Okay, so last week, we were going to go to Knoebels on Sunday and come home Tuesday. Then, the weather decided to get lousy, so we changed plans and left on Friday and came home today. For those who don't know what "Knoebels" is, it's an amusement park, in the middle of Nowhere, PA, which still charges a "pay-as-you-ride" fee. During the week, you can get a wristband to ride all day, but you can still get the tickets to pay for individual rides. And since, I'm a middle-aged lady, whose knees don't always want to get into various ride cars, this makes it nice, because I don't have to pay $40+ to sit and watch my kids ride the rides. We got there about noon on Friday, after being stuck on I80 for at least a half an hour in one of PennDOTs lane closures. *We've lived in NYS for 28 years, and being from Ohio, we have traveled on I80 for just about every one of those 28 years. And I80 has been under construction at some point or other EVERY single one of those 28 years. And because there is a LOT of traffic on I80, a lane closure backs up traffic FOR MILES!* We purchased a wristband for #2 daughter, (#1 daughter was working and didn't join us) and bought a $20 booklet of tickets for hubby and me. We were at the park for about 7 hours. I think I did really well ~ food wise. I didn't get anything that was fried, but I did have an ice cream cone. Saturday, we went back to the park, but spent the first hour or so in their Crystal Pool. The pool is fed by a spring, and is a bit chilly. #2 daughter road a few rides. By 3 PM, we were tired, and the skies were getting ready to open up. We went shopping in Shamokin Dam, PA, had dinner, then returned to the motel. #2 and I went swimming in the motel's pool, and the hot tub was just the ticket for my sore knees.
The trip home was uneventful, but we were trying to get home before a big line of thunderstorms made driving miserable. Which we did. Now, to get back to journaling and staying on program for the rest of this week. I ran to weigh in on Thursday, before we left, and was UP another 0.8 lb. Yeah, it's getting really discouraging. So, while I wasn't watching everything while we were gone, I was trying to make good choices, except for my ice cream cone (in a pretzel cone -- excellent, try one if you get a chance). It's back to reality this week.
#2 daughter leaves for college next Sunday, so this week will be a whirlwind of packing, making sure she has everything and getting everything into the car. I plan to go to the gym in the morning (it really does help my knees feel more "normal") and then weigh in on Friday. The following weekend, we're going to visit #1 daughter and go to the NYS fair. Oh goodie! more fair food! We've got tickets for several more Renegades' games, so it's going to be a concentrated effort to stay on program.
Hopefully, September will bring some sort of normality. Yeah, right!
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