Reasons Why Today Was Awesome

Yeah, so today was awesome.  Here’s why…

– I received the cutest little letter from the girl I nannyed this past summer.  Included was also the following picture.  The legs crack me up.

– After announcing that all I wanted was fudge, Gretchen rapidly turned into Seiver’s market while we were driving back to school post a brief trip to the outlets to return something.  After purchasing some unbelievably delicious chocolate and peanut butter fudge, the woman working told us that we should check out the corn/hay mazes.  Considering the fact that running around on those hay bales is something I have wanted to do every single time I’ve driven past this place for the last 4 years, she did not have to tell me twice.  I was in that corn maze faster than the cookie company cookies disappear from our room.  (Which is really, really fast, ha.)

Basically, I relish any opportunity to act like a 6 year old.  These pictures should prove that point:

Gretchen was there too… she just chose to proceed in a far less ridiculous and childish manner, ha.

Oh… I also got the most perfect little baby pumpkin, which I love.

– We had the absolute honor of sitting next to the fan of the match at the women’s soccer game.  This means we’re cool by association, right Connor?

…and last but not least,

– Break official starts for both of us in 15 hours!!

If that doesn’t make for an awesome day, I don’t know what does, haha.

The Pumpkins

As an addition to Gretchen’s fall party post, I would like to present to you a photograph of us holding each others’ carved pumpkins:

Okay, just kidding.  If you know us at all then you’re well aware that I would never be able to carve a lion in a pumpkin.  Oh well… I’m proud of my 3 toothed run of the mill jack-o-lantern anyway.

Friends, Fall, and Fire

Goodmorning to the smell of smoke in West 392 A. Campfire smoke- No worries. After our horrendous (don’t even get us started thinking about it) genetics test yesterday, MG and I needed some therapy. Our treatment of choice? Outlets, outrageous laughter, and the outdoors. To begin with the outlets, let me just mention that retail therapy, while immensely satisfying in the moment, compounded the hit on the GPA with a hit to the bank account. Note that I do not regret my purchases; far from it. My two nephews (coming in December courtesy of my sister Linnea and sister-in-law Stephanie) are just going to be some of the best-dressed babies around. Seriously. Who doesn’t want a flannel onesie? If they made those for ‘adults’ I would have one pronto. This brings me to part two of exam therapy: outrageous laughter. Now, the daily dose of this treatment that we normally receive had to be increased to neutralize our symptoms, but thankfully friends, fall, and fire came to the rescue in the roundabout way to Edgewood Ave. Both MG and I found new and creative ways to arrive at Edgewood and the party had definitely started before we walked in. No big deal, we just joined in the fall frivolity with pumpkin carving, apple cider, and candy corn. It was at this moment that this dear blog also became known to the greater public. Now, this was the plan eventually after I had some blogging experience under my belt, but it had to happen sometime, so welcome to those who have recently discovered, if you didn’t already see physically, the ridiculous adventures of Gretchen and Mary Grace. This brings me to the outdoors, part three of our therapy. With our North Face jackets, how could MG and I not find the outdoors an adventure? Highlights of this particular fire included star gazing, live coal catching, and most popular of all; leaf and grass ball burning. We also enriched conversation by ‘talking with our eyes’ and enjoyed each other’s company by throwing grass. #classicjesse With our treatment complete, MG and I returned here content and hung out our smelly clothes and shut the windows. On this morning after, I am enjoying procrastination midst the smoky surroundings, but after saying that, I must return to/actually just start my work for the weekend. *Insert sigh* It was fun while it lasted.