I went on a little sentimental journey of my own a few weeks ago, when I made a trip home to sort through all the things I left with my parents when I went to college. Some of the stuff I hoped to find wasn't there, but mainly the experience was the opposite and I found treasures I'd completely forgotten. I came back with my own set of Childcraft encyclopedias (the very same edition I'd recently bought on ebay out of nostalgia), my childhood piggy bank (above), a quilt made by my aunt, and a newspaper from the day I was born. But my favorite find was a school assignment from the third grade called A Book About Me. It's basically a laundry list of likes and dislikes, but it was amazing to see how many things have stayed the same through the years, from my favorite breakfast (french toast) to my favorite subject in school (music, which was my college major). But the last line (below) was best of all. It makes me doubly grateful for the way my life has turned out.