20th Birthday

For my twentieth b-day I went out to dinner with some girls last night.  Today I have two of my four final exams (one down — Theology), so it wouldn’t have worked for today.  So last night we went to Applebee’s and aside from the the dinner coming slower than evolution, it was great to be with the girls!  Morgan, Angela, Lyndsey, Adrienne and Mimi joined me.

The Three Amigos -- and Mimi

Angela and Morgan

Angela was dissatisfied with her steak

I should have never eaten the appetizer sampler, even WITH help...

Devil’s Marbleyard, Take Three

You may be thinking that I’m crazy to hike the same mountain three times in two weeks, but not only is it good exercise, it’s fun to introduce my friends to the area.  This time Adrienne, Lyndsey, and Aaron came along.  We made good time getting to the base of the rocks (the wooded part of the trail is about two miles long) even though it was 90 degrees out.  Fortunately once you are on the rocks the breeze cools the air slightly.  We got to the third level, and Aaron would have gone further but we girls were a damper on his goals.  It was so hot on the rocks I felt like an iguana. We found some caves between the boulders where we could hide and cool off between climbing.  Pictures below.

Aaron enjoying the view

Adrienne examining her pictures

Cliff Hanger!

Strong-arming the Devil

By the waterfall