the daily dub

rogers, arkansas: population 48,000.

damn, is it green over there, and thick, too! it’s like a jungle.

and the fireflies…. i dig fireflies. apparently a lot.

We spent the first day basically napping - I flew into Tulsa, OK at 2pm. I quickly found Athena, and we went out to the baggage claim. slight problem: the power was out. we waited around for them to shuttle the baggage up, which only took maybe 15 minutes - time that we spent hugging and trying to figure out what happened. The next two hours were spent in the car, with me bug eyed over how green it was, and the next two taking a nap and catching up.

The next day, we headed up to Eureka Springs, AR, a beautiful small town, filled with random, neat back alleys/staircases, and (awesome timing) the tail end of the Festival of Art. We walked around a bit, got delicious chocolate covered strawberries. We had dinner at a cute little Italian restaurant (DeVito’s). Great food.

We spent the next morning on the pavilion, drinking coffee and chatting with Athena’s mom, dilly-dallying before heading to the Fayetteville Farmer’s Market. After the market, we headed to Gaylord’s - who makes the best blueberry pancakes I’ve ever had - and then to her close friend’s bead shop. I started on a necklace for her (I hope I got enough hemp to make it a necklace… if not, I may have to alter my plans…), and bought beads to make my sister a necklace.

I wont bore you with more details (but feel free to ask). On to the photos!

Arkansa, May 2007 »

I’m mid-trip on my way back to san jose from beautiful rogers, arkansas (also known as NWA), poaching wireless in skyharbor, phoenix, az. The last 5 days went way too fast (even though we were pretty lazy the entire time). I don’t think I’ve ever had this much fun with a girl this amazing, nor have I met a family as fun and welcoming as hers.

with all the smiling, i’ve developed a new dimple. I blame Athena.

oh, and fireflies rock my world.

photos to come.

maybe it’s WWDC looming on the horizon.

maybe it’s vacation (multiple vacations this summer - yay for not being the newb anymore).

maybe it’s new interests.

either way, i kicked some serious ass today, both at work, and at EMT class.

kinda feeling good about that - it’s good to know my medical assessment still works, and that i can still fix ~6 bugs in one day.

You know your weekend was fun awesome when 15% of your “tan” washes off in the shower, every muscle in your body is sore, your eyes are dry, your feet hurt, you’re tired as hell, and yet you don’t want it to stop.

photos to come…

I have 4 remaining skills in which to demonstrate proficiency:
medial assessment
trauma assessment
back boarding / cervical spinal injuries
and prehospital child birth.

And just about 4 more class hours to complete.

almost there!!