{and today I remembered}

So I sat on my bed today and took a serious look at my life. It is beautiful.. I remembered so many things. I smiled..

{and today I remembered} how much I love summer

{and today I remembered} that beautiful day at the movie mill when I saw that strange movie

{and today I remembered} when us Fireflies got Gold and 1st place

{and today I remembered} that I get to live with Tessa May in the fall

{and today I remembered} that Spring is coming home soon

{and today I remembered} that I used to have the nickname Baby Jane

{and today I remembered} that Sher used to carry me around by my overalls

{and today I remembered} that I owe Jenn maybe four packs of skittles, five packages of starbursts and six chocolate bars.. possibly more.

{and today I remembered} that Becky and I used to make giant forts in my bedroom and wear bras and we thought we were so rebellious because we both seriously didn't need them. Secret's out Becky!

{and today I remembered} dancing to I Swear

{and today I remembered} that Julie made me kiss Jon's basketball in grade six and I almost cried

{and today I remembered} just how much I love rainbow sherbet

{and today I remembered} saying hello to everyone at Henderson

{and today I remembered} that my big brother is better at the piano than anyone I know

{and today I remembered} how I have the worst attention span and a three hour reading comprehension test is killer

{and today I remembered} that time in Chem 20 when I jumped on Ryan's desk because there was a mouse

{and today I remembered} that I no longer have to keep my hair long for grad, and it's time to say bye

{and today I remembered} hearing coyotes at four am at Echo Lake last summer

{and today I remembered} calling out the colors of the fireworks and laughing until my stomach hurt

{and today I remembered} how gorgeous you looked in your light green shirt

{and today I remembered} just how hilarious Sydnee is

{and today I remembered} that scene in My Sister's Keeper where they look like "a bunch of freaking avatars!"

{and today I remembered} holding hands at Grad

{and today I remembered} playing the question game and two truths and a lie every day

{and today I remembered} when my shoe broke at Josephine Night and how I got chased by a man with a chain saw

{and today I remembered} climbing the tower by the bypass

{and today I remembered} driving to Lethbridge on Monday mornings to watch the olympics

{and today I remembered} hearing that cow.. over and over..

{and today I remembered} that Jill Boyson dropped my glasses into the stream at Fairmont and felt so bad

{and today I remembered} that I used to live at Bianca's house ever weekend in grade 5

{and today I remembered} playing Nancy Drew, and that Steph was Phillip

{and today I remembered} how exciting carpet time in Mrs. Hall's class was

{and today I remembered} that Jon and Tre were faster at their times tables than Steph and I, and we were so mad because their writing was too messy to read

{and today I remembered} that at my first dance in Junior High, I danced with Ty Stewart

{and today I remembered} that I asked Travis Hartley to dance at that same dance, and he said no

{and today I remembered} that we used to stay in for recess in grade 6 to play cards

{and today I remembered} how nervous I would get before track and field

{and today I remembered} that one time in Grade 6 when I discovered I was a sprinter

{and today I remembered} when Kaylee sat at the top of the ladder and fell over rolling her eyes

{and today I remembered} that my relay team finally beat Raymond in grade 9, but I couldn't run because I sprained my ankle and I cried after 

{and today I remembered} making To Do lists at work, and accomplishing everything on them in the right order

{and today I remembered} how Steph and I watched every episode of Friends together

{and today I remembered} playing King of the Log by the lake

{and today I remembered} that time I dyed all of my white clothes pink, including my "Bahamas" shirt

{and today I remembered} that I still wore my "Bahamas" shirt even though it was dyed pink.

{and today I remembered} how Mrs. Bevans let me and Chelan sit by each other every single seating arrangement all year

{and today I remembered} singing Happy Happy Happy, look at Miss Jodi in a ballet exercise

{and today I remembered} how my character skirt fell off in the middle of our ballet exam 

{and today I remembered} how much I love my friends

{and today I remembered} to smile.