I am from

the leather couch just big enough for us all to fit on

from

plastic toys and sticks used as swords

I am from

board games and movie nights

and

baking cookies on christmas eve

I am from

the pine tree in the backyard

whose

branches shaded me as my imagination ran free.

I am from

old books and Dad's guitar

from

Krista, and Matthew

and from

curiosity and a desire to explore

from

making pancakes on Sundays

I am from

family reunions by the lake

from

roast ham and apple pie

from

racing home from school on a friday afternoon

I am from these moments

Still figuring out what to do with my life

and preparing to change the world