Inspired by Maggie at Mighty Girl, the first part (1-25) of my list that includes the events in my life that were injected with the perfect amounts of excitement and giddiness and pure joy.
1. The first bite of an In-N-Out burger, after a day on the Russian River
2. Seeing my name in print
3. My first midnight-yell kiss, on a hot August night
4. Dancing to "18th Floor Balcony" on my wedding day, my husband and I drunkenly singing the words to each other
5. Catching a shark off a boat in the Florida Keys
6. Laying on top of our family car in Grand Canyon National Park, taking in the bloated, star-filled sky
7. Reading aloud to my Kindergarten class
8. Beating dozens of men in a poker tournament
9. Having champagne hand-delivered to me ... by my dad
10. Eating drippy ice cream with my brother in the backyard
11. Laughing uncontrollably in a hammock in San Antonio
12. Knowing that something I wrote touched you
13. Dancing, alone, in front of a room full of people
14. Seeing the smallest horse in St. Louis
15. Waking up at 3am on my 15th birthday to drive, for the first time, around the darkened streets of Petaluma with my stepmom
16. Snorkeling in the Virgin Islands
17. Standing on the awards stage at the San Francisco Marathon
18. Being a part of the student body that could pull together the Red, White and Blue Out in less than ten days
19. In love atop the Empire State Building
20. Shivering on opening day at Candlestick Park
21. Watching fireworks on July 4, 1999 with my mom and dad in Meridian, Mississippi
22. Walking across the Golden Gate Bridge
23. Dancing to "SexyBack" with my sister and five-month-old nephew
24. Making s'mores on Thanksgiving Day
25. Watching a little girl read for the first time