Thursday 5 with MannLand5!!!

Thursday 5 with MannLand5!

Happy Thursday, everyone!  Boy, this week has really flown by!!!!

It's that super fun time again to post 5 things that have made you feel..

Blessed

Delighted

Joyous

Cheerful

Jolly

Or maybe just plain old happy..

1.  Going to the Jersey Shore with some super good friends!

2. Getting a pretty nice tan from being at the shore B-)

3. After the shore, I ended up getting sick (I know, that sounds like a negative).  Well, I got sick at my sister's house.....she was also sick.  We both ended up calling off work and spent 2 days watching movies on the couch together.  It was actually quite fun!

4. We just got a new boss at work 2 weeks ago.  She wasn't very personable.  I just found out this morning that she resigned already!  YAY!  Now there is a chance to get someone good :-)

5. I finally got a Wii!  I know, I know...I'm 3 years behind everyone else.  I'm really excited to play with it!

Have a great day, everyone :-)

Atlantic City Boardwalk :-)

Atlantic City....the Trump Taj Mahal!

Jersey Shore bound :-)

I'm off to the Jersey Shore for the weekend with some of my college friends.  I know what you're thinking...."the Jersey Shore....really?"  Well, its actually pretty nice.....at least the beach I'm going to.  Its not like the MTV show....but who knows what it has turned into since the show was released this past year ;-).  We're staying at the one girl's family's beach house.  Its only a few blocks from the private beach.  Needless to say, I'm super excited!!!!  Hopefully I'll get a good tan :-)

I'm hoping that after this trip things will settle down and I'll have time to start up my QOTD again.....and commenting on all of your blogs more!

Happy Weekend, all!!!!  :-)

Thursday 5 with MannLand5!!!!

Gosh, I can't believe its Thursday already!!!!  With being so busy last weekend, and the holiday on Monday, I'm all thrown off!

Post 5 things that have made you:

Jubilant

Giddy

Excited

Thankful

Stoked

Basically..just post 5 things that have made you HAPPY!  And then link up to MannLand5 :-)

I think this week is going to be SUPER DUPER easy!  I had such an awesome week!!!!

1. I bought my wedding dress.........YAY!!!!!!!!!

2. Crazy girl time with my Mom and Sister....going out to eat, to the spa, and to Hershey Park!

3. Spending quality time with my family on Memorial Day.  We went around to local cemeteries where many of our relative are buried.  I got to hear many stories from my Grandma about these people....so interesting!  One was even in the Civil War!

4. My old office-mate is back to do research with me for a month!  He's also planning his wedding, so we have LOTS to talk about!

5. JS and I started our wedding registry....Soooo fun!

Happy Thursday, all!!!!

Hershey Pantry, Hershey Spa, and HersheyPark!!!!

To continue on with my BUSY weekend, on Friday we (Sister and I) woke up fairly early. We made some coffee and watched TV and chatted. It was relaxing and really nice. Before we knew it, it was time for us to get ready and get going for the day. We decided to go to the Hershey Pantry for breakfast.  I was telling Sister all about that HUGE cinnamon roll I had gotten there with JS with cream cheese icing....that was all I had to do....and she decided to order it :-)

We had TONS of food on the table. I got an egg omelet with feta cheese and some veggies and Sister got a breakfast sandwich.....and then we shared the cinnamon roll. It was SOOOOOOOOOO good! We got to eat out on the porch. I didn't even know they had a porch! It was behind the little dinner where we ate. It was all screened in and had fans in the ceiling. Really very pleasant. We sat there and enjoyed ourselves for a good amount of time. Then Mom called, and we had to go meet her over at the Hershey Outlets.....she wasn't 100% sure how to make it to the Hershey Hotel.

Next, we met Mom and drove up to the Hotel. We checked in to the Spa, and we had to fill out a health form. After that, we got a full tour of all of the spa services that were available to us that day. Then, we got our lockers were we were to keep all of our belongings....including jewelry and CELL PHONES! I really didn't want to leave my phone....I've become quite attached to it over the past few months ;-)  (Of course I ended up missing a call from JS :-( .....by a mere 7 minutes!!)

