Another year, listwise

Last year around this time (well, let's face it, I'm sure I got to it earlier in the summer last year), I posted a collection of lists from the past Service Adventure year. Because I love making lists, and because I feel it makes for a good glimpse into life as a Service Adventure unit, here's another year's list recap.

Movies: Our friend from church owns Gold Hill Theatre in Woodland Park and always graciously invites the Service Adventure unit to come to a free movie each month. (Thanks Ed!!) It made for a fun group outing every month (except February, which we missed due to Rocky Mountain snow camps and general busyness).
September -- Snowden
October -- Doctor Strange
November -- Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them
December -- Hidden Figures
January -- Hidden Figures (yes, again)
March -- Beauty and the Beast
April -- Gifted
May -- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

It should be mentioned that very rarely did all six of us go to the same movie. Having diverse tastes in most things, including movies, we usually split up. Of the ones I saw at Gold Hill, my favorites were Hidden Figures and Gifted.

Service Adventure includes a lot of traveling, which I love. I've had the good fortune to spend time in (more than just driving through) these states during the past year:
Colorado (Denver, Boulder, Mesa Verde, Ridgway, Alamosa, and more)
Alaska (Anchorage and Kodiak Island, for "work")
New Mexico (Albuquerque, for the annual balloon fiesta)
Virginia (to visit family last summer and over Christmas)
Texas (San Antonio, for leaders' retreat in January)
Utah (Arches and Canyonlands National Parks)
Nebraska (exploring Omaha for a half day while driving through, and yes, it is more interesting than it sounds)
Michigan (Amigo Centre for Daniel's family reunion, and also where I am at this moment)

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Our weekly learning components, a key component of Service Adventure household life: Daniel and I planned the first several in order to demonstrate, but for the rest of the year, we each took turns planning and leading a brief lesson on something or other. It's always fun to see the diverse interests and topics that are covered...

History of the Springs (Daniel)

Bread baking (Meg)
Barnes & Noble get-to-know-you game (Meg)

Watching the documentary Spellbound (Meg)

GUEST: Joe S. -- Hiking Pikes Peak

Making pilimini (David)

Presidential debate (Daniel)

Volleyball (Kate)

GUEST: Lawrence M. -- Team building activities

The 13th (Nora)

Apple cider making (Bruce & co at the MCC Relief Sale in Rocky Ford)

Carving pumpkins (Marle)

Nuclear fusion (David)

History of the Bible (Daniel)

Classical music (Meg)

Incarceration Nation exhibit at Colorado College (Nora)

German Language lesson (Marle)

Merry Christmas Jingo (Kate)

Basketball (Daniel)

Astrophysics (David)

TED Talk - Dan Pallotta (Nora)

French braiding hair (Marle)

Vacation Bible School (Kate)

Anti-racism (Meg)

Watching the movie Selma (Daniel)

Changeable stars (David)

Knitting (Meg)

Salsa dancing (Nora)

Softball (Kate)

German language lesson (Marle)

I Am From poems (Daniel)

Trip planning for the end-of-year trip (Meg)

Computer programming (David)

Softball (Kate)

GUEST: Bryan M. -- Bike maintenance

GUEST: Lawrence M. -- Changing the oil in a car

GUEST: Jenelle R. -- First aid

Computer programming, part 2 (David)​
​GUEST: Michelle M. -- Candle making
Finance 101 (Daniel)
​GUEST: Brandy -- Making overnight oats
GUEST: ​Mike & Fred M. -- RAWTools blacksmithing/making a garden tool from a gun

As you can tell -- I hope -- from the lists, it was an awesome year. Here's to the many adventures that lie behind us and ahead of us, whether they make it into lists or not!