Dear xAndra,
I loved reading your Valentine's post. Chris' very elaborate plan is pretty impressive. Tell him he gets major props from me for that one!
I posted some pictures of the waterfall and D's and my adventure over on SEDiva Abroad. I've only got a couple because my phone didn't have any more room for pictures, and D was a little loathe to pull his fancy, schmancy iPhone out in that doomsday weather.
As per usual, I'm writing to you while I'm avoiding homework. My life is so exciting.
This weekend, my friend had her birthday out in her family's farm in Wexford. I caught a nearly four-hour bus ride to Wexford town, where she picked me up and we drove another half hour to the farm. Her family lives in a gorgeous old farm house with a million rooms, a billion stairs, and a giant kitchen. And their farm is quite large! The party was out in the barn with about 20 or 30 of us and a giant fire. I went to bed early around 3:30AM. It was great craic (Irish term, remember it?) Many bottles, many chips, a few card games, a lot of laughs, and even some country music happened out there!
Yesterday, to allegedly save me time on the bus journey, D asked if I'd take the bus halfway from Wexford to meet him in Waterford and he'd give me a lift the rest of the way back to Cork. D's from Waterford, so he'd decided to go home for the day to see his friends and family. I'd met his family a few weeks ago (I think I told you that), but I'd never been to his parents' house. We hung out with his parents and his adorable little sister for a couple of hours and then drove over to his hometown friends' house. We got some delicious (but not Bronxian) pizza before driving back to Cork. I was completely and utterly exhausted, but I still suggested we get a pint together at the local pub before he dropped me home for a twelve hour -plus night's sleep. Glorious!
So you can imagine I'm pretty tired right now and completely anti-work. Which is probably why I'm posting here instead of working. Best get back to it now, unfortunately. Thanks for providing the forum for distraction!
Love you bunches xx
SarleX
Monday, February 24, 2014
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Valentine's Day xoxo
Dear Sarah,
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your post and I was recently thinking about how long it has been since either one of us has posted on here.
What Dave did was very sweet. I especially love the fact that he likes Boy Meets World..sounds like a keeper ;) And I like how you guys went to see that waterfall despite the bad weather. You must post a picture if you have one! I'm sure it was beautiful.
Chris made Valentine's Day very special for me too. He spent two weeks planning a scavenger hunt for me. After I got out of class yesterday afternoon, he texted me and asked what I was up to. I told him I was walking back to my room, and he responded, 'good luck'. When I walked into my room, I noticed my bear was gone and a note was posted on my bed. It read:
"Hello Alexandra. By now I'm sure that you've realized that something strange is happening. I would like you to do something for me. Look around your bed. Do you see your bear...? I didn't think so. I have taken it hostage, and it shall only be returned to you if you follow my instructions. You will find clues throughout this building, each containing a letter. When you have located all of the clues, you will unscramble the letters, thus revealing your bear's location. The only rule of the game is that you must complete this task alone. No help will be acceptable. For the sake of your bear I truly hope that you can do what I've asked. I believe you can. As a courtesy, I will give you a letter to start off. The first clue is located in a place very close to you. It's a good thing that I know the password to unlock it. Good luck, Alexandra. It's time to begin".
So, excitedly I began. He placed clues all around the building with a letter attached to each, as well as a hershey kiss (which was a very sweet touch). Halfway through the hunt, he hid a pair of pajamas in one of my drawers as a reward. And I absolutely love them :) After I gathered all of the letters, I spent a considerable amount of time figuring out what the word was. It was 'Taylor's bed'. I looked up on her bed, and there was my bear..with a jewelry box right next to it. The note on top said, "Happy Valentine's Day, Alexandra. I love you so much, Chris". After tearing up, I opened the box and it was a beautiful pair of earrings.
The scavenger hunt itself was very amusing for myself. Every time I went into a room in the building, I would get weird looks because I was underneath tables and flipping chairs. I think I gave a lot of people a good laugh :)
Anyways, it was so sweet and no one has ever done anything as sweet as that for me.
