Last weekend, Delaney, Cambry, and I headed up to Manhattan with my sister, my niece, and my mom - a girls' weekend! Addison had a swim meet up there (she's a super-great swimmer and she totally loves it), so we tagged along. Some of the highlights included:
1. Watching Addi swim. There was a lot of waiting involved, but the atmosphere of a swim meet was interesting to take in. Thank goodness the weather was nice because the pool area was HOT and HUMID!
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| Acting silly before her first race (and a little nervous, too) |
2. Playing on the old K-State football field right next door to the swimming pool. That field was busy all weekend - kids playing on it, college kids playing rugby, high school bands participating in a band festival, and even fraternity and sorority houses learning dances and routines for homecoming week (I think). There was a lot of people watching!
3. Exploring the K-State Botanical Gardens and Insect Zoo. I didn't know that all existed, but it was fun to look around. The girls were very fond of all the sculptures and fountains around the garden.
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| The gardens surround the old dairy barn on campus |
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| a Purple Hydrangea! |
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| I like the giant ants crawling up the wall! |
4. K-State Volleyball game on Saturday night - they won in three! Ahearn Fieldhouse (where they play volleyball) was also right next to the swimming pool - so convenient.
5. Staying in a hotel. This was the girls' favorite part because they got to go swimming, of course. They waited all day on Saturday to get there, but we didn't arrive until after 9 p.m. The swimming had to wait until Sunday morning. This hotel happened to be situated about 100 yards from a railroad track. Three times during the night we were startled when a train would come through - practically shaking us out of our beds!
6. Manhattan's Sunset Zoo - a beautiful zoo nestled in the hills of Manhattan. We were visiting on their special Halloween weekend. This meant lots of kids in Halloween costumes filling buckets and bags with candy. I could have done without all the hoopla - and actually, the girls were more excited about finding candy than they were about looking at the animals. That was kind of annoying - maybe we'll go back on a quieter weekend someday!
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| Pacing back and forth with an Emu |
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| This Gibbon was fun to watch! |
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| She got to decorate her own sticker at one of the candy stations |
It was fun and exhausting all at the same time. However, I knew we had a pretty successful weekend when, upon arriving home, the girls were in tears because they "miss Manhattan so much!"
2. Playing on the old K-State football field right next door to the swimming pool. That field was busy all weekend - kids playing on it, college kids playing rugby, high school bands participating in a band festival, and even fraternity and sorority houses learning dances and routines for homecoming week (I think). There was a lot of people watching!
Davvero un bel fine settimana , in compagnia di sole ragazze. Ogni tanto è bello ritrovarsi fra noi.
ReplyDeleteMi ha divertito leggere che il treno vi ha spaventato!!!
Io sono cresciuta vicino alla ferrovia,( dai 9 anni ai 20 quando mi sono sposata ) e i primi tempi,anch'io mi svegliavo di soprassalto quando lo sentivo arrivare.
Oggi però lo ricordo con nostalgia....
Un caro saluto a tutti, ciao!
Really a nice weekend in the company of girls only. Sometimes it is nice to be among us.
I was amused to read that the train scared you!
I grew up near the railroad, (aged 9 to 20 when I got married) and the first time, I also woke up with a start when I heard him coming.
Today, however, I remember with nostalgia ....
Greetings to all, hello!