- (January 2010) It was 2 in the morning, in Mahalia's bedroom with Stella. We were singing, dancing, sleeping and reading a book about puberty all at the same time. Sleepovers with them are so fun.
- (October 2009) We were on a family vacation in Florida, my family and The White's. All eight of us doing chicken wars in the ocean on the most beautiful beach.
- (January 2009) Driving through Baltimore with the radio on sooooo loud. Dancing and going crazy in the back seat with Dana while James DJ's in the front. John peeing on everything in Baltimore. Pretending we were soldier's and pretty much everything else about that day.
- (August 2009) I was under the tarp with Dana, Mike, Ruby and Sam at camp Shiloh. We were all laughing and having fun and I can't really explain why it sticks out in my memory.
- (June 2009) Playing spoons with Kai, Mahalia, Miles and Stella in the Iwugo's living room. It's the best card game ever.
- (September 2008) John mis-reading Miss Peacock as Miss Peek-A-Boo. I've never laughed harder in my life
- (March 2002) Another family vacation in Belize, the kids would fill cocoanuts with sand and serve them to the adults like they were salads.
- (April 2010) We rented a house in upstate New York, there was the most beautiful hill I've ever seen ever in the back yard. Green Green Green Grass. Stella, Mahalia and I climbed to the top and sang, danced, and screamed at the top of our lungs for hours. The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill :)
- (December 2009) Driving through West Virginia mountains, snow on the peeks. Listening to Make It Mine by Jason Mraz and just when the "La la la la" part comes on we zoom through this tunnel and then everything gets really light and the music and the scenery go perfect together and its just amazing.on.
- (Summer 2010) Doing cartwheels on the sand bar at low tide. OBX
- (November 2011) Sitting on top of a picnic table in the junction with my head buried in Ian's neck, my eyelashes brushing his cheeks, while he scribbles in a notebook and I feel like I belong.
- (Thanksgiving 2011) The final night on the island, Uncle Tom strung up Christmas lights and a disco ball on the back deck of the rental house. Katie dj'd, and all 36 of us gathered in the night to dance our butts off. It was sweaty and hot but the light breeze coming off the water cooled us down. We would slow dance, and then yell "switch!" and run to find a new partner. Everyone fought over who got to dance with Jamie, and Scott is a great partner. It was the happiest night that year.
- (September 2011) Took a "little walk" with Stella and Mahalia, that turned into a very long walk down the beach at sunset. Stella on my left, Mahalia on my right, arms around each other, the water washed up around our ankles and we refused to turn back for hours because we were so happy. It got dark and we got lost.
- (Summer 2011) Waking up early in the morning and crawling into my sisters loft to cuddle with her while she still sleeps. I could smell bacon from down stairs that my mom was cooking and that sunshiny day had so much potential.
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