August 20th - Friday Sunny beautifulI was up early on Tuesday to be ready to go with Michelle and Krista for a look see at Elizabethtown College. It turned out to be a really fun day from the moment I got into Michelle's car.
We stopped at Country Cupboard for a wonderful relaxed breakfast. I enjoyed chipped beef gravy on homemade biscuits and Kris and Michelle had hash with eggs. After our breakfast we were back on the road and we arrived at the college around 11:00 am.
Michelle needed to have her car registered for campus use and that was accomplished and the all important sticker was placed on her car. We walked over the the student registration office and Michelle arranged for a complete walk through tour of the campus for all of us, which I was delighted to take. I was so excited to see everything that I really forgot to take pictures after I saw where her dorm room was going to be. I was very impressed by the total campus and really feel like they will take good care of this special girl. We even had the pleasure of meeting her RA, which will be the person on her floor that will handle any problem that comes up for her.
We had lunch in the dining room where Michelle will be having her meals. The food was wonderful and the variety was unbelievable, suitable for college students and their parents!!
After lunch we drove the few minutes to the Rite Aid where Michelle will be working 20-30 hours per week. The store is located in Hershey, and I was surprised at how quickly we arrived on site.
After filling up the car with cheaper gasoline in Hershey we started back home with the idea we would stop in Lewisburg to visit the many shops that Lou, Preston and I had visited on the weekend. I knew Krista and Michelle would enjoy that adventure. By the time we arrived there we only had a little over an hour to shop, so we took advantage of the time and we did shop.
Michelle purchased a beautiful primitive "Grandma" sign for me that I just love, perfect for our home and I immediately hung it in our hobby room over my sewing machine.
We arrived home around 7:00 pm and all were tired, but very satisfied with our day together and after hugs all around we carried in our purchases and had to tell Lou and Steve of our adventures. We brought "smoothies" home to Steve and Lou for being the good guys that held home together in our absence.
While we were away on Tuesday, Lou spent the day at the homestead cutting the grass and on Wednesday he cut part of the grass here at home and finished up on Thursday. Wednesday night was square dancing and we really had a fun night there. Next week, we pack up for the weekend of square dancing in Morris.
Tonight was Michelle's going away party at Ives Run, I really enjoyed it, as I have never been to Ives Run for a picnic. Many of her friends and family members stopped by to wish her well and to enjoy the food that Krista had prepared for us. A good time was had by all. It is going to be a very different fall without Michelle. She has even worked into a special place in Lou's heart, always greeting him with a hug and another hug as she leaves. She told him last week that he could call her granddaughter also, and talk about a man brightening up, Lou was so pleased.
Many prayers will be sent upward for Michelle and her friends as they start the next phase of their lives. God bless all of them.
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