The One With Hersey Park

 

 

Today we spent the entire day at Hershey Park as part of our Hershey visit. It was a ton of fun. Emmie and I went on some rides, but the kids went on most.

 

Perhaps the most interesting - and exciting - part of the day was the fact that we had identified which ride Emmie and I went on that caused us to avoid roller coasters for the rest of our lives (at least for now). It was the Wild Mouse. It was still in operation. Bri and Kiff decided to be brave and go on it. Bri needed some little coaxing. In the end, they both loved the ride. But they also found out why we may not have liked it so much. Interestingly, Emmie and I found out that the ride is their highest category of thrill ride - this is something we did not know in 2004 when we went on it. Perhaps if we did, we would have avoided it.

 

The other rides we went on were:

1. The Dry Gulch Railroad - it was cute but short.

2. The Comet - this is a classic roller coaster that Bri and Kiff went on and liked

3. The Monorail - a short ride that goes out of the park. It usually has a long line, but moves fast and is a relaxing ride after walking all day. 

4. Reese's Cupfusion - similar to the Toy Story ride in Disney. You are on the hunt for "bad candy" (aka candy not made by Hersheys). It was cute, but nowhere worth the nearly two hour wait.

5. The scrambler - Bri, Kiff, and I went on this. It was a very fast scrambler ride

6. Twin turnpike Speedway - we all went on this ride. It was a tradition ride cars ride in the park.

7. Tilt-a-whirl - An awesome tilting ride....very much like traditional tilt-a-whirls

8.The Howler - Bri, Kiff, and I went on this. it was designed to be like a Tea-Cup in the air...but they shut off the motion part for our ride.

9. Cocoa Cruiser - mini coaster that Kiff and Bri went on. It was a long wait and Kiff said it wasn't worth it. But they had fun.

10. Frontier Flyers - Kiff and Bri shared a flyer on this ride. Bri learned not to be on the inside of it.

3. Music express - Bri and Kiff went on this ride like the Himalaya at Santa's Village...good ride

Summer Vacation Day Two: The One With Father's Day and Strawberry Picking

 

This past Sunday, June 20, was Father's Day. It was also the first day of summer.

 

We actually had a great day, though it was pretty crazy.

 

1. Emmie made a nice breakfast for me.

2. We went to see Dad 2 at rehab (very different than past Father's Days).

3. I got a fabulous gift of Corn Hole

4. We went strawberry picking at Cider Hill Farm. It was a blast!

5. We watched Bonanza, which is always one of my favorites.

The One With Emmie's Last Day of School

While we were able to "enjoy" to a degree getting out of school for summer on June 17, Emmie had to wait until the 26th to get out. Part of the reason is her school went to April vacation during the Covid- Quarantine.

Well, summer has arrived...and Emmie now is on "vacation."

Our first goal - to watch a summer vacation movie. Next stop, "One Crazy Summer!"

The One With the First Full Day of Summer

Hooray! It finally arrived. The first day of summer.

Yesterday was the last day of school. It was bittersweet because it was the last day I will be in 8th grade and part of the moving on ceremony. It was very powerful and poignant...and a wonderful sendoff.

Today, however, represented something new....the arrival of summer. Emmie and I took it in. We walked the kids to school, enjoyed breakfast, got a new phone, enjoyed home, and then took the kids to ice cream and Endicott Park.

No better way to start the summer.

Looking forward to a great one.

The One With The Last Day of School

At last it arrived

This past Wednesday, June 22

The last day of school.

The first moving on ceremony of the 50th class at our school.

I got to give the speech.

It was a day of fun, memories, and good vibes.

And in the end.

Summer is here!!!

Happy summer!!!

The One With Back to School

Yes it is true...it is time for back to school.

In retrospect, however, we had a great summer. We:

Went blueberry picking
Went strawberry picking
Went to Canada
Went to Cape Cod
Visited the airplanes
Played mini-golf
Attended NKOTB concert
Went to History Hits Harmony
Marched in our 1st Fourth of July parade
Went to a Red Sox Game
Visited Santa's Village


Phew! What a summer