Courtyard By Marriott Gettysburg

... Baghdad before reaching Shanghai.<br><br>Still ten months out, I'm excited beyond belief that this trip is really going to happen. Tomorrow, I'm going to wander the roadsides of Urbana, MD to collect some more aluminum cans. Best of all, next week, I'll receive 40-hours worth of vacation pay. Every penny of it will go into the travel fund.<br><br>It's real! I truly can't believe it! See you in China!<br>Jen<br>

... br>The kids were too cool to respond much afterward. So we said a few words anyway, then ate cookies and played basketball. Only one of the kids stayed behind to play basketball, so he, Arn, and I played...some game, I don't really remember what it's called. Fifty? Or something like that? Anyway, it was cutthroat, two-on-one. And to win, you basically have to just play better than the other two. Like I said, I don't know much about it.<br><br>Okay, now when it comes to basketball, I ...

... murals of stonework (the mural was on a flat wall, but was painted to look like stonework--fascinating). We browsed some little specialty shops, where I got a Christmas present for my dad--he's hard to shop for, so I snagged it. I also got a little something for myself. I got a new watch! Actually, I haven't owned a watch for years, so it's something to get used to. But I couldn't pass it up--especially for only ...

Today we just had one school, but three shows throughout the day. Between shows, Kelsey and I had a nice talk with Arn (our host). We talked about life, finances, marriage, careers...<br>I realized that we're rarely in one place long enough to be able to sit and talk with someone for so long. Ordinarily, we come into a school, do our thing, and leave. But lately, we've established some ...

Today was our first day with YFC in Frederick, Maryland. We're staying with the Bjorndals--a nice long stretch of a homestay. Their daughter is getting married within the year, so we've been able to share some of our recent experience with that process.<br><br>We're sticking to our standard busy schedule--about two schools a day this week, and we're doing the same sort of thing as we did in Scranton ...

... SO WHEN WE ARRIVED IN NEWARK TO PICK UP OUR NEXT CAR FOR OUR TRIP TO PA, WE HAD HIGH HOPES OF OUR CLUB 1 MEMBERSHIP WORKING THIS TIME. NOT !!!! NO CAR, BUT THIS TIME WE DID GET AN SUV INSTEAD OF A SUB COMPACT, BUT 20 MILES INTO OUR TRIP THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WENT ON, SO WE PULLED OFF AND FILLED ALL 4 TIRES WITH AIR. 20 MORE MILES THE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN.....WE PULLED OVER AND CALLED HERTZ. THEY WOULD HELP US FIND A TIRE STORE ...

... at the visitors center in the Gettysburg National Park, which is actually quite a building including a very comprehensive gift store including any and all things you could want regarding civil war history. Max used some of his spending money to get a bag of army men/horses/canons. We also picked up the cd for the auto tour of gettysburg. <br><br>The self guided auto tour takes you all around the town of Gettysburg with 16 ...

... Trish's daughter who is at university there) as she is at a conference in Atlanta this week end. As it is simply an overnight stop we will head for Wal-Mart. We set of with the best of intentions, however that plan soon unraveled - not because of any mishaps you understand, but because progress wasn't quite as quick as we expected! Virtually every state we have been in has had the ever present bikers, usually men, (but ...

... there is bronze cast of bulldog that I wanted to see. [There is quite a story about this little dog, that I will maybe tell in the future]. After this I went down into the railroad cut to see what it looked like and looked for some sign of where the NY 30th was. We went to the Atland House just outside of Gettysburg for a great Sunday Brunch. I wish they served a little earlier [it doesn't start until 11:30 ...

... good tour. The narrative on two CDs lasted nearly three hours, plus with all of the stops we made to get out and walk around we ended up spending about 5 hours at the battlefield. I'd never been to a Civil War Battlefield before, and one of the most striking features of Gettysburg was the fact that the park was full of statues and monuments commemorating generals, colonels, and all of the soldiers who ...