Hawthorn Inn & Suites - Lancaster

... and during the hike. A lot of people helped me and, therefore, a lot of cards went out.

- I now have to get all of my trip belongings together and packed, as I’m heading down to Philadelphia tomorrow (Saturday) to run in the half-marathon on Sunday. Then, I’ll be back in Lancaster on Monday and back down to Philadelphia on Tuesday to fly out. It’s going to be a very busy schedule from here on out.

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I have come back to Hershey, Pennsylvania to revise my role as Kathryn Dover, the mother of Sarah and wife of an absent Army husband, in the show "Home Sweet Home for Christmas" for Matt Davenport Productions and Hershey Park.

The ensemble is completely different this year, however two of the local men playing the role of Grandpa from the previous year have returned, as well as ...

October 27, 2009

We left Boston after a relaxing visit and spent the day driving, in the rain, intent upon getting around New York. With good instructions we managed it to skirt the city and probably a good bit of the normal traffic but it was still a most stressful outing and we were both happy to get off the road, out of traffic and out of the rain for the evening near Mt. Holly, New Jersey.

October 28, 2009

A good night's sleep and happy to have ...

... 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 ...

As I begin to pull the suitcase from the basement and organize my clothes, my thoughts turn to Central America once again. For the fourth time in just over two years, I will return to Central America with Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity and spend a week building, not only homes, but also building relationships with my colleagues.

In the fall of 2007, I was chosen to be part of the first FRAP (Financial Representative Ambassador ...

... in the parking lot accepting donors. So, with some initial reluctance, Kelsey and I signed up for an evening slot. Neither of us had given blood before, so we were a little nervous. But Kelsey wanted to give blood, ever since being inspired to do so through some episode of Extreme Home Makeover. And it's been something that I've wanted to do before I die. There's no good non-medical reason not to, right?

Mohnton, PA, Pennsylvania, United States mikeandkelsey

This [extended] weekend, we're staying in a wonderful little motel--family owned, specializing in extended stays. So we have a little kitchenette, and a separate bedroom. How refreshing it is to say "Hey I'll be in the other room"

We're in the quaint little Pennsylvania town of Mohnton, and we're staying here just in time for the annual Pumpkin parade!

It was fun! Pictures attached!

... was to do there. We wanted to be respectful, but wanted to have an Amish experience and learn about them as much as we could. We decided to walk about town and go into some of the stores where they sell some of the Amish made goods. We were then sent to a pretzel making factory where the kids got to make their own pretzels. Clarkism, "Kids did you know that all pretzels made in the US are made within a 100 mile radius of Lancaster ...

... travelled the furthurest and we put our hands up and said Australia. He was impressed and asked us all to stand - 41 of us - and the whole theatre broke out into a spontaneous round of applause of welcome to us. It was quite something. If you ever get the chance to visit one of these productions do not pass it by - you will not be disappointed. They shows change every few months. Tomorrow we are off to the capital of USA - Washington DC.

... the neighborhood, and just generally acting crazy and cracking each other up.  We had also stayed up all night watching the MTV Video Music Awards and by the time they left it was already after midnight... and I still had to finish packing!  I finished up doing everything I had to do and just laid in bed.  I slept for an hour or two at most.  When it was finally time to get up I was pretty exhausted, but my adrenaline was pumping so it wasn't too bad. We had decided that ...