Vacation! Warning: Lots of pictures!
So Friday morning, Dan and I woke up early and packed up his truck. We fit a whole bunch of stuff in there, including 3 bikes, suitcases, 3 huge rubbermaid bins, and my scrapbooking bag which was filled to the brim. We're all packed up and pull out of the driveway and suddenly, Dan cant shift his truck. It's going noooowhere. So, he puts it into nuetral and it's sitting by the curb while he calls his dad to see if they can figure out what's wrong with it.
And Im sitting inside the truck, watching as it's starting to rain, and thinking...we couldnt possibly take my 1999 Neon on a 3.5 hour trip to the mountains, can we? And if the car will make it...will we even be able to pack everything into it?
Well, we decide that's exactly what we're going to do - take the Neon to Knoebels. We unpack the truck, call AAA, and pack up the Neon. Surprisingly, we get everything in except for the three bikes...which means those nice long 16 mile bike rides I was planning...were not gonna happen. Yikes! Regardless...after AAA towed his truck to his house, we had lunch and left from his parents around 1230.
Dan's truck on the tow truck.
We made it to Knoebels rather easily, hit no traffic, unloaded the car, and then I showed Dan around the cabin.
The cabin Ive been staying in for about 24 years
This is across from our front porch - it's the amusement park at our front door!
The Ole Smokey Train
Back of the cabin
The creek right outside the cabin
Inside...one half of the living room, followed by the other half
Yet another half of another living room...followed by the other half...
My and Dan's bedroom
After scopping out the cabin, we went food shopping. Dan made dinner that night: steak, corn, and sweet potatoes on the grill. Yum! After that, Im quite sure we went into the park and had this amazing apple dumpling dessert.
The weekend was nice - it was just me and Dan in this huge cabin. It was a completely different experience for me - Ive never, in 26 years of going, been in that cabin alone like that. It was really nice. I felt mom there so often - in just about everything I did. It was a great feeling. The entire time I was there, I was happy. I mean, really truly content and happy.
Part of that is probably because of the place - Knoebels has always been a place where I can just relax. Another part was definitely because I was there with Dan...and because he loved it too. He was excited and we sat around the entire weekend avoiding the crowd in the park and reading, playing our DS or PSP, and I scrapbooked. We didnt need to be near each other every second, we didnt need to entertain one another, we didnt even need to be in the same room. But I really loved that when I finished a scrapbook page, I could get up and show him. Or when I got tired of reading, I could go bother him...and he didnt mind - he would even stop playing his game and give me attention. And I know he liked all this too - that we could be in the same place but still do our own things. And we'd run into the park for some food or to walk around at night, but there was no pressure...and we were just happy there.
So, obviously, other people joined us. My grandparents and Aunt Sharon and Uncle Jess came on Sunday. And then Monday night Matt (my brother) and Jess (his gf) came. Then on Tuesday, Chrissy and her bf came (though he had to leave Wed morning...) That's when the relaxation stopped and the fun began!
We read about a photo contest that Knoebels was running and decided we HAD to win it...so we set out to take lots of pictures...
Relaxing...Dan and I reading...
Me and Jess scrapbooking
RANDOM FUN SHOTS!
Me and Dan
Just a nice group shot
Jess and I joined the parade!
Matt and I being strange...
Loooove this pictures of us! :)
RIDES!
In line for the roller coaster
Matt, Dan and I are on the roller coaster!
Chrissy on the Ferris Wheel (her bf will be photoshopped in at a later date ;) )
Me and Chrissy on the Ferris Wheel...I almost had a panic attack on the ferris wheel...I thought I was gonna die.
And we ate lots of plastic food...
And also ate lots of other foods too, including taco pizza, hoagie pizza, apple dumplings, kettle corn, ice cream, banana split...
Dan and I with out banana split! Yuuuuummy!
My and Dan's banana split...all gone!
