Category: Notes from Others

Hi Stacey, I just finished reading your journal to be up-to-date on what’s happening. I’m sure it tires you to keep up your journal but I really appreciate it. You mentioned an email address. I’ve sent messages to the’climb your dreams’ and it comes back. I would like to just send an email sometimes. I’m sure your friends aren’t interested in knowing that I am going to have a knee replacement or that Heidi is getting a #@*%!orce. Is your street address the same? Nicky’s baby (Emily) is due most any day. Please pray for her and I’ll let you know when she arrives. I love you so much and I am so proud of you. Good night honey. Love and prayers. Aunt Norrie, from Gaithersburg

😀 stacey! i miss you so much, and i am so glad to hear you are doing well. i would love to hear from you. i’m working a lot right now, just trying to keep busy, and trying my best to heal my injury and get myself back on the walls. hope to hear from you soon. much love, sasha, Sasha Turrentine, from Santa Cruz

Hi Sis, It was nice to hear your voice yesterday and fun to talk with you! Sophia is delighted with her presents and this morning she hid the rest of her stickers so Mia would not be able to eat any more of them. She is making a present for you but it is taking a while because it has lots of small pieces (that is a clue for you). It is funny that you and Sophia have the same bedtime (8:30 or 9) and same wake-up time (7:30)! If you have a three year old’s schedule, I guess you have the right to act like a three year old if you want to. I guarantee it gives her tons of energy so I am sure it is the right program for you as well. Love you lots, Denise Wirth, from Riga

Hi Stacey! Good job climbing those 24 flights of stairs. Sorry I’ve been a bit out of touch; been training a lot myself, and have been struggling with the symptoms of overtraining lately. Plus been getting the home ready for sale. I wanted to wish you a great weekend though. Keep up the good work! -felix, from Fremont

Hi Sis, Sophia and I tried to call last night and you were out, but we will try again tonight. Mom emailed me some photos of you and friends and it was so wonderful to finally see your face. You could be a hair model with that luscious hair of yours! And is that the famous Rupie visiting you? I hope you are having a wonderful day. I love you, Denise Wirth, from Riga

Hi Dear Sis, I tried to callyou twice last night (daytime for you) and your phone was busy, you chatterbox! So I will try again today. Riga is crazy due to president Bush’s visit this weekend. Both bridges across the river are closed intermittently and large areas of the city, including the train station, are shut down. The Latvians are calling it’Hurricane George’. But it should blow over by Monday when he and his entourage of 600 depart. Love you lots, Denise Wirth, from Riga

Hi Stacey, We’re glad to hear that you are doing so well. Where and when can I see you? You will be pleased to hear that Lucy came home with a blue ribbon last Saturday (she actually beat you-know-who), and Ian came in fourth. We miss you. Julie PS Shouldn’t you be drinking protein shakes or something? Julie Humphreys, from Palo Alto

Hello, Stacey: Thanks for the recipe! Sounds yummy AND healthy. 63 calories? I remember – was it only 7 months ago? When you were determined to put on weight pre-surgery? There was lots of ice cream, and steak and eggs for breakfast. Unfortunately, I think your friends were the ones who gained the weight, what with probably a 400 calorie breakfast. :confused: Hey, we were happy to help! 😉 Hope you feel better and enjoyed the REST. Exercise and goals are good, but rest is great! 😀 Sorry about the hidden identity. Our climbing buddies who read your journal, will be really mad if they see this posting otherwise. 😎 I’ve been using school as an excuse for not climbing with them, so they won’t want to see me e-mailing you the day of my final. 😮 Take care, stacey! You are always in our thoughts and wishes. Anonymous she-climbs buddy, from Oakland

Nice work, Felix! Stacey, it is wonderful that you have friends with such a variety of talents – such a multi-faceted group. It was wonderful to talk to you (and Dave) last night and to hear you laughing again. You are a tough cookie. When we were in France last week, we went to Lourdes and prayed and lit candles for you. Sophia lit a candle and whispered some things, then asked if I wanted to hear what she said. Here it is: Please help Aunt Stacey feel better because she is nice and we need to PLAY PLAY PLAY and Aunt Stacey needs to run and jump with me and eat lunch too and m&m’s. Here is a candle for you. She doesn’t want to feel bad. I want to kiss her. Have a nice day! Hooray! I have a care package almost ready for you and I’ll send it soon. Love you lots, Denise Wirth, from Riga

Sorry, everyone, for the last messages having all of those symbols in there; Miki was correct, the journal was replacing all the letters of’u’,’r’,’l’ with them. That was my fault; I modified the guestbook so that “[u r l]” (all the letters together with no spaces) would be filtered out) to foil the last spammers but obviously did something wrong and did not test out the hack fully. If this message comes out correctly the problem has been fixed. Well, have a great day Stacey and everyone and enjoy the sunshine! -felix, from Fremont