…Little bursts of color in unexpected places.
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…The treasures that Jeff found on his garage sale adventure. (He even got some treasures in the free pile.)
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…Loved ones to tell my embarrassing moments to and laugh about with.
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…My sister and I both getting headsets on our phones again, making it easier for us to talk and get things done around the house. 
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…Our flights going smoothly and plenty of food packed for our trip.
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…Chatting with a kindred spirit on the plane as she worked on her cross stitch and I knitted, side by side.
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…Watching Bracken run into his grandma’s arms in the airport.
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…My grandma’s homemade soup that she had ready for us to welcome us to her home after a long day of traveling.
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…Seeing family and making lots of memories.
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…Watching the birds and bunnies out my grandma’s window. Bracken loved that.
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…Smiling as Bracken played with the toys my sister and I played with many times throughout our childhood.
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…Quite a few “firsts” for Bracken. (More on that soon. And yes, we did get fireflies and a thunderstorm.)