A visit with Governor Dick

On Friday Dick had off work and had some delightful time to play with Austin.  Austin is just crazy over "Pawpaw."  He's also crazy about leaves, so it was extra special when Pawpaw took him for a walk outside and they collected leaves.  When they came inside, Austin just exclaimed over and over again about the leaves.  You'd have thought they struck gold!!

Around 5 PM we left for our weekend in Lancaster County.  As usual we went to Reading first to pick up Destiny.  It was her mom's 30th birthday that day, so I brought a cake and flowers, and we had a little birthday celebration with Destiny's mom and younger brother.

It was very late when we quietly sneaked into Dick's parents' house.  They never heard us.  I guess we're getting pretty good at being quiet! 

We had a wonderfully laid back kind of day on Saturday.  Dick and his dad went to an auction Saturday morning.  In the afternoon we took Destiny to a hiking trail that leads to a tower called Governor Dick.  We had gone there many times as children and also with our children, but it had been a very long time since we were there last. 



As we started hiking I said, "Lord, chase all the snakes away before me."  Dick and Destiny were walking ahead of me, and after about 30 minutes Destiny suddenly screamed,  "Snake!!"  And I saw the leaves rustling off to the side.  Apparently her walking stick had almost come right down on a small black and yellow snake and her scream made it quickly slither away.  I never saw it!!!  I said,  "Destiny, God used you to answer my prayer!"  For some reason she didn't think that was as cool as I did, hahahaha!!

She was much happier to meet up with a horse along the trail.

It was a long, rocky hike, and we were glad when we finally saw the tower.

To get to the top of the tower there are a series of ladders and landings all the way to the top.  Climbing those ladders always scared me, and it still does.  In fact, coming down was worse because I had to look down instead of up.

But what was even worse this time was the addition of stink bugs - thousands of them!!  Gross!!

But getting to the top and looking around for miles and miles was worth it all.

 

 

 

It was such a beautiful day, the woods were lovely, and the exercise was just what we needed.

 

On Sunday I led worship at our church, we caught up with many of our friends, ate lunch with Dick's parents ( I had made some yummy taco soup), took naps, I played school with Destiny, we ate a light supper with his parents, took Destiny home, and drove back to State College.  I'm always so happy to see our friends and family in Lancaster County, and I'm always just as happy to come home to our new house and our wonderful bed.