Belated Report on Travel

With everything that has been going on...we are still behind on some blogging and posting that we want to do. This is a report on my recent trip (back in late June) to Philadelphia, Hershey, Cleveland, and New York...all for work.

Well, it wasn't ALL for work. I went out a day early to spend some time with Joseph and Abby Warden, my really good friends from high school. They have a beautiful little baby girl, named Avonelle. You can see our fun Philly Cheese Steak experience above, we went to the home of the original philly cheese steak, it was good!

Here is my friend Joseph and his little girl, Avonelle:

Thanks for letting me crash at your place! We also went to the home of the Phillies and Eagles, I love the Eagles and absolutely despise the Phillies. It was weird seeing both ballparks right across the street from each other:


Go Eagles!!!


Down with the stinkin' Phillies!!!


We had a business meeting in Harrisburg, PA...so my co-worker, Nick, and I stopped by Chocolate World in Hershey, Pennsylvania...it was pretty cool.


We went to Cleveland, but I didn't take any pictures there. We then went to New York City and did a meeting in the Grand Hyatt hotel in midtown Manhattan. It was a cool place to do a meeting, you can see the big glass windows all around the room that looked right out into midtown Manhattan. We gave a good presentation.

Some of you may recognize this big arch (it is featured on many movies) near the campus of NYU, it is a pretty eclectic place...

They even have Friday night movie night there, you can see the big screen:

It was a great trip. It is hard to believe this was the last business trip I have been on. This was a couple of weeks before I broke my leg, so I have had a few other business trips covered by co-workers while I have been healing.

Happy Anniversary!!!

It's hard for me to believe it has been 8 years! It has been a rough few weeks for Melinda, having to put up with all of the stresses that have been taking place as of late with everyone breaking and getting sick, etc., etc.

Melinda is an amazing woman. I am so lucky and blessed to be married to such an amazing person, I am thankful every day for my Eternal companion.

Melinda's attributes are immense, but a few that I can think of are: compassionate, sensitive, strong, Spiritual, beautiful, caring, friendly, loving, hard-working, nurturing, funny, organized, and is developing one heck of a tennis serve!!!

I remember when we were dating, I felt like such a different person when I was around her...that has not changed, she makes me better, makes me who I am. She has the ability to get the most out of people and to make people around her feel important and special, that is a great gift she has been given and she uses it well.

This last 8 years has been amazing, so much has happened, and it has been neat to grow together through good times and trials. We have endured busy schedules, a lot of changes, 2 beautiful additions to our family and I am excited to see where the next 8 years takes us...and beyond.


Melinda, I love you! I am so thankful for you! You are the best friend and companion a person could have...thank you for the mother you are, the wife you are, but most importantly...the amazing individual that you are!!! I love you! -DC-