Back to school, continued...

We took the long route, finishing up some summer fun things, but the deed is done and Elizabeth is back at school.

We went to the NY State Fair on Thursday. Its been a long time since we all went together. We did all the usual, traditional for us, stuff; pints of ice cream for lunch, oohing and aahing over the crafts and art work (including the inevitable talk of what we should have entered), seeing the food demo, the sand sculpture (we went the first day, so not much was done yet), and looking at the animals (cute baby llamas too). We ended by going to the concert in the Grandstand. It was fun taking the kids to the first major outdoor concert they've ever attended. We saw Joy Williams, Jars of Clay, and Steven Curtis Chapman. It was pretty awesome (and loud too), especially sitting just a few rows back.

On Friday we went to Dorney Park in Allentown. A sister park of Cedar Point, but not quite as large. They do have an awesome hanging coaster called Talon, which is where we started and ended the day (well, except for the carousel). We managed not to get rained on, or sunburned, but enjoyed an afternoon and evening of rides. Maybe enough to last til next summer?

On Saturday we hung out in Reading, doing a little shopping at the Outlet stores and some geocaching. We found 4 out of 5 caches we looked for (again without getting rained on too much).

Sunday was move-in day at Albright. We spent 45 minutes arranging and rearranging to get the maximum space despite minimum room and lots of furniture. I thought we came up with a pretty good plan (and I think E was happy with it too; Sarah...who knows?). I wish I could say it did not rain, but it did. We just unpacked between the pouring sessions and the light mist wasn't too bad. At least it wasn't 100 degrees, and there was A/C on in the room to fight the humidity, so that was good. And then we said goodbye. No tears, just a big hug and we were on our way. I guess it helps a lot that I knew she wanted to be there, and that she would be in touch when she needs to be.