we honestly planned our outfits days in advance.
we had to look GOOD.
professional & lovely,
something that wasn't a dead giveaway that we were fanatics.
unfortunately we had no clue that at JPL everyone just wears jeans and polo shirts...
so our heels and skirts and headbands and makeup definitely gave us away as trying a bit too hard.
but i'm okay with that,
because we had a blast.
a few weeks ago, our neighbor David gave rosanna, rox and i our own private tour of JPL.
lots of people have asked me what JPL is...
and in case you're in that camp, think NASA!
space!
Jet Propulsion Laboratory!
think, DREAM COME TRUE IF YOU ARE ME!
so we all woke up at 8am,
got our JPL outifts on,
and freaked out as we drove there.
but then we stopped and wondered,
would the tour be.... GOOD??
would we actually get to see things?
when the first thing we saw was these guys in all white suits MAKING a spacecraft,
we knew that YES. this would be good.
we had to look GOOD.
professional & lovely,
something that wasn't a dead giveaway that we were fanatics.
unfortunately we had no clue that at JPL everyone just wears jeans and polo shirts...
so our heels and skirts and headbands and makeup definitely gave us away as trying a bit too hard.
but i'm okay with that,
because we had a blast.
a few weeks ago, our neighbor David gave rosanna, rox and i our own private tour of JPL.
lots of people have asked me what JPL is...
and in case you're in that camp, think NASA!
space!
Jet Propulsion Laboratory!
think, DREAM COME TRUE IF YOU ARE ME!
so we all woke up at 8am,
got our JPL outifts on,
and freaked out as we drove there.
but then we stopped and wondered,
would the tour be.... GOOD??
would we actually get to see things?
when the first thing we saw was these guys in all white suits MAKING a spacecraft,
we knew that YES. this would be good.
ro cried when she saw them. see the glisten???
here's david!!!!!!!!!!!!! our dream neighbor! we felt like we were with a celeb when he pointed out the spacecraft that he had worked on. so, cool.
when i learned that about operation FREESPIRIT i flipped my lid. i never knew that the mars rover named Spirit was stuck in sand....... the poor guy. FREE SPIRIT!! and see that green mound right below? that's where they're testing different methods of getting Spirit out! i was going to buy a shirt or a mug, but unfortunately i kind of disliked the design. okay.... hated it.
small stop for a quick roommate picture. i think we have never all looked so serene and professional. but hey. we had to act the part. sophisticated and totally not FREAKING OUT ABOUT THIS! jpl?? no big deal.
we got to see david's office, which is about a 2 mile walk from the parking lot, and down in the basement of a random building. i couldn't make this stuff up,
(wish i had a wire collection this beautiful.)
sigh.
no more words.
just smiles.
:)
shannon
no more words.
just smiles.
:)
shannon
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obsessed....LOVE this! You girls are so great :)
(01.29.10 @ 01:10 PM)I LOVE IT! I still think about it Shan. All the time!!!!!!
(01.29.10 @ 01:11 PM)lucky! and that roommate picture turned out great!
(01.29.10 @ 01:21 PM)AHH! I'm in love with NASA & SPACE! seriously so jealous.. but I totally went there as a kid on a field trip! but wish I could go again! the pics are awesome & I miss you :)
(01.29.10 @ 03:02 PM)roommate picture not so great do I have pink eye?
JPL however life changing....perhaps my eye was read from crying?
(01.29.10 @ 06:31 PM)yeah ro--- you kind of look cross eyed. oops.......... people know how pretty you are from the other million posts i've done about you though. right everyone?
(01.29.10 @ 06:42 PM)ro: your styling in these photos inspires me.
(01.29.10 @ 08:29 PM)so totally rad. completely. utterly. RAD. thank you for sharing! what a blessed neighbor and adventure! :)
(01.30.10 @ 02:15 PM)Fantastic! I remember loving field trips when I was in elementary school, but who takes a field trip as an adult!? You do! I've also walked by and around JPL and had a lot of X-Files flashes while doing so... but you went IN the place! I'm in awe!
(01.31.10 @ 02:14 PM)do you remember Amber... Eli's ex-girlfriend who married Chris's brother? Her dad worked at JPL for a long time -- I think he's retired now though.
I'm so glad you girls had this roommate experience together!
(02.01.10 @ 01:42 PM)It's good to know what kinda guys turn Ro on: guys in white suits.
(02.02.10 @ 08:19 PM)Of all the JPL pics here, the best are of you guys, ahem, gals: y'all look so angelic & innocent!
this is so random...but when i was little i totally wanted to be an astronaut. i loved loved loved apollo 13 and went to shuttle launches as a kid. i'm jealous that you got to see this! BUT, it did remind me that my mother-in-law got me the HBO miniseries "from the earth to the moon" DVD set for Christmas...sooooo, i think i'll get working on that tonight. :)
(02.06.10 @ 02:49 PM)Awesome, but just another day at the office for some of us. :)
(07.27.10 @ 03:44 PM)I never thought my job was sooo cool, but after reading this blog i am proud to be a JPL'er again. Nice work....