1. Watching Zeus, a golden doodle, for the holiday week
2. Finding a half-done cross-stitch tree for me to finish
3. Remembering to do my Q&A books since we forgot last year
4. Dad calling to reminisce about a trip we took and turned into a book
5. Hot tub conversations with Fallon
6. A hot stone and cupping Thai massage
7. A walk to the beach with Fallon and Ryan
8. Being the strange ones getting baklava
9. Quiet holiday morning walks
10. Sharing a meal and a laugh with friends and Jared

Caleb, Sparky, and Jess over 15 years ago

11. Finding worms, slugs, and a newt under my plant pot and watching them grow
12. Trying shishito peppers at home
13. Going through old pictures and sharing them with the people in them
14. A hot salt bath on a rainy morning
15. A free cookie at the grocery store
16. Wearing padded bike shorts on a 20+ mile ride
17. Caleb reading aloud to me about a couple traveling in Alaska
18. Using the Theragun on each other
19. Baking peanut butter chocolate chip cookies with Caleb
20. Finding winter-inspired tea flavors

21. Enjoying colorful cloudy sunsets
22. A bike ride with Caleb and Fallon
23. “Kids, love the hats! Ain’t that some shit right there!” – a guy on a bike, to us
24. Watching the Saggy Baggy Elephant video with Caleb in bed, a memory from his grandma, from the Lil Golden Book series
25. Sitting in a Colorado glider chair with Addison
26. Finding free furniture to replace Caleb’s nightstand and a new kitchen work table
27. Playing with toddlers with balloons, Chayla’s kids
28. Daisies in the wind that remind me of kind neighbors, Dan
29. Reading and cookies on the couch in the afternoon with Caleb and Addison
30. Being serenaded in Columbia, the oldest restaurant in Florida and the largest Spanish one, for our 16th anniversary

Sagle, Idaho

31. Watching man vs. chair for the anthem at a concert on Sunset Beach
32. Seeing a bald eaglet in its nest at Honeymoon Park
33. Driving behind a “just married” car with an entourage
34. Seeing a fairy-tale home in real life
35. Earning a shirt for benching half my body weight five times
36. Addison giving up her hair tie for me at the gym
37. Trying cryotherapy for the first time and second time with Caleb, Fallon, and the girls
38. Having Dad remember my memories
39. Getting a free muffin to balance our pastry box from Sunnyboy Biscuit Co.
40. Staring into an infant’s black eyes and smiling face while waiting for pizza

41. Getting a free chic-o-stic with a drink purchase
42. The town named Luling in TX as we pass through
43. Remembering the time I bought a stranger breakfast in London on his birthday
44. Walking barefoot in the grass by the canal
45. Buying things that make me smile – shower curtain and welcome mat
46. Laughing about mosquitoes with Dad and Caroline
47. Finding a good hair conditioner in a humid state
48. Watching a gator climb out of the water at A.L. Anderson Park
49. Getting an energizing massage from Strong Hands in Tarpon Springs
50. Watching animals at John Chestnut Sr. Park

51. Hiking with Brandi at Hillsborough River State Park
52. Sitting in the cockpit at the start of our Ireland trip
53. Staying the night in a chapel in Dublin
54. Walking in an Irish forest
55. Listening to bagpipes by Blarney Castle
56. Seeing sheep on the roadside on a lovely drive to a national park
57. Dessert for lunch with robins at a cafe at Brigit’s Garden
58. Collecting white roses while standup paddleboarding at Sunset Beach with Caleb
59. Seeing an old-fashioned bank in Washington with bars on the teller windows and a box phone on the wall
60. Drinking hot cocoa in Montana on a road trip with Caleb and Uncle Ed

61. Seeing a chair with an ottoman and a winter/summer fan switch in a North Dakota hotel room
62. Being in the geographical center of North America
63. Finding another totem face by Toth
64. Playing barefoot baseball in Michigan with Caleb and the nephews Tristan and Jordan
65. Visiting Niagara Falls with Uncle Ed, his friend Mark, and Caleb
66. Jukebox bingo in Connecticut at dinner with Caleb
67. Taking Zeus to see gators at A.L. Anderson Park
68. Sipping coffee in the hot tub with a storm nearby
69. Kayaking the Anclote River with Mitchell
70. Paddling in Brooker Creek and seeing a gator

71. Making new friends – Al, Terri and Karley, Cheryl
72. Hanging out in Lowe’s garden center with Fallon and Brandi
73. Jogging in the park by deer with Cheryl at Boot Camp by Kevin
74. Having two guys offer to help load my groceries into the trunk at Costco
75. Exploring new beaches with Farid
76. Doing hot yoga with Mitchell at Savage Studio
77. Watching YouTube videos I made a decade ago, one riding home with Caleb
78. Listening to “Brown Eyed Girl” by Corey at Captn Jack’s for my birthday and the Happy Birthday song many times with Amy, Cheryl, Asta, and Caleb
79. “It’s really good, ma’am,” said a teenage boy to me with a character popsicle at First Friday in Tarpon Springs
80. Meeting trampers walking the coast-ish while they make and eat dinner

81. Making coffee with Felicia and Nick, neighbors and complex employees
82. Video calls with Uncle Ed and him sharing his latest project in the shed
83. Naming the shapes in the clouds
84. A handwritten note from Barbara, one of my few childhood pen-pals
85. Caleb’s mom calling about how awesome kombucha is
86. Caleb looking after me while I was sick
87. Complimenting Officer Munoz after a long shift: “Officers are doing calendar shoots, too.”
88. Sitting with Tyler, a fellow resident, on the bench by the pond
89. Feeling young and old as I recall futon memories from Virginia
90. Hot tub conversations with Al

91. Learning Tichu poolside with Terry and Karley
92. Getting matching shirts, sandals, etc. with Caleb
93. Watching animals enjoying the sun – dogs, lizards, gators, turtles, birds
94. Cracking my back while peeling garlic
95. A day trip to St. Augustine on the motorcycle
96. A day with friends on Veteran’s Day – Fallon, Terry, and Al
97. Eating fresh sourdough slices made by Fallon and Karley
98. Having the door shut so I could finish popping bubble wrap
99. Good dreams with friends on a boat
100. Playing disc golf again after three years

101. Trying quail with Caleb at the Asian Fest in St. Pete
102. “That’s sleep music. I don’t want to sleep,” was Layla’s response to me playing my snow globe with a giraffe in it, which is what caught her attention
103. Seeing bucks at dawn by the pond on a walk with Caleb
104. “I’m Chinese. I don’t eat that.” When a customer asked where the breadcrumbs were in Costco
105. Talking about colonoscopies in the Veterans Affairs clinic waiting room while waiting on Caleb
106. Enjoying the water outside my window – the breeze, reflection inside, and wildlife
107. Piano lessons with Terry
108. Reading with a crackling fire background video, plus 34 other books
109. Preparing 492 meals out of 1,000 for the PCT next year
110. Making this list and realizing I could add one hundred more!