I went through my non-practical treasures again to determine what I will bring with me and will be left behind. Though I added one item to the list, the bulk of what I'm packing is smaller. In no particular order here is the current list of things I'm bringing with me:
Limited edition CD set by The Sounds of Christmas Orchestra and Chorus
High School Diploma
Four Dallas Opera Stagebills
The book
The Shepherd of the Hills, autographed by the cast of
The Shepherd of the Hills.
https://theshepherdofthehills.com/drama/Two other programs from live performances
Journal
Twenty-four pages of printed E-mail and drawings
Eighteenth birthday gift, an original drawing by the cartoonist Bill Holbrook
Eighteenth birthday card
The original drawing of the July 8, 2004, Kevin and Kell comic strip
https://kevinandkell.com/2004/kk0708.htmlNote: The digital form was edited
A letter from the cartoonist Bill Holbrook
USB drive
I think that's everything. This is the test I use to decide what I will bring with me: Does it tell a story? Would an archeologist from another time know my life's story based on the treasure he/she discovers? Though the Christmas CD, the Stagebills, book and remaining programs do not fit the "puzzle," I think, in light of everything else, the meaning is obvious: they reveal what these items mean to the owner.
Jeanette Isabelle