I wish I could have seen you yesterday, but I'm glad I can still tell you that I love you. I'm glad that there are 365 days in a year for me to tell everyone that I love, that I love them. Valentine's Day is a good reminder for me to appreciate those that I love so dearly, especially my friends, family, and Chris.
Have a good rest of your weekend.
Miss you bunches.
xoxo
Xandra
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your post and I was recently thinking about how long it has been since either one of us has posted on here.
What Dave did was very sweet. I especially love the fact that he likes Boy Meets World..sounds like a keeper ;) And I like how you guys went to see that waterfall despite the bad weather. You must post a picture if you have one! I'm sure it was beautiful.
Chris made Valentine's Day very special for me too. He spent two weeks planning a scavenger hunt for me. After I got out of class yesterday afternoon, he texted me and asked what I was up to. I told him I was walking back to my room, and he responded, 'good luck'. When I walked into my room, I noticed my bear was gone and a note was posted on my bed. It read:
"Hello Alexandra. By now I'm sure that you've realized that something strange is happening. I would like you to do something for me. Look around your bed. Do you see your bear...? I didn't think so. I have taken it hostage, and it shall only be returned to you if you follow my instructions. You will find clues throughout this building, each containing a letter. When you have located all of the clues, you will unscramble the letters, thus revealing your bear's location. The only rule of the game is that you must complete this task alone. No help will be acceptable. For the sake of your bear I truly hope that you can do what I've asked. I believe you can. As a courtesy, I will give you a letter to start off. The first clue is located in a place very close to you. It's a good thing that I know the password to unlock it. Good luck, Alexandra. It's time to begin".
So, excitedly I began. He placed clues all around the building with a letter attached to each, as well as a hershey kiss (which was a very sweet touch). Halfway through the hunt, he hid a pair of pajamas in one of my drawers as a reward. And I absolutely love them :) After I gathered all of the letters, I spent a considerable amount of time figuring out what the word was. It was 'Taylor's bed'. I looked up on her bed, and there was my bear..with a jewelry box right next to it. The note on top said, "Happy Valentine's Day, Alexandra. I love you so much, Chris". After tearing up, I opened the box and it was a beautiful pair of earrings.
The scavenger hunt itself was very amusing for myself. Every time I went into a room in the building, I would get weird looks because I was underneath tables and flipping chairs. I think I gave a lot of people a good laugh :)
Anyways, it was so sweet and no one has ever done anything as sweet as that for me.
I wish I could have seen you yesterday, but I'm glad I can still tell you that I love you. I'm glad that there are 365 days in a year for me to tell everyone that I love, that I love them. Valentine's Day is a good reminder for me to appreciate those that I love so dearly, especially my friends, family, and Chris.
Have a good rest of your weekend.
Miss you bunches.
xoxo
Xandra
x Valentine's Day x
Dear xAndra,
The last time either of us used our precious blog was December 16, 2013. This is unacceptable. That is all.
Seeing as yesterday was Valentine's Day, a day allegedly for telling people you love that you love them, showing appreciation pointedly, etc., I figured I'd revive the blog. Hope that's okay xx :D I love you bunches, and miss your shining face. Let's keep in touch!
So the boy has been planning our Valentine's Day Adventure for like two weeks, and he's been telling me how all if his friends thought it was a great idea over and over again. So basically I was terrified for what was going to happen yesterday.
He had said the other day that if the weather was bad, we wouldn't be able to do whatever it was we were going to do. Yesterday, I woke up and saw the weather and thought, Okay we'll be staying home so. But I got a call of him, at which point he said, Sarah, you're weird, would you mind getting very wet and cold in our adventure? And of course I said, nope! So off we went.
We drove toward Waterford and halfway up a mountain through wind and rain (and I mean like kind of like an icy hurricane). We got out of the car and walked about twenty minutes until we came to the biggest, scariest, can't-see-the-top-of-it waterfall (actually series of about four waterfalls piled on top of each other) I've ever seen. The clouds were so thick, you really couldn't see the top. It was like that scene in Up. Apparently, it's normally a tiny little waterfall, but with the weather we've had here recently it was enormous. It was super cool!
