reclaimed opportunity

today i am incredibly giddily excited about the following:

tamarack trees (hence the photo)
the peace corps
schoolyard habitats
alternative teaching/learning methods
my nearing vacation in california
plenty of other smaller things

im just overwhelmed (in the best was possible) with all the wonderful things going on in my life now and in the near future, and all the great initiatives ive been talking to people about all week. yahoo for excitement!