Road Trip

We've just come back from an 11 day road trip! I took Zoe, Paige and Jenna to Doylestown to visit Tina and Jerry and their kids. We had such a great time visiting; and lots of laughs when Tina brought out the high school yearbooks and photos! We had a fabulous dinner at Tina and Jerry's Centrebridge Inn, rode the rides at the Midway Carnival - boy did that bring back memories!- and I even showed the girls the house I grew up in. On our last day in Doylestown, we all drove to Dorney Park together before heading to Lancaster to meet my sister and her daughter, Renee. We did a day's worth of serious shopping at the outlets in Lancaster, then headed to Baltimore together late that evening. When we checked into the Marriott Waterfront Hotel, we were disappointed to know they completely messed up our room reservation. After an hour of trying to get it right, they finally decided to give us the presidential suite that normally goes for $5,000.00 a night! Although we couldn't get our original adjoining rooms, we decided we could live with their offer of spending two nights in the same room that John Travolta, A Rod, Chris Rock, and Russell Crowe have all slept in. You should have seen us walking into that suite - 2 adults and 4 children - all screaming and laughing and running from room to room. Even though it was midnight, we somehow found the energy! The next morning, we couldn't resist ordering room service and sitting at the dining room table that seated 10 - in leather club chairs I might add! It it didn't take long for my other sister to decide she had to see the room for at least one night, so she headed up with James and Pierce. We were like the Clampetts! We visited the Aquarium, museum, and Bodyworlds before leaving Baltimore and driving north to State College. We spent a few days visiting with my sister, shopping, and going to Hershey Park before we finally got back into the car and drove back to the Outer Banks. After a long car ride, and lots of bad music (I don't need to hear Manic Monday ever again), we were all thankful to get back. Pictures will come soon...