Singing/screaming "Goodbye Earl" with thousands of other girls at the Dixie Chicks concert.
Our Thanksgiving Game of Apples to Apples.
When the lady from my district told me I was losing my job... It was hard not to laugh in her face, because the first thing that popped into my head was, "Now Ryan has to read Twilight." When I found out I may be losing my job, Ryan said he'd make it better, and he did.
The first Sunday I went to Trinity and heard everyone singing in beautiful 4-part harmony.
Listening to "American Honey" driving through Kentucky late at night, on my way to Florida.
Watching Juno with Kathy the night before Mother's Day. (Unfortunately, the best part of that night can't be blogged about.)
Doing the Watermelon Crawl my last night at DC's with Rachel. We "rocked back on our heels, dropped down to our knees, crawled across the floor, then jumped back on our feet." Rachel is my favorite person to dance with.
When my coworkers were taking bets at my going away party on how long I'd be a "good girl" in Phoenix.
Being terrified of the giant ice cream cone stalking me and Whitney at Culvers in Wisconsin.
Slow dancing to the Beatles with Ryan.
Riding my bike on the lakefront.
Rocking out to "Party in the U.S.A." as I passed the sign that said "Phoenix City Limits."
Being bombarded with texts from friends and family the night before school started.
Singing jazz with Carmen.
Riding on the back of Derek's motorcycle.
When Donald Miller looked into my eyes and said, "It was nice to meet you, too, Erin."
Homesick phone conversations with Pete.
Lunchtime conversations with my coworkers- Jacob is sneaky and instigates things, I turn red and threaten to throw my drink, Brian starts laughing and struggles to not spit out his drink.
Intense texting with Whitney about our Fantasy teams.
Running the bases at Field of Dreams.
Walking into my classroom and finding positive notes from administrators taped all around- "You rock, Ms. B!"
Going for a run with my trainer.
Walking into Powell's Bookstore, the biggest bookstore in the world.
That first glimpse of the Grand Canyon where you just can't believe what you're seeing; there are no words to describe it.
Minnesota- Laying on the dock with Kelly and watching shooting stars AND standing in the beginning of the Mississippi.
Late night conversation in Portland with Paula. Actually, pretty much any conversation with Paula.
Pita Jungle with Amanda- realizing how alike we are and that we could talk forever and that we will probably end up being really good friends.
Hitting Ryan in the face with a pie.
Seeing my family after I've been away for a few months. The reunions are sweet, but the good-byes are really hard. This year has taught me how important my family is to me.
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