HELLO, GOOD-BYE, FAREWELL, CONGRATS...SO MUCH TO DO SO LITTLE TIME

Our Son graduated Rutgers University with a BS in mechanical engineering, came home from college, celebrated his 22nd birthday, got hired to work out in Michigan and was packed up and gone 2 weeks later. We are officially empty nesters, except of course, for your 4 legged fur daughters who will stay at home with mom and dad and travel in the CMU.   People ask me if I miss my son and daughter who moved out a few months back.  I tell them," I'm been too busy cleaning out his and her bedrooms ,selling things on Face Book online yard sale sites,  downsizing and looking to earn some CMU Adventure money to feel sad ."

  Looking forward to our trip out to Michigan this summer to check out  the area where my son now lives. I've never been to Michigan, as a matter of fact when it comes to the USA I've never been a lot of places.  I have been up and down the east cost from FLA to Maine.  I  can honestly say I've been in or through every state up and down the eastern seaboard.  Never been to any states in the middle, CA once ( San Francisco for a weekend--definitely not enough time ), Colorado and Nevada out west and that is it.  I'm looking forward to getting out there and exploring the good OLE' US of A.

This trip takes us to Coatsville , PA KOA campground Coatesville, PA .  First time in a KOA. It's small and the sites are much closer together then we are used to ( the entire 4 times we've camped so far) but it is really clean, it has a family feel to it, staff are very helpful and friendly, nice pool, fenced in mini dog park and not far from major sightseeing and tourist attractions in and around the Philadelphia area. We came up here, the primary reason being the Corgi Picnic which will take place on Saturday at Hibernia Park in Coatesville, PA
www.visitpa.com/pa-bird-wildlife.../hibernia-county-park 
 --www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1743. 

Our first night here we had  dinner at a tiny deli called Hoods BBQ and Deli.  The inside is nothing to look at but the food was good. Don't expect to go there and eat anything healthy I had the fish and chips platter with coleslaw and fries and Hubby had the pulled pork combo with macaroni salad, baked beans , and corn bread...( not a green in sight!) Was a good relaxing meal out.  Tomorrow, I'll start cooking in the camper.  Decided that our first night will be dine out.  With all the packing and unpacking , I need to be waited on and to distress and unwind from the whole  getting away experience.  Hoods BBQ & Deli    was good I recommend it for a quick inexpensive meal.  Close to the camp ground .

  Saturday is the Corgi Picnic.  Welsh and Cardigan corgis from Florida to Canada will be at the picnic.    Events will include meet and greet time, Hot dog eating contest which Holly will not participate in because of her delicate eco system, lunch with the humans, Reading of the Rainbow Bridge Poem to honor and celebrate those who left since the last picnic, musical hula hoops, costume parade and contest Holly is going as a Hostess Twinkie, Chiropractor for dogs seminar ( yes they do have issues with their legs, hips and spine problem for most low riders). There will be a 50/50 raffle and silent auction to benefit CorgiAid.
There are 100 families registered to this years picnic/event.   Maybe next year they will send an invitation across the big Pond to Queen Elizabeth, everyone knows what a corgi lover she is.

 

Will take photos at the picnic and share TTFN--Ta Ta for Now