What a lovely time we had on our “Northern Holidayâ€. After we closed up Lizzie for her lonely stay in the south, we headed to our first stop – Hanover, PA. We had a great (though short) visit with my college roommate and her husband. The next morning we headed on to Lancaster Bible College for Josiah’s graduation. It was a very proud moment for us (and him). After a nice post- graduation dinner, we headed to Doylestown. It was lovely to spend time not only with our good friends Joe and Janet (where we took over their basement for 10 days!), but to also have a chance to connect with many other friends and work buddies. We headed to Columbus on the 21st, stopping at my sister’s (north of Carlisle) just for nice overnight visit (and the chance to meet my newest great-nephew, Pierson Bookamer). Other fun things we did before we left for Columbus…. -Christmas Shopping -Worshipped with friends at First Baptist Church, Doylestown -Bought fabric for Hayley’s baby quilt (at my favorite fabric shop in Lancaster) -Enjoyed the HPI Christmas party (my employer in my previous lifetime) and was able to get together with work friends several times. -Had breakfast with a niece and nephew and niece-in-law -Gary got to “pick up the tools†with his friend Joe Czop, and then we joined Joe and his wife -Dawn for dinner one night. -Helped make Perogies and Opera Fudge with my buddy Janet -Got to go to Monday Night Quilting TWICE! -Spent time with Josiah -Stopped at Valley Forge National Park and Hopewell Furnace National Park on our way to Carlisle. (Why are these places so much more interesting as adults than they were when I was in 6th grade?!) -Had Nat’s Pizza TWICE – boy were we missing that! -Had breakfast at Daddypop’s (in Hatboro) – the best home fries we’ve found!
It was so good to touch base with friends and family and favorite places, but Columbus was calling, so off we went to see the Fam in Ohio!
Here we all are – the day after Christmas! Geez, I love these guys!
Ellie is enjoying her little sister – well, at least most of the time!
We could see changes in Hayley in just the 5 days we were there! These little ones change so fast – we’re really looking forward to when we’ll all be together in February at Disney.
Finally – a shot of Ellie with out her scrunched up “Smile, Ellie” face. She is a delightful almost two year old – charming and brilliant, of course!
We had a great time at this Sower’s project. The staff was great, the work interesting, and while we didn’t have too much opportunity to get to know the kids, we did have a final BBQ dinner on our last night there. Here’s a shot from that evening – the food was great, and the fellowship was even better!
Can you pick out the other “Sower” couple – Bill and Barbara Starrett?
It’s hard to see- but these trees are heavy with ice – and this was taken 6 days after the snow storm!!! It was very beautiful, but very trecherous when it first happened. By the time we left the roads were fine, but the trees were still waiting to be released from their icy grip.
It’s wonderful when God supplies such a beautiful sunset when you’re stuck in traffic! Makes all those tail lights not quite so offensive. =)
Deb and I met at Shippensburg College in 1969, when the college randomly put us together as roommates. We’ve been good friends ever since. Ah, sweet providence!
This is my niece Christiana, her brother Mike and his wife, Robyn. Christiana lives in Philly and inherited lots of our “stuff” when we hit the road. Mike and Robyn live in Pittsburg (we were fortunate to catch them visiting Chris). Mike’s a Doctor, and Robyn is a talented artist – check out her website!
And last but not least, our son the GRADUATE (with his proud parents)! He really has a heart for youth, and is being mentored by the Youth Pastor at our home church while he works a day job in construction to start paying off his college loans (and live in general!).
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