In the wise words of Ferris Bueller: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” 54 memories on my 54 th birthday….in no particular order 1. Camping in Acadia National Park in Maine (with no flashlight) on our honeymoon. 2. Seeing our daughter for the very first time. 3. Walking by the ocean at sunrise with the pounding sound of the waves. 4. Setting up our family’s pop-up camper in Peninsula State Park. 5. 2 nd grade stamp club with Mrs. Candy Heart (my favorite teacher). 6. Singing “Victory in Jesus” at 1 st Baptist with my Dad playing piano. 7. Playing Barbie Miss America with my neighbor Lynn, every day, all summer long. 8. Playing cards and drinking tea with Milt, Dale, and Kathy in their Wicker Park loft. 9. Sleepovers at Janet Aarup’s, making an air-tent from sheets and a box fan. 10. Walking Michigan Avenue between Columbia Coll