31 Places I Was Glad to Be
(in no particular order and written spur of the moment with no review)
1. The Cabin (those who were there know)
2. Fenway Park (Johnny Damon rocking a beard) for a Red Sox Win
3. Hanging over a cliff in a red explorer with 4 of my still best friends
4. My brothers wedding
5. Thanksgiving in Mill River when we smoked the turkey
6. End of a Spartan Beast Race 13Mile (wearing a beard)
7. The delivery room of CMC University (welcoming Wylie Augustus)
8. Playing stickball with Tommy Hitter and Paul Weisman
9. Doing a science project on 'If sound affects video gaming performance'
10. Jumping out of a plane over ATL
11. Prom with my now wife (Ericka Faye)
12. Cooking at the James Beard House with Chef Bentley
13. Drinking a beer in the hospital parking lot with Samuel (having his first baby)
14. 3.2.1....Bungee Jumping with Miss Debbie
15. The wedding of the Greens, Atnips, and Bridges (welcoming in 3 great women into the fold)
16. Book reading for Big Al
17. Swimming in the snow in December with Pepe and others
18. Eating dinner at the Wheatleigh courtesy of my Pearl's peeps
19. Reading names at Graduation
20. State Wrestling Championship with Queen playing in the background
21. Fighting pretend guys with my brother in the woods
22. Drinking microwaved coffee with Fred as we built the house I am now sitting in.
23. Pearl's to have the opportunity to know Colm Higgins and Jon Van Allen (rest in peace to both)
24. Standing on a beach in Oaxaca marrying the love of my life
25. Sitting on top of Monument Mtn by myself reading Steinbeck
26. Watching my man Wylie taking his first steps
27. Lake George proposing after nearly a decade (if she knew about the beard then ??)
28. Pretty Place on the Parkway when my grandmother died with my mom, bro, and Dennis Robinson
29. The Farm in Illinois with the Buchanans/Curry's - every visit
30. Side of the road with Amber D, Smeed, and Ericka when we found that car wreck (not happy aware if nights impact on group)
31. Right here. Right now. About to go to sleep. Sounds cheesy but everyday is at least great. Especially with a glorious beard.
Obligatory funny beard pic below and Happy Birthday Amber D!
I loved reading this. Many great memories and more to come. Happy birthday Timmy!!! Love you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the bday shout out Timmy B!! And a Happy belated one to you too! Fun to read your list, one of my favs from Mill River was when we tied the laundry basket to the back of Coreys car I think and he pulled people up and down the street in the snow! Wait..would we have let Corey do that?? Not 100% on the driver..
ReplyDeleteWhat does the jumble of words mean in the ( ) after #30? I still think about that night from time to time..we had the best day after that terrible night remember!? We played mini golf in Canaan and then ate steaks by the fire at Limeys! I miss those days :)