Rendezvous at the Ridge Really Rocked (right?)

Okay, all alliteration aside (okay, all aside after THAT last bit!), Chadams and Lady Lilac were once again the most gracious of hosts! :-) They carved a beautiful event stamp and walked people all around for stamps they already had or had personally created (pretty impressive to do when you think they did all that walking and I don't think they got a SINGLE stamp for themselves!). They were just as helpful with the groups that went off on their own, giving directions precise directions so no one got lost. I was sans Highlander, but had a Dancer RP (one of my students) as a bonus rider, so I was grateful for anything that could get us right to the boxes without her getting disappointed. We hiked like CRAZY, but got tons of great stamps, which is exactly what Chestnut Ridge is all about. Plus, the Highlander (who couldn't make it because of his neck pain) stayed in contact via text messages and had Chadams believing I was somehow mentally linked to AQ by logging finds for me while I was still on the trail! LOL

Also, I was REALLY happy to meet some of our neighbors to the north...Canadians rule! :-) Fiddleheads turned out to be a fellow D & D geek and picked up out Sword of Omens PT, all the while blowing sunshine up my ego about my funny stories (including the ones about voyeuristic gophers...very concerned about the lack of proper entertainment up Canada way...!) :-) Plus, the 4 Sailors and LAndmark Leapsters we're just some of the nice folks you could hope to meet. Hopefully, we'll be joining them in September for Box ON in Guelph and we can trick...er, convince them to come back down for the WNY event in August.

Anyway, for those of you who missed it, you REALLY missed it, so...don't miss it again! If Chadams and/or Lady Lilac says they're throwing a boxing event (heck, if they say they're throwing a FIT), you GET here and destroy all those who get in your way (won't THAT be FUN?!)

The (glad to be back boxing again for the first time since 2007) Sprite & the (looking forward to next time) Highlander

6th Annual WNY Gathering (first major bulletin of 2008!)

Just letting folks know that the Western New York Annual gathering is all set for the weekend of August 22-24. There will be a regular Saturday day event, some night boxing that evening and, for those wanting to have some REAL fun, a camping event that will begin Friday and end Sunday. All this will be at the SAME park...Sprague Brook County Park in Glenwood, NY, just south of Buffalo. The theme is movies, so be ready to see some amazing images from the silver screen!

If you plan to join us during the day for LBWNY's Saturday at the Movies, you can sign up here: http://www.atlasquest.com/events/event.html?gEventId=468

If you plan to stay for the weekend for LBWNY's Movie Double Feature, you need to ALSO sign up here so we can let you know where to reserve your tent or RV site: http://www.atlasquest.com/events/event.html?gEventId=787

We always get folks from all over the country (Trekkie Gal, Eidolon, Artemis, Mysterious...OTHER GUY that's HIKING A LOT NOW, I'm talking to YOU!), so this is a weekend you don't want to miss! I'll be creating the official website once school is out and am taking box donations dealing with the silver screen from anyone who doesn't mind the box plant being permanent (I'll also take any TES's folks want to bring or send)! Hope to see you all there!

The (getting ready for on last month of school) Sprite & the (getting ready to be bossed around for the entire month of August) Highlander