Engagement Photo

I had misplaced our wedding photo's, and finally found them tonight. Here is our engagement photo. Man we look so young!!

The Bridge

Google has this feature where you can type in an address and map it. Some maps you can see a bird's eye level of an area, but now in some places you can actually 'walk' down the road by clicking the arrows!! You can stop and get a 360 degree view of the area. I did a search for the house I grew up in New Hampshire, and I took a stroll down the road. I even saw people out walking, it was really cool! I took a walk down to the bridge where I played almost everyday from around the age of 13 till we moved across town a few years later. I would get home from school, hurry and do my homework, then hop on my bike and ride down to the bridge. I befriended the kids that lived next to the bridge, as well as other kids in the neighborhood, and we had a blast playing there. In the winter time the pond froze over and we would ice skate, and play ice hockey. In the summer we took out a small canoe and gathered minnows. I have so many good memories of this place, that it has to be my favorite place as a kid.
(I can't get the link to embed...so if you are curious, go to googlemaps.com and put in 90 Stowell Rd, Merrimack, NH. And/or see if you can find your favorite place.)

Good Times

I have to say this whole Internet thing we have is pretty cool...I have been connecting with friends from Junior High and High School on Face Book, and surprisingly enough found out that I live about 10 minutes away from a friend I had in Junior High when we lived in New Hampshire! She recently posted some pictures from Junior High and it was just crazy to see myself and everyone else too!

Below is a picture of our 8th grade class at the top of Mt. Cardigan. Part of the curriculum in the 8th grade was to learn and prepare ourselves for a 5 day trip in early October to climb to the top of Mt. Cardigan which is located in the White Mountains in northern New Hampshire. Each subject in school was taken into account. We had scientific experiments to test the water, identify various plants, and birds. We had certain equations we had to learn, and read poems, one I remember was by Robert Frost, 'The Road Not Taken'. We had PT (physical training) so we would be in shape to climb the mountain. I'm not sure if they continue to do this trip, but I think back at that time with fond memories. We learned a lot, and it was in a way that made it really fun. We all felt a sense of accomplishment when we got to the top, and looked around at the beautiful scene. How lucky were we to have such a cool staff to organize this trip for us?!

I'm the one in the lower left, in the pink jacket!