Things I Would Rescue if My House Were on Fire

1. My retainers — I had braces for 2 years in high school and as my way of saying, “Thanks Mom and Dad for saving me from a life of jacked up toothery,” I wear my retainers twice a week.
2. My journals — I’ve been writing in a journal since 6th grade, so I have a stack of them.
3. My giant box of photo albums.
4. Snuggles and my green baby blanket — The former was a gift from my brother, Johnny, when I was 5 and the blanket, um, I kind of stole from him when I was a wee tot because I liked it better than my own.
5. My passport and birth certificate — I used to keep this at my parents’ house, but after witnessing a candle left burning (and nearly catching a shelf on fire — twice), I prefer to keep these important documents with me. The irony in this situation is that I’d be grabbing said important documents because my house would be on fire.
6. My KU sweatshirt — Oh, you nasty, gnarled frayed sweatshirt. So many Natty-Ice-laced memories. Even though I should let you burn, I will save you from the wreckage. Mostly because I’d already be wearing you.
7. My writing samples — I did not intern an entire summer at the Express-Times newspaper for fun.
8. My binder of recipes — Forget Betty Crocker. I’ve been accumulating a binder of recipes I’ve found from recipes sites, friends, my mom, and Granny B.