— november

• a student bringing in reese's for me after halloween / getting fro-yo with bryan / in-school field trip with college students and feeling proud to be the teacher / going for a walk with bryan / seeing fireworks from our bedroom window / carving a stamp / baking cookies for bryan when he was sick / a beautiful sunrise on the way to work / catching hand, foot, mouth / becoming a master of quick sub plans / meghann bringing flowers to cheer me up / hearing exciting news from a friend / getting emails from the kids saying they miss me / returning to school and having all the kids drop their stuff to run and hug me / having a little lizard in the kitchen, randomly / the sky at 7:12 am / hosting people three nights in a row / seeing mom after four months / buying ornaments of little birds with hats & coats that represent us

— december

• the winter performance / throwing a last minute b-day party for marti / bryan bringing me breakfast in bed / the yoga class at the coffee shop with the gong / our “class pet” / mellow mushroom with dad and bryan / painting ornaments / getting a green caramel apple from a student as a christmas gift because my favorite color is green / driving to ny / a deer walking up to our window at the beach / riding in dad’s r.v. / freezing finding sea glass at the beach / eating white castle for the first time in years / reading a whole book in barnes and noble for the first time in years / “goodbye aunt leanndra” “goodbye baby jesus” /