The Beginning of Wednesday: Great Friends- Weekend updates

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Great Friends- Weekend updates

In the past week, since Aaron went down south, I (we) have been spending a lot of time with my (our) friends. Now, don't get all worried folks, there isn't trouble in paradise. I can just hear it now, "Aw-ohh, what's going on?" Nothing. Everything is fine. Actually, perfect. I'm just the type of girl that takes advantage of every minute of each day to enjoy myself, my life, and my friends and family.

On the Saturday after Aaron left, (May 3rd) I went bowling with some of our friends. It was a blast and considering I haven't bowled since Jesus was a baby, I did really well.

Sttttrrrriiiiikkkkkeeeee! YYYYEEEESSSSSS!

Matt & Jillian and Ryan trying to sneak in last minute...

Me and the boys. These guys are so good to me. They have known Aaron forever and always make sure I am taken care of when Aaron goes away. Aaron never has to worry. For example, the porch light died when Aaron was in Georgia. Ryan came right over to fix it so I wouldn't have to walk the dogs in the dark.

At Friendly's Ryan and Matt were feeding each other their cherries while Jillian and I were cracking up!

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On Sunday May 4th, I went to Rochester to attend the bridal shower of one of my oldest friends, Quinn. My sister and I have known Quinn since the very early 80's and she is getting married in June! The shower was so sweet, all the attendees made a scrapbook page for Quinn's album, and we all got a tour of the new house Quinn & Aaron just closed on. Congratulations Quinny and Aaron, we love you!!!
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Last week I also had breakfast with my friend Roni, lunch with my darling Hilary, and..

On Belay?

Belay on.

Climbing?

Climb away!

Climbing with the girls!!

Every other week, me and a couple of my best girlfriends get together for some type of activity after work. We have been going climbing, a lot, which is a BLAST; so challenging and fun!

Me and Jaime (I want to give a shout out to my Jaime who is graduating with her Master's Degree on Saturday! Woot, Woot!)

Nickie (not my sister, but could be) is a climbing pro... she is the one that made my marathon training schedule... thanks a lot, Nickie ;)

I'm not sure what I was saying here, but it looks pretty important ;)

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Our friend Charlie spent last weekend with us and Aaron and I hosted another BB-Q. This time we had about 15 people! What a blast!

Lastly, on Sunday, we had lunch with Aaron's family to celebrate Mother's Day. I didn't get any pictures because I started in on the drinks once I got there ;) But we had a beautiful day with lots of food and conversation. Jim and Linda had just arrived home, the day before, from Las Vegas, so I was very jealous :0)

4 comments:

Nicki said...: sounds like a GREAT time, all of those days! Such an exciting life!; May 13, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Crazy Momma said...: Phew - what a whirlwind! I am exhausted just from reading it! You ARE a busy girl, Jessi!

Glad you guys had so much fun!; May 13, 2008 at 1:10 PM
Stephani said...: The climbing section of this blog makes me think of Spaulding gym class.; May 13, 2008 at 9:30 PM
Jessi said...: I know right. I hated the Spaulding gym teachers. They were so sexist and never wanted me to belay, just climb, because I was "too little" to belay. I do just fine now... thanks for nothing Mr. Rogers- you butt-hole.; May 14, 2008 at 7:21 AM

Quotes that define my life:

"Now this is the Law of the Jungle -- as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back -- For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack." -- Rudyard Kipling
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." -- Unknown
"Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and be a hero; better to be content with poverty than to die a slave to wealth; better to have taken some risks and lost than to have done nothing and succeeded at it." -- E. Lutzer
“There is pleasure in the pathless woods, There is rapture on the lonely shore, There is society where none intrudes, By the deep sea and the music in its roar; I love not man the less, but Nature more.” -- Lord Byron
"There are times when explanations, no matter how reasonable, just don't seem to help." -- Mr. Rogers
"If you don't crack the shell, you can't eat the nut." -- Persian Proverb
"Real peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

Mountains we climb

+ Currently: Life
+ Magalloway Mountain: Pittsburg, NH: 3,350 ft. Fire tower @ summit
+ Uncanoonuc Mountains: Goffstown, NH; Elevation: North Peak 1,324 ft. South Peak, 1,321 ft. *Indian Translation: "woman lying down" or "breasts"*
+ Mt. Major: Alton Bay, NH: Approx 4 mi. round trip; 1,100 ft. @ summit.
+ Monument Mt., Berkshire Area, MA: Approx 3 mi. round trip; *Beautiful waterfall* 1,735 ft @ summit.
+ Welch-Dickey- Loop Trail, Waterville Valley Area: 4.4 mi. round trip; 2,605 ft. @ Welch summit, 2,734 ft. @ Dickey summit.
+ Mt. Kearsarge- Barlow Trail, Winslow State Park, Wilmot: 2.8 mi. round trip; 2,937 ft @ summit.
+ Mt. Monadnock- White Dot Trail, Jaffrey: 4.2 mi. round trip, 3,165 ft. @ summit
+ Mt. Layafette- Old Bridle Path, Franconia Notch State Park: 8 mi. round trip, 5,260 ft @ summit.
+ Mt. Cardigan- East Side Loop, Alexandria: 5.3 mi. round trip, 3,121 ft @ summit. * some of the mountain was left bare from a fire in 1855
+ Mt. Morgan & Mt. Percival- Squaw Mountains, Holderness & Center Sandwich: 5.1 mi. round trip; 2,220 & 2,212 ft. @ summit
+ Mt. Osceola- White Mountain National Forest: 6.4 mi. round trip, 4,340 ft. @ summit

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