Amber Simmons
lawyer
“Going fishing and hunting with my dad, my grandpa, and my uncles. My dad always wanted boys, but he got two girls. It didn’t stop him from taking us out with all the boys, and my mom would come, too.”
Jessica Blessing
file clerk
“Going to Disneyland with my family.”
Harlan Felt
petroleum engineer
“Dad bringing up the Christmas tree up from the basement. That was the beginning of awesome stuff.”
Sandra Felt
legal assistant
“Camping with my family on the Kern River. During the summers, we went there, played in the river, took our guitars, and cooked. We were free, with no chores.”
This article appears in Sep 12-19, 2013.