On the 5th day of Christmas break, my Pennsylvania
trip gave to me…
the chance to bring
my Dad home from the hospital! He was
well enough to come home within 24 hours, which was amazing!
Once Dad was settled
in and about to enjoy an early Christmas dinner with my Mom, twin,
sister-in-law, and their son, I hit the road to meet up with a friend, Jason,
at another friend’s house in Hershey.
Thanks to RJ and Tracy’s (very fun couple who are doing excellent work
with today’s youth at Milton Hershey School) help, Jason and I were able to
take in a fun Hershey Bears game and run amuck all over Hershey without
worrying about little Dusty Shamrock.
It was fun being out
and about in Hershey and I enjoyed watching Jason try to figure out his
scavenger hunt clues throughout the night.
Unfortunately the Bears lost (1-0) to the Falcons but the guacamole and
Christmasy margaritas, at the end of the night, were delicious!
The day concluded
with my driving to York and visiting with Ashley and her dog until about 1:30am
before we called it a night. I went to
bed with a smile on my face as I looked forward to the next 48 hours of getting
together with some of my favorite people in YoPa!
On the 6th day of Christmas break, my
Pennsylvania trip gave to me…
a delicious breakfast with Ashley’s family. Over the years, even when I still commuted to
York from Harrisburg, Ash’s family has treated me as if I were one of their
own. Their support over the years and
love they’ve shown to me have helped to make York one of my favorite places to
have lived. It was wonderful visiting
with not only my best friend, but her parents, grandparents, and the family
dog, AJ.
On the way back to York, I had my first white chocolate mocha frappucino from Starbucks. Yum!!
Later, I was able to
catch part of the Ravens game with the girls at Cobblestones. It’s too bad I had not been able to wear my
Ravens shirt as it was still in the wash from when I wore it on Friday.
Sunday night found me at Jen’s brand new house
celebrating at the Christmas Cookie Exchange
with my former co-workers. Of the
five of us in attendance, three have moved on from LIU and are working
elsewhere. I love how each year, we
still make the effort to come together and enjoy the season (and cookies) in
spite of the holiday busy-ness and bustle!
On the 7th day of Christmas break, my Pennsylvania
trip gave to me..
a
wonderful Christmas Eve! I loved the
fact that I was able to spend so much time with such awesome people as I made
my way back home over the course of the day.
I started out with breakfast at Panera with one of my favorite couples, Michaelann
& Jeremy, followed by saying goodbye to Ashley but I will be seeing her
again on Saturday (yippee!). I met
Michaelann several years ago (was it 2008?
2009?) when she was my dental hygienist in West York. They say that fate brings you to the people
in your life and I certainly am glad that fate brought Michaelann into
my life. A fellow Catholic chick, she
and I can relate on so many levels and seeing the love between her and her
awesome husband, Jeremy, inspires me! I enjoyed my peppermint mocha while Michaelann, Jeremy, & I chatted over breakfast.
After
scooping up Dusty from Ash’s house & petting Shelby goodbye, Dusty & I traveled to
Mt. Wolf to see Lauren , Trevor, & their puppies.
What a beautifully decorated Christmas home to
match this beautiful couple I love so. Lauren is a treasured former co-worker/bowling
partner/workout buddy and I’m glad that I was able to swing by her house. It was a delightful surprise that her hubby
was off work at the last minute so along with seeing Lauren and the 2 pups, I
got to greet Trevor. I loved their
finished basement with the bar, pool table, and oh so comfy couch.
Finally,
I got in some quality time in one of my favorite places, Harrisburg, with one
of my favorites, Jason, before driving home on an extra white Christmas Eve to
my parents and my little brother, Patrick.
Life is good when home in PA, that’s for sure! :)
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