36 Reasons Why 2014 Was Great:

1. Got a new car

2. Climbed a mesa, in a dress

3. Had a picnic in the middle of nowhere at sunset, also on a mesa

4. Received my prison badge

5. Saw a waterfall in Oklahoma for the first time

6. Went to Dallas for a day with Jake and Taylor

7. Saw mewithoutYou for the 4th time

8. Spent a few days with Amish people hanging out with them on their plantations

9. Went to California

10. Lived in a tiny house in the desert for 5 days

11. Went to Salvation Mountain

12. Spent an afternoon on the beach




















13. Saw a seal whilst swimming in the Pacific Ocean

14. Finally (nearly) successfully photographed the moon

15. Saw The Grand Canyon

16. Played Norman Music Festival

17. Expanded from volunteering in jails to getting to hold around 8-9 worship services in one of the state's largest men's prisons

18. Saw Tycho live

19. Reached year 10 of surviving brain trauma

20. Went to a Renaissance festival for the first time

21. Saw Andrew Bird live

22. Learned how to cook more things

23. Swam in a waterfall at a natural swimming hole

24. Somehow ended up as the featured story on the front page of my town's local newspaper

25. Played the same music festival as AWOLNATION and Cold War Kids

25. Turned 22

26. Hosted a bachelorette party, a wedding shower, and 2 bridal showers

27. Had a lot of fun at the fair

28. Conquered the art of rock climbing with a blind person

29. Eliza got married

30. Was a maid of honour in a wedding for the first time

31. Walked around for an entire day dressed like Woodstock

32. Got one of my photos on a Jones Soda bottle

33. Saw Listener live

34. Bought a plane ticket to a far away place I've dreamed about for years (see you in 2015)

35. My hair got longer

36. Drew nearer in intimacy with our Great Designer and was challenged even further to love others beyond my own capability