By the time we got back to the car, we could barely move we were so cold and wet. We took turns changing in the back seat, and then sat in the heat of the car for ten minutes defrosting. On our way back to Cork, we stopped at McDonalds and got milkshakes. I passingly said how freezing I was and how I should've gotten coffee and not ice cream and what the heck was I thinking when D pulled over to get gasoline and disappeared for a few minutes. He returned with a big cup of coffee for me :)
We got back to Cork around 5PM, and we went in to his house to hang out for the evening. He had the kitchen table all set up for a surprise dinner, complete with flowers and chocolate, and even champagne glasses! We curled up with the champagne and watched his new favorite show, Boy Meets World for a couple of hours. I helped him with dinner, and it was thoroughly spectacular.
I gave him a USB of a few recordings of me playing the piano, including a composition I made for a class that I named after him. I had one proviso in giving it to him: that he couldn't listen to it with me around. So I don't know if he's done it yet, but he liked the gift even before hearing it. That's a success, I think, right? haha
I hope you had a lovely, wonderful Valentine's Day and that you took the opportunity to tell everyone you love that you appreciate them! I haven't gotten to everyone yet, but I'm getting there. I suppose that's what every day of the year is for anyway!
Love you bunches,
SarleX
The last time either of us used our precious blog was December 16, 2013. This is unacceptable. That is all.
Seeing as yesterday was Valentine's Day, a day allegedly for telling people you love that you love them, showing appreciation pointedly, etc., I figured I'd revive the blog. Hope that's okay xx :D I love you bunches, and miss your shining face. Let's keep in touch!
So the boy has been planning our Valentine's Day Adventure for like two weeks, and he's been telling me how all if his friends thought it was a great idea over and over again. So basically I was terrified for what was going to happen yesterday.
He had said the other day that if the weather was bad, we wouldn't be able to do whatever it was we were going to do. Yesterday, I woke up and saw the weather and thought, Okay we'll be staying home so. But I got a call of him, at which point he said, Sarah, you're weird, would you mind getting very wet and cold in our adventure? And of course I said, nope! So off we went.
We drove toward Waterford and halfway up a mountain through wind and rain (and I mean like kind of like an icy hurricane). We got out of the car and walked about twenty minutes until we came to the biggest, scariest, can't-see-the-top-of-it waterfall (actually series of about four waterfalls piled on top of each other) I've ever seen. The clouds were so thick, you really couldn't see the top. It was like that scene in Up. Apparently, it's normally a tiny little waterfall, but with the weather we've had here recently it was enormous. It was super cool!
By the time we got back to the car, we could barely move we were so cold and wet. We took turns changing in the back seat, and then sat in the heat of the car for ten minutes defrosting. On our way back to Cork, we stopped at McDonalds and got milkshakes. I passingly said how freezing I was and how I should've gotten coffee and not ice cream and what the heck was I thinking when D pulled over to get gasoline and disappeared for a few minutes. He returned with a big cup of coffee for me :)
We got back to Cork around 5PM, and we went in to his house to hang out for the evening. He had the kitchen table all set up for a surprise dinner, complete with flowers and chocolate, and even champagne glasses! We curled up with the champagne and watched his new favorite show, Boy Meets World for a couple of hours. I helped him with dinner, and it was thoroughly spectacular.
I gave him a USB of a few recordings of me playing the piano, including a composition I made for a class that I named after him. I had one proviso in giving it to him: that he couldn't listen to it with me around. So I don't know if he's done it yet, but he liked the gift even before hearing it. That's a success, I think, right? haha
I hope you had a lovely, wonderful Valentine's Day and that you took the opportunity to tell everyone you love that you appreciate them! I haven't gotten to everyone yet, but I'm getting there. I suppose that's what every day of the year is for anyway!
Love you bunches,
SarleX
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