After changing into our spa robes and sandals, our first stop was the dry sauna. We stayed in there for a good 15 minutes....it felt really nice. Next, we hit up the "quiet room", where only whispering was allowed. They had nice little teas, juices, and hot cocoa there. I went for the hot cocoa. We just sat there for a while until we were called for our massages.

Sister got called in first, and then I was next. I got a choice of massage oils, and of course I picked the chocolate oil.  It smelled AMAZING....and I smelled Amazing afterward!!!!! My girl was nice, but she was a talker. She didn't stop talking the entire massage! I couldn't believe it. She was talking about everything and anything.....all I wanted to do was relax, but that just wasn't possible with all of her talking. And, sometimes when she was in the middle of a story, she stop massaging, and just talk. HAHA What a mess. At least Mom had a great massage...I'm happy for that!

After our massages, we changed into our bathing suits and went to the swimming pool. We swam around for a bit and then hit up the hot tub. After the hot tub, we went to the dry sauna again to dry off......and then Sister and I went to the steam room (Mom doesn't like doing that).

After we got all washed up at the spa, Sister and I headed back to my apartment to get changed, and Mom left for home. Our friend from college was in PA for his sister's graduation, so he decided to come meet us at Hershey Park. I couldn't believe how full the park was! We didn't get there until after 6pm, but it was still packed! That day there was some "Music in the Park" day for high school students, so there were a bunch of kiddos running around. They lines were terribly long, so we got to go on lots of rides....and almost all of the rollercoasters!

Another long day, but another great day! Its so much fun being about to do these things with my family......lots of good memories were made!

An Evening with JoePa.....without JoePa

Gosh, I have SOOOOO much to catch up on. I've been meaning to write for a couple of days, but I've been crazy busy....I can't remember the last time I was this busy! I guess I'll just start with Thursday.


I ended up leaving work a little bit early on Thursday so I could make sure my apartment was EXTRA clean for when Mom arrived. It was a pretty toasty day...95 degrees and humid....but my apartment stayed fairly cool. Mom arrived first...about 5pm. Sister got there about 15 minutes later. We all got changed and fixed our hair, then we were off to get some food.

We decided to go to The Grill on Chocolate Avenue. Its one of my favorites!  Everyone really enjoyed it! I got my standard Southwest Chicken salad, with cajun chicken...YUM! We didn't want to get crazy full because there were going to be hors d'oeuvres at the "Evening with Joe" thing.

We got to the Hershey Lodge right at 6:30....the start of the cocktail hour. There were TONS of people there...probably a good 400 or so. I was really surprised...I didn't know it was going to be such a big event! Also, I couldn't believe how beautiful (and BIG) the Hershey Lodge is! The check-in lines were arranged by last name....so Mom and I were in a different line from Sister. We were in line for a good 5 minutes and Sister came running up to us. She said, "You'll never believe this....Joe isn't coming! He has the flu, and said he was too sick to come!". I couldn't believe it! Turns out he was sending his assistant coaches instead. We were offered a refund, or a ticket to the Evening with Joe in Philadelphia, but we decided to stay.

After we checked in, we went in the cocktail room for hors d'oeuvres. They had an amazing spread! Not only did they have cheese, vegetable, and fruit trays, but they also had tons of hot hors d'oeuvres as well as meat carving stations! I was too full to eat, and we all kind of wished that we would have just saved our appetites for this cocktail hour! They also had a cash bar, and Sister got a glass of wine, and I got a beer :-)

I did get to see the one assistant coach...that I used to date in college. I was a bit weirded out when I saw him, but he came over to talk to my Mom, Sister, and me in between all of the people requesting to get pictures with him....and it wasn't awkward at all.  He asked if I was married yet, and I told him to pass our wedding invite on to JoePa for next year ;-)  Turns out he recently got married and had a baby.  In his words, "it all happened really fast".  HAHA

The actual program was really cool. I mean, I was still bummed that JoePa wasn't there, but I think the other coaches did a really nice job and made it enjoyable. They also had a question and answer session, which was fun. People were asking about the future schedules (which they said they already have booked up until 2021!!!!), and who the starting quarterback would be for the season.

After the program, we all drove back to my apartment, and then Mom left to drive home (after Sister and I both begged her to stay over so we could have a sleepover!). Sister and I got changed into our PJs, and watched a little TV, then it was bed time. We were both pooped.