Jess with kettle corn - definitely our favorite snack of the trip
Me with a mini pizza...waiting for our taco pizza pie
Playing Games
Dan and I playing Deal or No Deal in the arcade! :)
Matt finally traded in 30,000 tickets at the arcade to win a football signed by...uhh...one of the Eagles football players (I wanna say Dawkins, but I cant remember)
Matt and Jess at the horse race game
And the pool and water slides! :)
Dan and I before getting into the pool
Dan on the water slide
Chrissy
Water Aerobics...lol
And Im sitting inside the truck, watching as it's starting to rain, and thinking...we couldnt possibly take my 1999 Neon on a 3.5 hour trip to the mountains, can we? And if the car will make it...will we even be able to pack everything into it?
Well, we decide that's exactly what we're going to do - take the Neon to Knoebels. We unpack the truck, call AAA, and pack up the Neon. Surprisingly, we get everything in except for the three bikes...which means those nice long 16 mile bike rides I was planning...were not gonna happen. Yikes! Regardless...after AAA towed his truck to his house, we had lunch and left from his parents around 1230.
Dan's truck on the tow truck.
We made it to Knoebels rather easily, hit no traffic, unloaded the car, and then I showed Dan around the cabin.
The cabin Ive been staying in for about 24 years
This is across from our front porch - it's the amusement park at our front door!
The Ole Smokey Train
Back of the cabin
The creek right outside the cabin
Inside...one half of the living room, followed by the other half
Yet another half of another living room...followed by the other half...
My and Dan's bedroom
After scopping out the cabin, we went food shopping. Dan made dinner that night: steak, corn, and sweet potatoes on the grill. Yum! After that, Im quite sure we went into the park and had this amazing apple dumpling dessert.
The weekend was nice - it was just me and Dan in this huge cabin. It was a completely different experience for me - Ive never, in 26 years of going, been in that cabin alone like that. It was really nice. I felt mom there so often - in just about everything I did. It was a great feeling. The entire time I was there, I was happy. I mean, really truly content and happy.
Part of that is probably because of the place - Knoebels has always been a place where I can just relax. Another part was definitely because I was there with Dan...and because he loved it too. He was excited and we sat around the entire weekend avoiding the crowd in the park and reading, playing our DS or PSP, and I scrapbooked. We didnt need to be near each other every second, we didnt need to entertain one another, we didnt even need to be in the same room. But I really loved that when I finished a scrapbook page, I could get up and show him. Or when I got tired of reading, I could go bother him...and he didnt mind - he would even stop playing his game and give me attention. And I know he liked all this too - that we could be in the same place but still do our own things. And we'd run into the park for some food or to walk around at night, but there was no pressure...and we were just happy there.
So, obviously, other people joined us. My grandparents and Aunt Sharon and Uncle Jess came on Sunday. And then Monday night Matt (my brother) and Jess (his gf) came. Then on Tuesday, Chrissy and her bf came (though he had to leave Wed morning...) That's when the relaxation stopped and the fun began!
We read about a photo contest that Knoebels was running and decided we HAD to win it...so we set out to take lots of pictures...
Relaxing...Dan and I reading...
Me and Jess scrapbooking
RANDOM FUN SHOTS!
Me and Dan
Just a nice group shot
Jess and I joined the parade!
Matt and I being strange...
Loooove this pictures of us! :)
RIDES!
In line for the roller coaster
Matt, Dan and I are on the roller coaster!
Chrissy on the Ferris Wheel (her bf will be photoshopped in at a later date ;) )
Me and Chrissy on the Ferris Wheel...I almost had a panic attack on the ferris wheel...I thought I was gonna die.
And we ate lots of plastic food...
And also ate lots of other foods too, including taco pizza, hoagie pizza, apple dumplings, kettle corn, ice cream, banana split...
Dan and I with out banana split! Yuuuuummy!
My and Dan's banana split...all gone!
Jess with kettle corn - definitely our favorite snack of the trip
Me with a mini pizza...waiting for our taco pizza pie
Playing Games
Dan and I playing Deal or No Deal in the arcade! :)
Matt finally traded in 30,000 tickets at the arcade to win a football signed by...uhh...one of the Eagles football players (I wanna say Dawkins, but I cant remember)
Matt and Jess at the horse race game
And the pool and water slides! :)
Dan and I before getting into the pool
Dan on the water slide
Chrissy
Water Aerobics...lol
