I Remember...

I remember the bus, full moons, the Carbondale Colorado Mountain Fair, tents, streams, typing tutors, Gravitz's jam sessions, climbing rocks, selling jewelry, making yarn dolls, crocheting bookmarks, being a unicorn in ballet, tiny tutus, "Satin Hands", face paint, fire poi, hula hoop contests, small bridges, the backstage tent, the main stage gazebo, driving across the country, sand dunes, Mexico, the Emerald Coast, cheese, fresh made tortillas, lying in the pine needles, the spontaneous wordplay project, that green paint, this cat ring, Daisy and Rascal, don't quote that, Java's, dance classes, Dance Arts, All the World's a Stage, Prairie Players, family visits, cousins' weddings, the pumpkin patch, playing with dolls behind the couch, piano, sliding glass doors, the smell of her house, cutting my own hair, the tail I left in the back, being three, the pop-top, the van, mountain passes, winding roads, hot springs, hot springs, hot springs, Big Bend, raccoons, my toolbox, my crib, the ceiling, snow at Tehachapi, being sick, a gold-covered rose, old friends, pajamas, playing in the refrigerator box, playing the Hobbit, the penny wishing well at the Champaign library, the old Urbana library, the bay area, play group, park day, chasing Mason around the gym, Meadowbrook Park, don't touch the woodchips, science experiments, the ridiculous carpet in the kitchen, vacuuming, Skip-Bo with Sadie, water fights, soccer, the reversible jersey, mud, Lake Shelby, camping, climbing Mt. Sopris, sunrises, fog, deer crossing, elk, bison, marmots, the tundra, tree lines, the rope-tow, being on the road, Red Mountain Pass, Tucson, Bisbee, Terlingua, Nederland, swimming in the salt lake, picture albums, starting flute, recorder, sharpies, henna-ing my hair, long hair, shampoo, hairbrushes, sleepovers, bunk beds, Central Illinois Children's Chorus, pliers, wire, learning chain maille, GirlZone, zine-making, coloring books, crocheting, kittens, linoleum, wood stoves, stove pipe, kindling, campgrounds, my little bike, getting a bigger bike, swap meets, rust, hiking, boots, camp fires, clouds, hot springs at night, Glenwood Springs, Peroxide, frost, cows, wind turbines, the Altamont Pass, airplanes, bees, the Compaq, tetris, violin lessons, Spanish, the restaurant game, the dress that Beverly gave me, Bridget, Berkeley, Oakley, addresses, miniature golf, plastic giraffes, lobbying, toy cars, the black widow spider, Bethel Island, bears, a mystery lollipop, nothern lights, the big dipper, Salamander, going to the Muramatsu flute place, Flute World, bass flutes, fish, learning to drive at twelve, the first time I used the clutch, the road test, colds, moving, the house on Barnum Rd, Rock City, walking to the library in Olean for the first time, waiting, the squirrels, the Ramona books, Fudge, Little Britches and Sneakers, Bombadil, mailboxes, walking up the road, Kaitlyn's house, badminton, pine trees, sledding, walking to Crosby's for ice cream, Tickletown, light up keyboards, auditions, dress rehearsals, The Theater Workshop, Krypton, the elements, improv, stages, tape, S.T.A.R., burritos, Don Lorenzo's, hats, Indian food, Thai, making sushi, CSI, Doctor Who, going back to visit, scarves, Metaldrop on Nevadan, the Nevadan, walking to ice cream with Autumn, yawns, typing, Dance Flurry, promises, movies, quarters, the bowling ball fire, marble, Cafe Lena, The Parting Glass Pub, organic, ice, leaning heads on the cold brick wall, breathing, contra, dust, aching, fire alarms, water bottles, quilts, Ashokan, the wiggly bridge, rain, rain, rain, the percussion workshop, cartwheels, sand, turtles, towels, Fire Island, crickets, waves, the dunes, Jr. Ranger programs, don't feed the wildlife, Davis Park, sand castles, sand dolphins, salty hair, yogurt, coconut popsicles, the bay, projectors, thunderstorms, lightning, lights.