the last planned trip and preparation

Ryan will be here in less than two weeks. We will be in Denver for a couple of days and then will be driving to California. It is surreal. It is also surreal that I was in California less than two days ago for an extended stay over the weekend.

When we had decided upon the trip, I was not planning on moving until May. It seemed reasonable to get together the weekend after Valentine's. Now that we will be living in the same area soon- it seems the trip was just a magnificent bonus to seal the end of the distance part of the relationship.

The trip consisted of: nap time, class, an interview, waiting in the car, tolls, a Valentine from Ryan's mom, jewelry, hugs and kisses, candy hearts, chocolate, bagel nutrition, gps, napa, downtown shops, some shaking, and sweet minty gum, tree lanes, an accident, a particular vineyard we did not run or walk to, a new friend and his marvel comics, sniff-swirl-swig, romance, wine, and cheese, and bread, hot tub, gloaming, carribian colored pool, whole foods feast, world market, laughter, tears, waffles, accidental sugar free, teasing, motion sickness, the ocean, the beach, a new nylon beach blanket, hot cocoa, wet waved toes!, kites, and kite surfers, shark signs, stories about Ryan almost dying (i.e. AUS island, and mt bike wreck), church, shrek, a theater date, lost leaf, conversation, more laughter, more tears, fog, delayed flight, missed flight, another airport pickup, turbulance. It was a blast.



...and now... we both how busy lists to complete well.

Ryan-
Continue to attend full time classes
Continue to study
Continue to participate in the church internship
Attend and lead a retreat at Lake Tahoe for an extended weekend
Attend a multi-day conference in TX
There is a bunch more details jotted down in his mind- Ill let him fill then in, if he wishes...
Fly stand-by to Denver (and pack basically nothing ;) )

Jasmine-
Hug my dear Denver friends... as much as, possible.
Final medical/dental appointments
Wrap up well at the college I work at
Continue to write the Independent Study
Pack
Visit the storage unit
Get up to Estes
Attend bash at Jenna and Meghan's
Attend gathering at Ben and Tine's
Clean the room I staying in
Additional final appointments
Find cheese curds
Visit the hot springs
Special shopping
Decide what can comfortably fit in the car
Overhaul on car
Wash car
Send Fi's Colorado animals
Find someone willing and excited to franchise a Culver's in California
Oh, and I should probably get tires though... did you know that tires don't have an expiration date on them so there is not actually was to show the tires' elasticay. ...that was on a documentary once. Anyways, I might get tires.

<3 you all. I am way excited, and quite a bit sad. <3 It is almost the appropriate time for this chapter to conclude. I wonder what the next bit is all about. I betcha it will certainly be an adventure!