Jager 🥃 SHOTS!

 Saturday August 15th




I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again… The weekends are hard. Without the daily routine schedule, there is a lot of downtime.  Too much downtime. Time to think. Think about how this happened.  Think about why this happened.  Think about how much I hate that this happened. 

It’s hard. Every single day is hard. Things that are supposed to be so easy, are so hard.  I get frustrated. I can pretend that I don’t, but I do.  

And at the end of a long day, Jillian arrives. Smiling like she always is, here to lift my spirits. To spend time with me. To help me heal.♥️  And then she tells me to look out the window. Somethings happening, someone’s here… here for you...

#KitzbühelCrew

The perfect thing to lift my spirits. They even did  JAGERMEISTER shots in the parking lot! So close I could almost taste it.  




They even brought dinner…

#Sottosotto




From sun up to sun down, today had the full range of emotions....




6 more sleeps... 🛏




Comments

  1. Heidi McCulloch, CuratorAugust 16, 2020 at 6:15 AM

    Cheers!!

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  2. Melinda CollinsAugust 16, 2020 at 6:41 AM

    Your last wknd is almost behind you, Adam!!! Have you dreamt up what you will do next Saturday?! It will be here before you know it... 😘 Meantime, keep up the amazing progress!

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  3. Rachel WilliamsAugust 16, 2020 at 6:52 AM

    Hey Adam the weekend is almost out! Good luck for the last week and hold in there, this time next week you’ll be home and you can sleep like a baby in your own bed 🛌. Xx Keep up the great progress and see you soon .

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  4. AnnekeAugust 16, 2020 at 10:44 AM

    You are amazing Adam. Your strength, effort, persistence, gratitude, appreciation and love will continue to carry you through and carry you forward. You’ve got this. xoa

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  5. Wouter VosmeerAugust 17, 2020 at 2:05 PM

    Couldn’t Jillian sneak in some jägermeister?????

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  6. Katie FindlayAugust 20, 2020 at 4:32 PM

    I mean technically I told you to look out the window...wish I could’ve been there in person, thank god for the powers of FaceTime! Next time buddy #kitzcrewforlife #cdnapresskiteam

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