom after many of my friends were on the brink of engagement, facing what I thought was an inevitable fact - that I would be alone as I was for the rest of my life (aka enormous pity party): Texas, aged 20
- missing Neal on the night of my 22nd birthday: Texas, aged 22
- as a bridesmaid at Kristen, Megan and then Marie's weddings: Texas, aged 22
- holding Marie's baby Lyla for the first time (brief, shocked and happy tears): Texas, aged 22
may 23 2009 ∞
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