The Palmer Tale: 2 Week Break

Shawn got a two week break in between his first and second year of PA school. My family was here for a few of those days and then the rest of the two weeks was crammed full of adventures. We wanted to do as much as we could. We went camping with the Pages, which was soo awesome! We haven't been camping in forever. It felt nice to be away from the world and get dirty. We went to French Creek State Park which was very pretty and also next door to the Hope Well Furnace site. Here they made iron back in the 1600's. It was a beautiful place. They show you how it was done and even did a demonstration for us. They had animals there and an apple orchard too.

That same week Shawn and I went to an amusement park by ourselves! No Kanyin (thanks to Sarah). It was called Dorney Park. It was cheaper then six flags and we were worried it was going to be a small park, but it was actually really big. I was sooo nervous, because I am NOT a roller coaster person, but Shawn is and I was determined to become one. Usually I start with the swings making my way up to the biggest, scariest, your gonna die roller coaster. This time I decided to jump in with both fee and start with the biggest, scariest, your gonna die roller coaster. Let me tell you I was TERRIFIED. My heart was beating the fastest it has ever beat, and I was shaking so bad. I literally thought I was going to have a heart attack. Shawn kept trying to reassure me that it was going to be okay. I held onto him so tight and screamed like I have never screamed before. Each roller coaster after that got a little easier, but still very scared. On another scary one, as we were inclining a billion feet slowly till we dropped, I was holding onto Shawn with dear life saying over and over "oh my gosh, oh my gosh." Right then one of the little 8 year old boys in front of us, turned around and said to Shawn, "Is this her first time?" Shawn just chuckled and said "yes yes it is." After that I thought, I have to be braver then this. I need to be like these 8 year old boys. So the next coaster I didn't hold onto Shawn and I actually opened my eyes and turns out I had a blast! Next roller coaster...nothing, had it in the bag. I can officially say I am over my fear of roller coasters. :) It was so fun being there and with just Shawn. We felt like we were dating again. We realized how important it is to get "us time." We ended the day at their HUGE water park. I was in heaven. I love water parks. I hope we get to go back.

To end our 2 week adventure, we went to Boston for two days. I loved Boston. Such a neat city full of history. We got a Go Boston pass which included a lot of things to do. So much you can't do it all. The sail ship was probably my favorite. It was a pretty big ship and I had never been sailing before. It was a cold day, but still awesome. The Boston Harbor is really pretty. They also have the freedom trail, which is a 2 mile long red brick trail you follow through the city which takes you past lots of historical places. We ended at Plymouth MA where the Pilgrims came to. They have a village set up just like the 1600's and they have a remake of the Mayflower.