after surviving the 12 hour car ride with 6 people and a little dog in one car....(no easy feat) we finally arrived in beautiful, cool PA. we usually travel there in the winter (around Christmas time) so it was neat being there in the summer for once! we were able to do some touristy activities while there...we toured the Amish country in Lancaster, PA. very intriguing, to say the least. the epitome of "the simple life." really cool. we also stopped in Gettysburg...at which time they were having the 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg. and we caught part of the "reenactment" definitely a first for me.
and then, probably the highlight of the trip...we went to the annual 4th of July parade on the street my dad grew up on AND got to go into the house that he grew up in! the house that we spent so many Christmases in growing up. the current owner was standing on his front porch sipping his coffee on the lovely July 4th morning and recognized my Nana as we were walking (more like gawking) by the house. to our pleasant surprise, the nice owner invited us in to take a look around!! it was very bittersweet going from room to room, remembering and reminiscing...my grandparents lived and raised their boys in that house for 41 years. pretty incredible. I have the fondest memories from that house and family there. ...so much fun!
overall, we really had some sweet visiting time with my amazing grandmother. She is such a inspiration. I love just being around her. I leave, always wishing we were able to stay longer.
a few snapshots...
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| THE house :) |
great family bonding all around. and a great trip. thankful.
xo,
L
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