I lied....

there will have to be another post  about my grad...it is coming soon....I promise.

Summer Vacations

This entry will cover the last three and one half months, so get ready, sit back and make sure you are ready for the ride…

            -This summer was really busy for me, I did a lot of traveling, more than usual in such a short amount of time.

A. (2^nd trip)  I came back from my girls’ trip for a couple of days, left to go down to the Jersey shore for my good friend Theresa’s wedding.  She looked so happy and truly amazing.  The service was nice and the wedding reception was at her shore house, another beautiful place.  I don't have any pictures of this particular event.  Sorry...

B.  (3rd trip)  I came back from the wedding on a Sunday night, did laundry and left early the next morning for San Francisco to help my sister Ronna move from San Bruno to Palo Alto.  It was a great time again...but it was very tiring...she hired me to come out there and move her, and that I did.  It was a wonderful and smart move on their part.  She moved into this beautiful old house on the corner of a coveted street, it is famous for living on because all the neighbors get along.  There are many children who live in this neighborhood, as soon as we parked the car in front of the house, we had 7 children between the ages of 2-10 helping us with a few adult hands.  It was great, my nieces and nephews were in heaven.  They couldn't really play in there last neighborhood because of living on the upside of a steep hill and now they are in the dead center of play central.  They helped us unload and brought over yummy food that night and the next couple of days.  Thanks to all of them for their generosity and love, we were very grateful.  My sister had babysitters and new best friends for her children all in a couple of days.  I did get annoyed though because my sister being the social little butterfly that she is decided to organize a 4th of July parade the day of.  Even though we had many boxes to unload, the best of it was that also volunteered to paint faces, but the paint was in a box.  I was upset and angry about now and told her she was crazy.   Let me tell you how much fun she had, kids were coming in and out all day, adults were coming in and out both to get painted and bringing goodies around.  It was fantastic in the end, I was impressed with the whole thing.  We did the parade and the kids/parents were so happy.  It was great!  Thanks Ronna!   The pictures I am adding are the ones from my sisters blog as I again do not have any...I need to get a camera.  I left on the 5th and was home for a week before heading out again.

FYI:  I only have pics of whale watching and P-town, and one of the beach.

C. (4th trip)  I went up to Cape Cod with the Sharbaugh’s and another family that shared a house with us.  We stayed on the south side of the Cape-south/east Falmouth.  I was blessed to do a lot of exciting things.   I rode from the house down to Woods Hole, which is where the ferry takes you and your car across to Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard.  It was such a great day….very sunny and beautiful.   I drove up to Provincetown with Claire and Mia where we passed a drive-in movie theatre-this I get to you later.  Once we got to Provincetown we parked and walked around to the ferry where we got to ride and whale watch.   This was truly amazing, so many whales, there were three different kinds of whales, and boy were they HUGE…It was amazing.  We then ended the day climbing a look out tower and going to the Pilgrims Monument.  The tower had a great view of P-town and the northern tip of the Cape.  I took Sarah and Emma the next night to the drive in to watch Harry Potter, it was their first time and of course there was a double feature-Ghost of Girlfriends Past, it seemed they enjoyed their first time.  They stuffed themselves with popcorn, pizza, milkshakes, and other junk.  We had a great time.  We all went to Martha’s Vineyard the next day and walked around to all the fun expensive shops,  and enjoyed ourselves at this delicious, beautiful restaurant on the water…The most interesting of it all was being able to go to the National Seashore and sit on these huge sand dunes next to the ocean.  Also there was this great place to eat called The Beachcomber-I think.  I had a wonderful time and enjoyed myself thoroughly; it was an amazing trip, a big thanks to the Sharbaughs and the Laytons on getting such a fantastic place.   Also for letting me barrow their kids so I didn’t have to go by myself. 

C.  I came back on my own because I had to start getting ready for the party-my graduation party…but I also had a friend come and stay with me for a couple of days.  Actually he was a good friend of mine-Mike Emsweiler and his girlfriend.  They were visiting from Texas for a week and stayed with me the later part of their trip….it was her first time coming out here, but that didn’t stop me from having them both help me out with the party stuff.  They stayed and the next day my brother Rory and his wife Katie came.