Month: May 2008

it’s beautiful, now let’s go

Gettysburg, PA:

 

As I drive through town I think to myself “cool looking OLD town, but I was hoping for some pretty nature. Like fields and flowers and such”… then we came around a corner and BAM!

After about 30 seconds of my “oohing” and photo taking a sassy little voice said “it’s beautiful mommy, yes. But chocolate town (Hershey) is waiting for me, and I want to go. Take your picture so we can GOOOOOO!”

Thanks to the rental car for acting as a photographer. (ok, so I set the self timer!)

just one more… and… and… ok. Officially there are 2 things. 1) I love gettysburg and want to go back to spend at least a whole day taking scenic photos, learning more history, etc.  and 2) officially have become an old lady in manner of my mother or grandmother. Crooning to children about beauty and nature and such. Oh well. It was bound to happen…

blog prize winners, more prizes, and more photos to come…

it's beautiful, now let's go

Gettysburg, PA:

 

As I drive through town I think to myself “cool looking OLD town, but I was hoping for some pretty nature. Like fields and flowers and such”… then we came around a corner and BAM!

After about 30 seconds of my “oohing” and photo taking a sassy little voice said “it’s beautiful mommy, yes. But chocolate town (Hershey) is waiting for me, and I want to go. Take your picture so we can GOOOOOO!”

Thanks to the rental car for acting as a photographer. (ok, so I set the self timer!)

just one more… and… and… ok. Officially there are 2 things. 1) I love gettysburg and want to go back to spend at least a whole day taking scenic photos, learning more history, etc.  and 2) officially have become an old lady in manner of my mother or grandmother. Crooning to children about beauty and nature and such. Oh well. It was bound to happen…

blog prize winners, more prizes, and more photos to come…

so sweet.

Hey all- I promise to share funny stories and photos and moments from my recent road trip… but I’ve got a pile of work I *must* attend to first. So… while I’m sneaking in a break here real quick, here’s a layout I made while out of state + a RAK…

Product used- Pink Paislee paper, Prism cardstock, fancy pants transparency, prima rhinestone swirls, and heidi grace alphas. Now, onto other cute things: these cute little stamps totally stole my heart- and are way fun to use. I bought an extra just to RAK here! If you’d like them + the pink alpha stickers I used on the layout above… well just leave a comment here! I’ll e-mail the winner on Thursday morning.

Oh cupcake stamps, how I love you!

messy

The whole world of chocolate experience (Hershey, PA) was good. My one disappointment was that there wasn’t much chocolate that I can’t already get at home. Somehow, I thought they’d have stuff (especially from Joseph Schmidt and Scharfin Berger) that would be totally unique to Hershey, PA. Ah well, I got a cool shirt, goodies for lots of friends, and we had a lovely 3hrs or so shopping, eating, and enjoying.

E took me on the “chocolate ride” aka ride where you sit in a car and go through a fake factory where hershey chocolate gets ‘made’ at the world of chocolate at Hershey. It wasn’t bad. There were singing cows (“It’s the milk chocolate, Hershey Milk Chocolate!”), chocolate scented areas, and a sample at the end. Good times.

This, because I know you’re curious, is Messy. Elizabeth walked all around and picked up various ‘guys’ and toys and at the end decided that this cow (like the ones in the ride) was “her guy”. Back at the car I asked her what she wanted to name him. After a moment she said Messy. I asked “Bessie? Missy?” She said no, his name is Messy because cows are messy.

well ok then.