May Wrapup
May 31, 2009 23:51 Filed in: Life
OK, I realized I never finished posting my report
from Rochester. So much has been happening! Never a
dull moment.
Memorial weekend George, Jennifer & Rachel (yes, the gang from Rochacha) decided to make a last-minute trip to visit Omaha. Lots to rearrange, but had a blast. Being a tourist in my own town - walked the new pedestrian bridge on a perfect afternoon. Walked the zoo with many memorable moments including the giraffe’s tongue obsession (pic), the orangutan’s begging, the massive koi feeding, the butterflies, alligators & nutria, and the giant evil wild rabbit (something that I had repressed for decades straight out of the Twilight Zone movie). We feasted on local BBQ & watched a movie at home. On Sunday we visited the local rabbit show in Seward that my sister was judging, met up with the grandparents & rest of the family, and then attended Wicked (pic). Even though we couldn’t get tickets all together, it was an amazing show! The wonderful trio left very early on Monday morning to make their 20 hour drive back to Rochester in time to get rest for work on Tuesday - crazy wonderful!
So, with only a few hours of sleep myself, I hosted my family and the extended maternal fam at my house all day. I had 15 people over, TONS of great food, and hours of fun playing badminton and Rock Band. A perfect day/weekend!
The next day (Tues) my good HS friend, Clint, showed up to stay/visit with me for a couple days. He’s keeping very busy and currently runs his own e-reader store, cyberread.com, among other projects. We caught up each evening and played lots of evenly-matched table tennis.
By Thursday I was off to Washington, DC, to attend Inner Journey “retreat” weekend in the hills of VA. What an incredible and enlightening experience! Three days of exploring our masculine & feminine sides, pushing our bodies, opening up to fully experience the world around us. I made some wonderful new friends (though sadly, they’re all in the DC area) that I plan to be in touch with for years to come. I also got to see Prea before she flew off to Bangladesh. I highly recommend this program - they have seminars in San Francisco, Chicago & DC throughout the year.
Couldn’t have asked for a better way to end the month. Never a dull moment! (some things are worth repeating)
Memorial weekend George, Jennifer & Rachel (yes, the gang from Rochacha) decided to make a last-minute trip to visit Omaha. Lots to rearrange, but had a blast. Being a tourist in my own town - walked the new pedestrian bridge on a perfect afternoon. Walked the zoo with many memorable moments including the giraffe’s tongue obsession (pic), the orangutan’s begging, the massive koi feeding, the butterflies, alligators & nutria, and the giant evil wild rabbit (something that I had repressed for decades straight out of the Twilight Zone movie). We feasted on local BBQ & watched a movie at home. On Sunday we visited the local rabbit show in Seward that my sister was judging, met up with the grandparents & rest of the family, and then attended Wicked (pic). Even though we couldn’t get tickets all together, it was an amazing show! The wonderful trio left very early on Monday morning to make their 20 hour drive back to Rochester in time to get rest for work on Tuesday - crazy wonderful!
So, with only a few hours of sleep myself, I hosted my family and the extended maternal fam at my house all day. I had 15 people over, TONS of great food, and hours of fun playing badminton and Rock Band. A perfect day/weekend!
The next day (Tues) my good HS friend, Clint, showed up to stay/visit with me for a couple days. He’s keeping very busy and currently runs his own e-reader store, cyberread.com, among other projects. We caught up each evening and played lots of evenly-matched table tennis.
By Thursday I was off to Washington, DC, to attend Inner Journey “retreat” weekend in the hills of VA. What an incredible and enlightening experience! Three days of exploring our masculine & feminine sides, pushing our bodies, opening up to fully experience the world around us. I made some wonderful new friends (though sadly, they’re all in the DC area) that I plan to be in touch with for years to come. I also got to see Prea before she flew off to Bangladesh. I highly recommend this program - they have seminars in San Francisco, Chicago & DC throughout the year.
Couldn’t have asked for a better way to end the month. Never a dull moment! (some things are worth repeating)
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