Thursday at 12:01 has never been as exciting as it was this year.
Jeanette was already a whole year and a minute older.
Having a birthday on the road it was understood that you'd probably have to miss some special things, like homemade birthday cake. But when our New Hampshire family found out it was Jeanette's birthday, they made the yummiest spice cake with rich peanut butter icing.
As tradition in our family, every year on our birthday our Daddy gets us flowers. Seeing as home was over 16 hours away, it was highly unlikely that Jeanette would get her flowers from Dad this year.
But again, our NH family stepped in with a beautiful flower for Jeanette to help carry on the tradition.
"I get up in the morning, after my husband comes in and kisses me Good Morning, so I can do my volunteer work."
Thanks so much to our New Hampshire family who opened their home to us and helped to make Jeanette's birthday away from home so very special! :)
"I get up in the morning at 5 a.m. to enjoy the peace and quiet to work and read and pray."
Perks of being the birthday girl: wandering into a coffee shop and getting an incredibly delicious, free sandwich just cause you're awesome (and old...)!
"Everyday is another step to get to where I want in life."
"Because I don't like the alternative!"
Jeanette picked New Hampshire's postcard for the family.
Just a normal piece of mail with a pretty lake on the front.
Nobody reads the back of postcards, nobody. Well, nobody except Jennifer.
While filling out a postcard for the family, she read the quick blurb on the back about the picture on the front. It was like being in the middle of a movie. The lake on the front was none other than gorgeous Lake Winnapasockee.....erm....Whinnipesawkey.....ahem, Lake Winnipesaukee....there we go.
It was the adventurous side of us, and the outstanding performance by Bill Murray in What about Bob? (whose character's therapist vacations in Lake Winnipesaukee) that made this lake (New Hampshire's largest) a must see on our list.
We stopped off at a beach on the edge of the lake. Also home of many pathogens, allergens, and something about a "duck itch disease" that happens to be in season during the month of---September. So no toes in the water this time. Just a couple of cute pictures and lots of hand-sanitizer.
"Just to keep living."
The town was cute though, and the vast waters of Winnipesaukee were seemingly endless as they stretched back into the land edges of the trees.
"To go to school. :)"
"Because God loves me."
A few dozen miles down the road from Winnipesaukee was the New Hampshire water reservoir.
"Because I am alive!"
With a 'bodily contact' fine up to $2,500, we didn't dare dip our toes into this water either.
But it was really something to step out onto the dock and watch the water interrupt it's own calmness and toss back and forth every once in a while. The water was so clear and steady that way out even you were able to see straight to the bottom.
And now, for the stunning account of:
How three girls saw Stonehenge and never left the country.
"To go to work."
Hidden away amongst the trees and fences of Salem, NH, lies an interesting piece of American history (that few know of at all):
The American Stonehenge.
Lying over 30 acres, these great mounds and structures of rock are part of a 4000 year old prehistoric site that has played it's part in the underground railroad, as well as the fields of archaeology and astronomy.
Much like the Stonehenge across the seas, there is large speculation and sense of mystery when it comes to what this was built for and by whom.
And like many of the world's greatest mysteries, it may be something lost with time.
Or it might have been the same way they built the pyramids.
The aliens helped them.
"9/11 <- Never Forget.
I wake up because I love life. God is good."
Happy Birthday to Jeanette (and many more to come)!
Love,
The Crew
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