So, Chris is at a physics REU (summer research program for smarty pants physics majors) at Cornell until August. Sigh. But, to make the transition easier, our friends Matt and Katie, who used to live in Ithaca, suggested we make a weekend trip of it and spend some time camping, hiking, and kicking around on the Finger Lakes Wine Trail (one of their favorite activities from their time in NY). While I was sad that Chris was leaving, we had a really, really good time. We learned some new stuff about wine (mostly that our tongues are not all that discerning), learned the true meaning of gorges, and got Chris all settled into his dorm room, which he described this evening as appealing to his "monastic side." Well, fair enough.
We left the dogs and puppies with our wonderful neighbors, who were very cool about all my neuroses and not at all insulted by the three page single spaced document I provided. Yeah. Let's speak no more of that. I came home to five wagging tails, twenty paws, four damp noses and one slightly runny nose, so I'm happy.
So, here's a pic of our traveling companions, Matt and Katie Shepherd:
And, FYI, the bumper stickers are correct--Ithaca is gorges. Really, really gorges. And waterfalls.
1 comment:
I think YOU guys are "Gorges." Wait... what does that mean?
Hey you people are like a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream runs. Or Hey you guys are like a small canyon. Or Hey you guys are like a gluttonous meal. Or Hey you guys are so much like an obstructing mass: an ice gorge. Or Hey yall are totally the seam formed at the point where the lapel meets the collar of a jacket or coat.
I just think you're cute. that is all.
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