1. God

2. Hannah packed and ready to college

3. An acronym from Chris via Anne Lamott, WAIT Why Am I Talking?

4. Hannah paired with Lily, it appears she will be an excellent roommate

5. Keith at the bookstore welcoming Hannah and encouraging her to apply for a job

6. My colleagues who took Saturday morning to direct the new students

7. Especially Greg, the seargeant, with his collie, he’s my guardian angel

8. Kind words from Steve, the hockey coach

9. A beautiful dormitory and students helping us bring Hannah’s things upstairs and showing us where to go

10. Driving back with Cassie away from the turnpike and finding a place for lunch (and ice cream.) though we had to contend with bees.  We were not stung, others were not so lucky, unfortunately.

11. An eggplant in our garden!