Jenny and I took an adventure. An adventure in our very own town. Technically, we were taking senior pictures and talking about all her future plans and dreams. But since I love adventure and adventure loves me, and since Jenny saw the adventures, too, our day in Winston-Salem turned into an adventure.
First, we hiked up four flights of stairs. In a parking garage. Did you know that the downtown Winston parking garage floors are numbered by musical instruments? So if you park your car there, all you have to do is say “I am playing the trumpet when I go find my car” and you’ll remember where you parked!
Then, we took a wrong turn and ended up in a not-so-pleasant side of town. Lets just say we high tailed it outta there. Fast. And were NOT interested in stopping at the super photogenic spot we saw. (I promise, Mom. We didn’t.)
And, finally, we found a tunnel. Yes, a TUNNEL. In Winston Salem. Downtown. If that doesn’t make us cool, I don’t know what does.
So there we were. Two girls with the most amazing name in the world. Taking unboring Senior Pictures. And having adventures.
P.S. When Jenny heads abroad to study in Ireland, I’m going to go visit her. Then we’ll have real adventures. 😛
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These are awesome! Jenny is so beautiful and the pictures turned out so lovely. Nice work!
These are awesome! Jenny is so beautiful and the pictures turned out so lovely. Nice work!