1) I was born here …
2) … but grew up 4,614 miles (7,26 km/4,010 nautical miles) to the west of my birthplace …
3) … and A, I, and O are were important letters
4) I wasn’t consider a troublemaker, but this strange night happened during my senior year.
5) Upon graduating high school, I traveled to the opposite corner of the state for college
6) … where one of my favorite things was this, which delivered a surprise moment
7) Since college graduation, my home has been this metropolitan area
8) I married my college sweetheart on this date
9) … spent most of my professional years doing this
10) One of my proudest moments was delivering a strong message at my mother’s funeral
12) … and we enjoy travelling like this way
13) This is our favorite local pastime
14) … but I also did this for about 12 years before stepping away this year
15) All in all, a good life, a happy life, with its share of ups and downs … yet my heart is still with my heritage (one and two in the same region)
16) Blogging here for the past 6+ years (since August 2008), and I’ve grown to appreciate goodness of so many good people across the globe.