Friday, September 12, 2008

Minnesooooohhhhhta

Ah to be away, if just for a few days has been fantastic. I left Iowa last Sunday with Claire. She's in the process of doing her own amazing things right now and still managed to spend some time volunteering in Iowa before driving us to the great state of Minnesota to hang out with her family. They rule by the way.

Since arriving we've done a lot of...nothing. hanging out. being with each other. laughing. cribbage. eating and sleeping. Her family has a cabin on a lake in Wisconsin so we went up there for two days with plans of boating and frolicking and general merriment only to have it be crap weather. boo. So we played a lot of crib and just hungout. We also played on her trampoline where I learned that she's a little gymnast completing a front and back flip. Impressive.

Now we're back in St. Paul for one more day before I head back to Iowa to finish out Project Cedar Rapids with Hands On . It has been so nice to be here with her, to see where she grew up, meet her friends and hear some of the stories that make her who she is.

It's been a good week. I'm sad it's ending but am happy that I've had the chance to spend the time with her that I have.

good stuff I tell ya.

good stuff.

3 comments:

andrea said...

MN! That's right, Jer! MN. A great state that creates great peeps. Oh how I love that Claire is from MN. Makes me love her even more, considering I don't even really know her that well to begin with. I am heading to Minneapolis on Thursday. Wouldn't it be great if we could meet up in the mid-west?! Miss ya, Jer. Maybe we should all live in the same city.

The La La said...

i love that you taught her crib! ah, good game...i hope she serves it up big time, 15 for 2 and a hug x 10

Beezer said...

First of all, I love you too Andrea! Second of all...I had a great time with you in Minnesota Jer and I miss you and I love you!