July

1: writing on the whiteboard in the doctor's office
2: drawing interpersonal drama webs for soap operas
3: when books & movies make you shudder
4: putting smoke bombs in a bucket of water
5: winning Minecraft Hunger Games
6: dogs getting adopted
7: Dogs 101 clips on YouTube
8: a solid hour of heavy drizzling
9: the Extant premiere
10: Nintendogs
11: stride-and-jump practice
12: having the park to myself for five minutes
13: your parents letting you pick out two things exclusively for yourself when you're at Costco
14: making intense future-life spreadsheets
15: doing a somersault/front flip off the diving board
16: finding your way back home in survival (Minecraft)
17: helping out "the crew"
18: trying out toys at ToysRUs
19: when a dog successfully performs stay
20: the golden-honey triplets (Ivy, Toby, & Diego)
21: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
22: day trips and bike rides
23: making vacation plans
24: organizing papers in folders and file cabinets
25: Ben's tearful confession on The Young and the Restless
26: taming and naming wolf packs in Minecraft
27: when a dog gets so sleepy they start swaying and falling over on you
28: checklists for packing
29: writing directions to all your desired destinations within a city
30: balcony & window views of the water
31: navigating backward through an unfamiliar city