///hear me roar///

Monday, September 10, 2001

hmm... i think i have a *lot* to write about.

this weekend was great. friday night i didn't do much of anything, got some reading done, etc. dan went out with friends to a frat party, he was the sober one, sounds like he had fun though :) then on saturday me and liz went hiking!! we went to the cascades, which is usally considered a "hike for people who don't hike". this is b/c its really easy, there are actually steps carved into the trail. pretty wussy as far as hikes go. but liz and i made it into a hike ;) it actually took us 3 hours to get to the top! we're talking a 30-45 min hike. we didn't take the trail, we went down into the stream and made our way climbing through and over rocks and boulders. we both got pretty wet, too. and we also stopped a lot to admire the scenery. it was incredible. so we finally get to the top, and its so beautiful. its the huge waterfall... i can't even describe it, its so pretty. so we lounge around there for awhile, and finally turn to go back. we went back on the trail, though, b/c it was already getting later than we had planned. we saw so many butterflies and caterpillars, and a few other really interesting things. it was an awesome hike.

so yeah, we get back and i jumo in the shower, b/c i was disgusting, and i end up going out with dan and sarika and a bunch of their friends. dan decided that he wanted me to go out with him, he said he wanted to "give me a test drive". :P he's been seeing the "new me" and i think he was intrigued. so i put on my huge ufo's (pants :P) and we all go out. dan and i got to be the designated drivers since neither of us drink. he drove the truck with the guys and i drove the truck with the girls :) so after some pre-party drinking and some interesting adventures, we make it to the frat house. let me tell you, i had a blast! i danced so much. me and dan were getting really close on the dance floor ;) so then toward the end "rave" music came on. some cool techno with an awesome beat. well... both sarika and i were wearing our raving pants (ufo's), so we started raving!! man, it was awesome :) i love that girl. we danced so long, and we actually had an audience. when we were done and went outside to cool off, i literally had steam rising off of my body. it was crazy. so yeah, all in all it was an awesome night, i never imagined i'd have so much fun at a frat party. and i actually bonded with sarika, she's such a cool person. :)

and by the end of the night... dan and i were back together. its on different terms, and things are going to be *so* different, and we're going slower and less seriously. but i could tell by the end of the night that he really wanted me back. so we're together... and so far, its been beyond good. its been wonderful.

so then on sunday i took dan out to dinner downtown. my treat! that was really nice :) then we came back here for about 30 min, then parted ways to go do homework. i had one of the best weekends i can remember. :)
Jessica 12:12 PM