though it's been four months since we have seen each other, it felt like no time at passed, and though i can't speak for him, i had a really wonderful time.
rather than recap the nitty gritties, i thought a 'highlight reel' might be more suitable. (photos below and on smugmug are a combination of both mine and jesse's.)
in chronological order:
1. raleigh
spending time with colby and julie is always a good time. this trip was made even better by the fact that i didn't get a speeding ticket (which happened the last time i went down), i still made it in record time, colby took me to sonic, cooper climbed the stairs, we saw harry potter in imax 3d, and jesse and colby replaced my brake pads (which had gotten so bad that every time i braked they made an awful grinding sound my radio had been masking for who knows how long) for a whopping $20 price tag...along with an iou for baked goods.
2. dc
my agenda for our dc day was ambitious and we didn't even come close. we never made it to the art gallery or archives, but we did hit the history museum, spy museum, washington monument, and the lincoln, ww2, korean, and vietnam memorials. the most enjoyable part of the day for me was enjoying a leisurely lunch at the sculpture garden cafe. it was delicious, and made for a perfect place to wait out the passing rain storm.
3. tubing
tubing is one of my favorite local outdoor activities. there is just something about floating by harper's ferry that is both relaxing and entertaining. because it was technically a weekday, the river was pretty quiet, so we were able to take our time, and didn't have to negotiate with other tubers when we decided to repeat one of the more fun rapids. harper's ferry itself was also enjoyable, and made even more so by the yummy peanut butter chocolate ice cream i had.
4. buffy
what can i say..it's buffy! the pre-show was immensely enjoyable--particularly the random volunteers who were asked to reenact a classic angel/buffy scene with the twist of the girl playing angel, and the guy playing buffy. they did a hilariously incredible job, and jesse and i were both awed that the girl needed to prompting from the screen on her lines. she had it down pat.
the show itself was a sing-songy good time, and though i never did get jesse singing along, he was happy to blow bubbles, pop confetti, and sport vampire teeth as necessary. i recognize what a surreal experience this must have been for him and the others who are not familiar with the show, but he was an excellent sport.
5. gettysburg
not too long ago, i heard from a very good high school friend that she would be in town. it had been years since we had seen each other, though we have tried to stay in contact as often as possible. the fact that jesse was in town made a meeting slightly more complicated, so the most obvious solution was to have her join us for our gettysburg excursion.
unfortunately, my tour guiding skills have turned out to be less than stellar. i simply don't have the recall that allows for interesting stories or significant events relating to places like gettysburg. fortunately though, the electric map served as a good jumping off point, and the auto tour julie and colby had lent us helped fill in the gaps. to do it right would have required more time than we had, so we did what we could and enjoyed the company and the scenery. and i enjoyed one of the best neck massages i have ever had, thereby resulting in my new secret nickname for j: 'magic hands jesse.'
again i realized that my tour guiding skills were less than stellar, but we listened to the electric map presentation and utilized the auto tour julie and colby had lent us, to work our way through the points of interest. we were there for several hours enjoying the scenery, the history, and the company, before making the drive home.
6. udvar-hazy center
like many of you, jesse saw a lot of pics of the hazy center after my party in april. i had sold it well and he was excited to see it. this was the last thing we did before i dropped him off at the airport on monday, and it was a fantastic way to send him off. he absolutely loved the museum--it's nearly impossible not to, and we spent hours wondering in and amongst the aerial artifacts. in fact, we spent longer than anticipated, so he was slightly later to the airport than initially planned. but, he made it, and made it safely back home.
all in all, it was a great time. as was the case in march, jesse took incredibly good care of me, and i can only hope that i did, in some small way, do the same for him.
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