Sandwich bread

I have had this odd desire to be able to make my own sandwich bread for well over a year.  I must have tried at least a dozen times before I was able to come up with this:

 

I was so proud and happy with myself, I danced in the kitchen for about 10 minutes.

I did not reach this point all by myself.  There are a few friends who helped me along the way with a number of tips and recipes.  And then most recently, my dear neighbor friend (also named) Lauren walked me through the process of kneading by hand, rising the dough, etc.