Happy Journey Motel Utica

... and a grasshopper front door knocker. And its got 5 different porches....and a bridge from one half of the house to the other on the third floor. Unfortunately I forgot my camera....so no pics for now.

And on Saturday we wanted to take Jacqui's dad out to the car museum in Norwich. It's the Northeast Car Museum off of Rt 12. I was very surprised by the number of ...

... Steves guide.... he brough it to life, it was no longer just a pile of ruins... after all, we walked where Julius Caesar walked and saw the spot Mark Antony asve the 'Friendsm Romans, Countryment, lend me your ears speech. We found out about the poor vestial (spelling?) virgins... chosen when they were 10 to keep the eternal flame buring.. but if they were found to be no longer qualified to be virgins, they were put in a crypt with a loaf of bread and ...

... are surprised that when we are taking our bags up to our room that the people before us were holding open the door for us with one hand whilst in the other held the leash to a Doberman and a Labrador. Pets must have been allowed who would have thunk it.

Any way we had paid 81 dollars for the room and as it was Sunday the next day all you could eat breakfast for 6 dolllars was on the menu for the morning. Off to bed to recharge

... lots of Rummy (I won). Laila enjoyed the playground. We had a campfire going - even during the day.

My two polar bears swam in the frigid campground pool. I watched from the sunny spot on the deck.

It was heaven. And Chris handled the sewage like a pro.

It was a wonderful weekend and I look forward to all of our new adventures.

... so much in pouring rain in my life. Funny but I am starting to get use to it, if you get cold you just take it up a level and your body gets warm and the rain is like sweat and i sjust a cooling agent. Other than the lack of visibility and braking it aint all bad. The worst part is that when you take it up ...

After a relaxing morning we hooked up and headed out of the campground around 11:00. Our plans were to stop at the Cooperstown All Star Baseball Village and then hit Brooks BBQ for lunch. No trip to Oneonta, New York is complete with a stop at Brooks!

We spent about half an hour at the All Star Village - just long enough to check out the grounds, the gift shop ...

After breakfast Don headed home and after a relaxing morning the rest of us headed into Cooperstown for some site seeing. The weather was actually cooperating and we did see some sun! Our first stop was lunch at the local pizzeria. We then visited some shops, visited the wax museum, caught another team's game on Doubleday field and headed for a game of mini ...

This morning Jellystone hosted a pancake breakfast which we attended before heading into Cooperstown. The boys could not wait to finish breakfast and head off for the day -- not because they were excited to get to Cooperstown but because they wanted to reach an area with cell phone service! :-)

We arrived in Cooperstown with plenty of time to browse the shops. We met the team in ...

... through internet / Mafia Wars withdrawal. I cannot get access on my broadband card. Fortunately, they have WiFi available in the game room! Woo Hoo!! Sami and I made a dash to the pavilion with our laptops before the rain started again :-)
Tomorrow is the big day -- Kevin's baseball team is playing on Doubleday field in Cooperstown, New York. Let's hope the rain finishes today!!

We were privileged to perform at the beautiful Stanley Theatre in Utica for two days. It is the crowning glory of the city, for sure, that was full of interestingly wonderful people and businesses. Here is some history: The Stanley Theatre opened September 10, 1928 and has been the premier showplace for Central New York ever since. Thomas Lamb, a prolific theatre architect, designed this 2,945 seat movie palace for ...