Busy, busy, busy

Another weekend of busyness...I'm exhausted!  But it was fun.  I'm thankful for the family that our son married into.  Living so far away from our own extended families has had it's challenges.  Since the big holidays happen during the winter (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and sometimes Easter) it was never a good time to travel to our hometowns in the north.  We adapted by having small, quiet celebrations just the three of us.  I will admit it could be lonely sometimes while friends around us always had family to celebrate with, but we made it work.  Our son's new in-laws find lots of ways to gather together for any reason.  They are a fun bunch... being an introvert it can be a bit overwhelming, but I'm getting used to it.  This weekend we all gathered in Hershey, Pennsylvania to see the lights in Hershey Park.  We went last year just the kids, Miss A and the two of us and had a wonderful time.  We stayed in a nice hotel near the park, spend a couple of meals together and had fun in the park even though it was REALLY cold (it even snowed the morning we left for home).  It was good to get away and have some fun!  Here are some of the sights!

Since we did this last year as well, I thought it was fun that we took their picture in the same place.  It was so cold, but they did let Miss A out of her little cocoon last year for the picture.  This year she was dressed as a reindeer...the lighting was a bit off so you can't see her face...but she's on her feet this year!  LOL!  Here are last year's picture and this year's picture...along with a better picture of Miss A's outfit...

I'm not sure what adventures will be had next weekend (I honestly hope we are able to put up our tree sometime this year...LOL!! ) but stay tuned!  I'll be back in a couple days with the last Gifted Gorgeousness update for the year!  Till then, Happy Stitching!