Well, I’m back from a needless and lazy break from typing. I know everyone was anxiously anticipating my return. Well, anticipate no more, my friends. Let’s see…where to start…
Kennywood is as good a place as any I suppose. Kennywood (not to be confused and definitely not related to Dollywood) is a theme park really close to us that we took Sparky’s family to while they were here visiting. I think it would be a significantly better story if Kennywood was related to Dollywood, but sadly, it’s not. In reality, I’ve read the story of Kennywood and I’m not even sure where the Kenny comes from at all. Anyway, I’m not a roller coaster rider myself. I really just go for the food. But they made me get on one of those water rides cause surely I can handle that. Oh, I handled it alright. I got soaked. As in, wring me out over the state of SC and there’d be no more fear of drought. Fun. It was fun overall, though, so I guess I’ll live. I will say that my hubby and his bro-in-law rode the big, scary death coasters and they both said “Best. Ride. Ever.” After each one.
Remodeling- So, I’ve done a lot of painting, etc. but at some point we’re going to have to get real and start tearin’ stuff up…or down as it were. Just one little problem with that. Money. Why does it cost a small fortune to do anything? I mean, I could buy a car, or a small island for what these guys want to put a shower in our bathroom. I guess who I should really be upset with are the previous owners. I mean, who puts in fancy, claw foot tub (aka not a shower) in the master bathroom? I love a claw foot tub as much as the next person, but people take showers. So we trek our happy rear ends downstairs every morning to the only shower in the house which, of course logic would indicate, is in the den. Oops, not den. That’s not what they call them up here. Great room maybe? Whatever, the big room. So it’s in the great room. I fail to see the logic here. Then again I fail to see the logic in quite a few things the previous owners did. But, don’t worry, because Sparky and I have decided that we can do a lot of the remodeling ourselves. Oh yes, it’s happening and I’m sure it will be completely painless, cost nothing, and take no time at all. Yay us!
Phil- Sparky and I have decided that each month we will plan a surprise date for the other person. I thoroughly enjoy this idea and am completely on board because it will get us out in our new community. In August, his surprise for me was a drive up to Punxsutawney to see Phil. We stopped at some wineries along the way and then stayed the night in a precious B&B. Phil, in case you didn’t know, is housed in the local library there. Also, for your information, Gobbler’s Knob is about a 2.5 mile drive from the middle of town. It’s near the Wal-Mart if you’re ever up that way. Some other tidbits you might want to know prior to going are that the only restaurant in the actual town that’s open on a Saturday evening is McDonald's (don’t worry, we drove a bit to get food), the only bar in town was not open- don’t know why, and the movie Groundhog's Day was not actually filmed there. Oh, and apparently, the townsfolk aren’t real keen on that movie, so if you think it’ll be fun to watch the movie while being in the town, you’ll have to bring it with you. Overall, an adorable surprise and a good little overnight adventure. Props to Sparky. If you're wondering what my surprise date for August was- I got us tickets to see Jim Gaffigan at the Benedum Theatre. Not nearly as...um... interesting, but it was super fun.
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