Our agenda included a stop at the school for lunch. We were there for a couple Senior High lunch breaks and the kids were able to meet a few of the students we've interacted with in the few months we've been in Hershey.
From there we headed to Chocolate World.
Chocolate World has the largest and widest selection of Hershey chocolates you'll find anywhere. YUMMY!!! There's even a ride that tells how Hershey makes its chocolate and at the end, everyone receives some chocolate!
The next day we headed to Gettysburg together. We took the auto tour and since we had bought a tour on cd on our previous visit, we gathered in the same car and went from stop to stop learning more and more about the critical battles that took place there.
It was fun to show them around where we live and let them see more of what we are doing. Overall it was too quick of a visit but better than no visit at all.
While preparing for dinner at a student home I noticed the following:
An Idaho brand of potatoes! Then a few days later I saw this:
It was fun to have these two touches of "home" here in Pennsylvania, especially after the kids had left recently.
After attending a couple football games, we decided to support the girl's volleyball team. We managed to attend a couple of their games too. It was even more exciting and nail biting than the football games since we knew 75% of the team and were much closer to the action; we cheered ourselves hoarse.
Eventually, we spent a couple weeks at another girl's student home. There was the possibility we would be taking over for a period of time since the housefather's mother was ill. So we were assigned there to shadow and learn the regular routine. We even ended up covering a few days that the houseparents were off which happened to fall on Homecoming weekend.
At 7:30 am the Saturday morning of Homecoming we were awakened to several of the students knocking on door letting us know that the power was out. We gathered together in the living room with pillows and blankets to visit and wait for the power to return. As the morning progressed, we began trying to figure out how we were going to eat breakfast and all get ready for the tailgate party and game. Eventually we decided on McDonald's for breakfast and by the time I returned with the first van load of girls, the power was back on. Dan took the remaining girls who had slept through the excitement and they got breakfast while we quickly got ready. The girls were troupers despite concerns about how we were going to eat breakfast and primp for the afternoon's festivities.
We made it to the decorated van contest and game with plenty of time to spare.
This game ended with a win for us! YAY!
As Dan and I left Founder's Hall, we saw this parked right outside the porte cochere:
Not sure why the Kissmobile was there but we decided to seize the moment.
Another fun-filled couple weeks!
1 comment:
It's fun to see glimpses into your life. What a fun adventure! I went to Hershey, Pennsylvania once in high school and thought the area was beautiful, plus Hershey Park is just plain fun. Enjoy your adventures! How fun that you've been able to take advantage of all the area has to offer!
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