Last week we were talking about plans to go to the shore the last week in August as we've done pretty much every year since the kids were in school when Charlie chimed in that he won't be able to do that this year. He has a big kitchen remodel he'll need to stick with and won't be able to break away. After a bit of discussion, we quickly booked a 2 night stay at Great Wolf Lodge Indoor Waterpark in the Poconos.
We arrived yesterday around 1pm. We went to P&J's first to drop off Smoochie and gifts for Aunt Gayle since we'll be attending her retirement party at P&J's tomorrow. Then we drove up to Great Wolf. The trip up was smooth going with no traffic issues. Once we got here and checked in our room was ready and we were able to start having fun.
The waterpark is a hit with all of us. We all agree it's very nice to be out of the sun, heat, and sand. The chlorinated water is a little drying and eye irritating, but nothing compared to the beach. There have been an unusual number of shark attacks this summer and I'm glad we don't need to worry about that or jellyfish.
We brought Screpsie hoagies with us and had them for lunch and snacks yesterday. This morning Lily and I ran to Dunkin Donuts for coffees, milk, hot chocolate and munchkins. We snacked for lunch on ring bologna and cheese and then went for an early dinner to Olive Garden. That may have been a mistake simply because the traffic was unbelievable. We didn't really think about 4th of July traffic plus regular Friday traffic. It took maybe 30 to 45 minutes to get back to the hotel which was just 8 miles away. Slow going. Now Luke and I are relaxing in the room and Charlie and Lily are doing an outdoor ropes course.
We'll check out tomorrow and head back to P&J's for Gayle's party and to collect our Smoochie.
The highlight of the trip for me has been seeing Luke playing basketball in the pool with kids he's never met before. He's come such a long way and I'm so very proud of him.
We arrived yesterday around 1pm. We went to P&J's first to drop off Smoochie and gifts for Aunt Gayle since we'll be attending her retirement party at P&J's tomorrow. Then we drove up to Great Wolf. The trip up was smooth going with no traffic issues. Once we got here and checked in our room was ready and we were able to start having fun.
The waterpark is a hit with all of us. We all agree it's very nice to be out of the sun, heat, and sand. The chlorinated water is a little drying and eye irritating, but nothing compared to the beach. There have been an unusual number of shark attacks this summer and I'm glad we don't need to worry about that or jellyfish.
We brought Screpsie hoagies with us and had them for lunch and snacks yesterday. This morning Lily and I ran to Dunkin Donuts for coffees, milk, hot chocolate and munchkins. We snacked for lunch on ring bologna and cheese and then went for an early dinner to Olive Garden. That may have been a mistake simply because the traffic was unbelievable. We didn't really think about 4th of July traffic plus regular Friday traffic. It took maybe 30 to 45 minutes to get back to the hotel which was just 8 miles away. Slow going. Now Luke and I are relaxing in the room and Charlie and Lily are doing an outdoor ropes course.
We'll check out tomorrow and head back to P&J's for Gayle's party and to collect our Smoochie.
The highlight of the trip for me has been seeing Luke playing basketball in the pool with kids he's never met before. He's come such a long way and I'm so very proud of him.
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