Econo Lodge Warrensville Warrensville Heights

... better than that of LSU.

Getting back on the road, we stopped in Cleveland to check out the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The building was impressive, but the City was not. The displays were nice, but we weren't real R&R fans. There were lots of displays of old musical equipment used by the legends of R&R.

Back to the road.

... ll be a whole new life! I am just glad I don't have any kids at home, or a hubby to deal with - makes the situation a lot easier!

Surprise 50th Birthday party was a BLAST! Cannot believe Karen G. was able to surprise me! Thanks to all my friends who showed up with booze, gifts, and $$ for the Alaska trip!

Saga continues....

For those of you who haven't heard yet, I am going back to Mexico for a week in December. Rather than staying in Irapuato, I will be staying with two missionaries in Leon. I'll visit with them and their friends for most of the time, however I will head to Irapuato for a day or two to visit my friends there as well!

This is such a great opportunity. I've really missed so many of these wonderful people, and so decided it would be great to ...

... shoes, put on thick socks, covered my legs with my jacket and slept like a baby :)

The hotel was not in the center, but in a (nice looking) subburb. The taxi took me there in 15 minutes and charged only $15.00 Let's just say Amsterdam taxi drivers are not that modest...
My hotel room was already available and so I slept until 11 am. And since the greyhound arrived at 6 am instead of 7 that was one hour longer than expected.

To be continued...

... poor driving skills in the tri-state area. Getting to route 80 was simple enough since we left after morning rush hour and since then its been a straight shot.

Although I will have to say that the whole state of PA smells like one big farm and there's quite a bit of road kill. Other than that Day 1 was uneventful. A few stops for gas and a pull off at McDonalds to take advantage of a clean bathroom and the day ...

... as many wires as the old set. And not as bulky.

Been in touch with two of the other riders; we are having another meeting on Dec. 29th to pay for some of the items we will all be sharing the cost for, ie...plastic adhesive covering for chrome and paint, Canadian National Park pass, etc.

We returned to Betsy's parents house from our time in Mexico. After throwing a few more things away - we took off in our car on a road trip to Cindy Snow's wedding in Arkansas. We visited our friends Bill and Chuck in Cincinnati, then we followed the Ohio river to the Mississipi. We stopped at some small towns along the way like Metropolis (the home of superman).

We left Florida and drove to Berea via Winston Salem so we could visit Jed and Cecilie (Peter's nephew). When we arrived in Berea we spent the month of March getting Betsy's parents house ready to put on the market. The house market in Cleveland is horrible so we thought we better try to sell the house as soon as possible so they would be ready to move into their new retirement apartment in Chagrin Falls when is was completed in the fall.

... Monday. I saw 5:00 am--and my alarm was going off at 6:30 so I could go to work. It was brutal, but I got through. Came home from work on Tuesday night and took some Simply Sleep and finally got more than a few hours. It was glorious. I haven't been sleeping great again but I think it's because I'm really busy at work. Hopefully this shall pass soon! Looking back on the trip, I still think it was absolutely ...

... concerts. The award-winning Blossom Pavilion, where the Choir and Orchestra performed, is noted for its superb acoustical design and distinctive architecture. The spacious pavilion and surrounding lawn area provided an ideal setting for a large crowd to enjoy the Choir and Orchestra. Attendance Monday evening was just over four thousand.

Unique to the Cleveland concert was a taping of the 4,061st installment of the Choir’s weekly broadcast, Music and the Spoken ...