1. Al gifting me a radio for the hike (that’s too big to bring)
2. Terry trying to print me a new phone case (three times) and another one that cracked
3. Karley gifting me matchy pants in a different color
4. Holding Jackie, the ball python, at the science center in Apollo Beach after seeing manatees
5. Caleb baking with egg whites vs yolks – angel food cupcakes and bread
6. Watching Macaroni not put away his toys and spending a weekend with him – vacuuming
7. A bird on the balcony screen and colorful, reusable baking cups stacked to dry by the sink
8. Getting a warming mattress topper so we can both be more comfy and get better sleep
9. Shaving my hair to one inch with Caleb’s help
10. A smoothie and stroll with Fallon at Anderson Park (her first time)

11. Coffee and conversation with Terry and Galli to Target and plaza (at least three times)
12. Watching a rabbit eat grass and three deer walk by the window as they eat too
13. Talking with Gordon at Starbucks about their menu changes that are more frequent now
14. Ran a 10k before sunrise
15. Watching Thai Cave Rescue by National Geographic
16. Talking with Simone while donating blood at OneBlood
17. Reading my parents’ texts from 2013; they both have good humor
18. Zeus holding my hand so he can sleep
19. Brodie, age 2, and Layla, age 4, laughing while she pulls her cheeks back into a wide grin
20. Hottub hangout on Thursday night with Terry, Karley, Al, and Caleb (at least six times)

21. “My Girl” sung to me by Corey at Capt’n Jack’s with Amy, Cheryl, Asta, Caleb… and Dave
22. Seeing Mike Marino live at Snappers with Mad Dog, aka Vini Lopez, in the audience with Al, Terry, Karley, and Caleb
23. Poolside Tichu with Karley, Terry, and Caleb before the big football game that we didn’t watch
24.  Listening to the bats, before the bugs, while reading on the balcony
25. Working in the kitchen with Caleb while listening to an audiobook
26. Ron from Gainesville at Royal Orchid Thai Restaurant in Ocala, who was thrilled to return to eat here with his wife, and felt the need to share that with us
27. Play video games with Terry and Karley
28. Talking with Parker, a 17-year-old, about his flat tire, machete scars, and love of fishing
29. Talking with Jeff and Brandon at Whiskey Wings about bad knees, broken bones, and boats
30. Caleb getting free shoes, a $150 value

31. Getting free eggs from our neighbors, Galli and Howard
32. Bicycling 30 miles on the Pinellas Trail in a day
33. A day at Strawberry Fest with Aunt Lois
34. Hidden Anchor Saturday and Capt’n Jack’s and Johnny’s Sunday with Fallon and Marie
35. Grooming Zeus while he smiles at me
36. A day at Sponge Docks with Aunt Lois, and lovely dangly turtle earrings
37. A day in Tarpon Springs with Fallon, Marie, and Caleb
38. Complimenting a woman’s very green dinosaur neck tattoo
39. Layla painting my nails and applying eyeshadow on my cheeks
40. Caleb cleaning my feet

41. Dinner at Niko’s with Spiro and his wife, Tamara, and their two kids
42. Going through Mom’s funeral floral cards exactly ten years later, people and clubs I don’t know
43. Learning more about Mom through the little things she had – lists, pictures, diary pages
44. Listening to a short Sunday evening storm
45. Video calls with Uncle Ed (at least eleven times)
46. Watching Zeus for four days
47. Seeing a bald eagle twice before the rain
48. Seeing animals while paddleboarding: sharks – reef and baby bonnethead, rays, dolphins, Ridley turtle, and gutteral cormorants
49. Spending a Friday with Karley
50. Watching a lightning show across the canal

twenty years between

51. Getting the all-clear from the hygienist
52. Birthday dinner for Karley with Terry, Caleb, and Kristen, her friend from Idaho
53. Sailing on the Kraken Snack, Karley and Terry’s sailboat on Friday
54. An 88-key keyboard from Terry so I can learn (to play We Wish You a Merry Christmas)
55. Seeing a snake at War Veterans’ Memorial Park while Caleb has carpal tunnel release surgery
56. Getting told I have a beautiful smile
57. Karley putting clay on my swollen feet from a random bug at Al’s pool
58. Doc complimenting my haircut
59. Touching Caleb’s butt in a store and having a lady say that’s what she would do
60. Helping Karley and Terry move to Ruskin, say bye to Macaroni

Layla and Brodie

61. Meeting Caleb’s cousin Donald, one of Aunt Jamie’s boys, in Washington
62. Listening to Lyra’s last middle school band recital in Montana
63. Jessi buying me the best earrings for the trail
64. Hiking parts of the Pacific Crest Trail with Caleb’s help
65. Sharing meals and summits (San Jacinto and Baden-Powell) with Gert, Ravi, Rachel, and Trailer Park
66. Six Flags with Gert, Ravi, Trailer Park, Caleb, Nightcap, Seeker, Rachel, and Greg
67. Meeting hikers’ family (Lyric’s dad, Ravi’s mom, Gert’s wife)
68. Camping among Sequoia trees with Gert and Anouska
69. Celebrating birthdays (Ravi, Caleb) on the trail
70. Finding books in a dumpster and saving as many as I could carry

Asta, Cheryl, Jess

71. Staying at the Marcinek Cabin, even with the kids
72. Driving Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park
73. Playing with Puddle the guinea pig
74. Recreating Jake and Jessi’s wedding/honeymoon for their 20th anniversary
75. Seeing two parades in two cities in a week (Stevensville and Trout Creek)
76. Making tie-dye shirts for mini-golf on Jessi’s birthday
77. Visiting Missoula County Fair twice in a day
78. Jumping in the cold river (68°) at the cabin
79. Eating fresh-picked berries by the Columbia River in Oregon with Jessi
80. Singing “We Are the Dinosaurs” and other songs by Trout Fishing in America (thanks, Mom) with Caleb and Jessi

Macaroni Denis Zeus

81. Helping Umi win something at PCT Days by giving him raffle tickets
82. Interacting with two mantids in two weeks (at the cabin and a gas station)
83. Seeing Aunt Janet and Cousin Christina (after ten years)
84. Playing Uno No Mercy with Kris and his family for hours
85. Caleb helping a lady at Costco load groceries into her car
86. Watching walls and floors change colors
87. Following the trail family to the Canadian border via social media
88. Having friends over and making new ones
89. Watching a guy read a menu with a magnifying glass
90. Reading ‘kerfuffle’ in a book

handpainted fan blades from Roberto

91. A walk with Christine to her husband’s spot under a tree, and the house they shared
92. Drawing lessons and making cards with Sarah
93. A night on the Kraken Snack with Karley and Terry
94. Walking with the smallest school of the tiniest fish on Caladesi Island
95. Captain Dallas gifting us a fresh-caught and unalived fish
96. Making an inappropriate comment while Caleb was on the phone, “You came to look at my titties!”
97. Wearing matching chicken leg socks with Karley on Thanksgiving
98. Sharing homemade cookies with my neighbors
99. Being part of a progressive dinner, mostly of cider and pinwheels, in the neighborhood
100. Seeing a speckled burrowing cockroach (and thinking it was a dirty honeybee)

101. Jamming out at my desk to new-to-me upbeat songs
102. Talking about Sparky and Piggy (and reading about them and looking at photos)
103. Caleb turning the heat on for my side of the bed
104. Paddleboarding with manatees and dolphins with Ryan, Fallon, Caleb, and Addison
105. Swinging when I find one, thanks Florida parks
106. Finishing 35 books, the same number as last year, mostly about science, history, and adventure
107. “garrotted carotid” and “penguin poontang”