When my mom decided in August to officially retire, she and my dad planned their first ever "off season" trip! This was pretty doggone exciting for my mom considering that for the last hundred years, she could only vacay in the summer months. Okay, so not 100 years, but for a looong time! They planned an uber cool trip to drive to Gettysburg and New York City and then end up in Washington D.C. for another week. This was all planned before we knew about Sandy. I'm so thankful for their time in NYC!! They got to see some amazing sites and have just a really great experience together.
This is a trip I would LOVE to make.
As they began the final leg of their trip, Sandy was in full swing to hit the coast. They decided to do all of the outdoor sightseeing first with hopes that they could do the museums after the storm hit. Little did we know just how big the storm would become! I'm so thankful to say that, while they had to hunker down and hide out for two days {which made me a nervous wreck!}, they never lost power and they were totally protected. They did decide to extend their trip a few days and I'm glad they were able to do that. :-)
One thing about my parents -- when they travel, they come back bearing gifts! Woo hoo! Eric and I made out with some really cool sweatshirts from the Smithsonian...
But, the kids made out like bandits! Levi got a coon hat and a canteen that are replicas like the soldiers used during the Civil War. ;)
Maggie got a Hello Kitty shirt and Levi got some dog tags with his name and birthday on them and some camo chapstick.
Maggie got a butterfly thingie - it has a butterfly on a wire and when you push the button, it flutters around. I love it, but she is scared of it. Ha!
And, she also got a book about all the sites in D.C. It's really cute!
I think their favorite gifts were these little Statue of Liberty figurines.
And, the random gift award goes to this:
A santa spatula! Ha! Mom got these for us girls for when we make our Christmas candy. Fun!! Just want to say that I'm happy to have them back home...and not just because I missed my baby sitters. ;)
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7 comments:
Fun stuff! I love the coon hat, how awesome is that!!!
I love the Santa spatula!
I think your parents deserve some R& R all by themselves and it is too funny that the fluttering butterfly scares maggie. :)
That spatula is great! I saw some out for Halloween this year too! Funny! :) My parents bring back a tons of stuff when they go places too.
opps......that was alicia.....
I would LOVE to be able to do a trip like this! How fun to finally be retired & be able to just be gone as long as you want! I LOVE LOVE that pic of the World Trade Center memorial! Very cool!
That's a trip I would love to make one day too, it's our dream to visit New York!
I always think that everyone who lives in America would have gone there for sure already, guess I'm wrong.
Cool gifts!!
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