nothing that has happened so far has been anything we could control

I remember slippery driveways.

I remember honey sticks and getting lost at farmers markets.

I remember telling the girl making a ceramic cross necklace that it was wrong. I remember not understanding why everyone disagreed.

I remember the sour altoids from trader joes and I remember the day the stopped carrying them.

I remember every song on the CD parker seegmiller made for me.
I remember saying I hated nostalgia, and him thinking that was intriguing or something stupid.

I remember drinking so many slurpees. Too many.

I remember my dad punched a hole through the bedroom door.
I don't remember why.

I remember praying to find the match to my sock.


I remember praying for my grandma to be able to remember who I was.

I remember swimming in the gross green lake.

I remember my 8th birthday party. It was a combined party with one of my friends and she opened a present that was supposed to go to me. Even though it was mine, I felt bad taking it from her. It was a stuffed horse.

I remember Zane and how we called him Zane-the-pain-the-big-butt-stain. It was mean but he called me something mean too so it wasn't bullying I think.

I remember getting called to the principles office for sticking pickles on the brick wall every day at lunch.
I remember falling in love on trampolines.

I remember 8th grade night games and never wanting to go if Tanner Thompson wasn't there.

I remember trying hard not to get the bottoms of my jeans soaking wet from the North Western rain.
I remember counting freckles.

I remember when my sisters hamster died, she ran away with it and we couldn't find her for quite an hour.

I remember how Olivia Evans house always smelled weird.

I remember the tan leather lady that lived in the neighborhood.

I remember my dad sitting outside during lightening storms.

I remember when the neighbors got in a drunk fist fight outside of our house.
I remember peeking out the window when my mom told me not to.

I remember 24 hour drives.