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Yesterday, my baby sister got married!  It was a happy and sad day all rolled into one.  As Nate and I were driving back to Lancaster last night, I kept thinking to myself “I can’t believed she’s married”… but Del is a great guy and we’re very happy for them.

I know yesterday was more stressful [...]

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Moving on

After working with Nielsen (formerly Spectra Marketing) for 4 years and two months, Janele and I have made the decision for me to leave the company and work for JPMorgan Chase in Mechanicsburg, PA.  The day has finally come and I will be starting with Chase on September 2nd.  It was not an easy decision [...]

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Crazy Summer Days

Its been a long time since I’ve sat down and wrote about whats been going on all summer.  June was filled with all sorts of getaways.  It was refreshing to get away but we’re both glad to be home and back into our routine.
We have really been enjoying our Sunday School class at church in [...]

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We were originally planning to spend the entire day at Longs park with friends and a stock pile of meat on the grill. We didn’t follow through on that; but did go out to the park for the orchestra and fireworks. Somehow Janele agreed to let me take Chloe, which turned out to [...]

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We spent the last night of our trip at Holly River State Park in west Virginia.  We arrived with plenty of time to setup and collect firewood.  Chloe was roaming all around and we thought it would be funny to see what she would do if we got in the car and drove down the [...]

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Today we were on the road by 8am en route to New River Gorge, WV.  The drive was pretty uneventful and we made it to the Gorge by 2pm where we had a picnic lunch in the parking lot and then checked out the overlook.  The bridge over the gorge is the world’s second largest [...]

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Today was the climax of our vacation.  In the morning we drove about 30 miles south up to the top of Mt Mitchell.   At a height of 6,684 ft, it is the highest peak on the East Coast.  Since there was a road that took you to the top, there was no chance I would have [...]

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It was a beautiful morning in the land of Fairy Stones, after a simple breakfast we loaded Chloe into the car and took to the lake where we rented a canoe.  I was excited as this was Chloe’s first ever canoe ride; I found out it was also only Janele’s second time (and first time [...]

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On day two we had a wondeful breakfast provided by Caroline at Ashton House. We were the only ones staying there that night so things were quiet.  Caroline was very welcoming to us and Chloe, it was nice to find a place to stay that enjoyed dogs.  They had two cats and we were surprised [...]

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Thats how long Janele and I have been married, time flies huh?  June 17th was our anniversary, one day after UE Camp ended, how convenient right.  Since we were planning to take the rest of the week for our vacation I planned a secret stay in a Bed and Breakfast in Staunton, VA for our [...]

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