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07.28.2020

Our Trip to Dollywood, Holiday World, Kentucky Kingdom, & King’s Island

Back at the beginning of 2020 (what seems like an eternity ago), Derrick & I made plans for several “roller coaster” trips. We planned one in February, one at the end of April/beginning of May, and one in June. The February trip happened as planned (that’s when we went to Nickelodeon Universe at the American...

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03.03.2020

American Dream Mall | Nickelodeon Universe | Tips & Tricks

Ten days ago, we went on our very first amusement park trip of 2020. Since it’s still winter here in south western Pennsylvania – every amusement park near us is closed. So, if we wanted to ride some roller coasters, our options were pretty much one: head south. However! That has all changed this year...

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Abby’s Saturday #289 / Irwin, PA Wedding PhotographerMarch 7, 2020 - 3:38 pm
[…] It has been a week in the Abbey house. When I wrote last Saturday that Leander was back in the “massive teething” stage, that was just because I didn’t know what else to attribute his fussy, clingy, not-quite-normal attitudes to. Well, on Monday morning, Derrick to our “family car” to work so that he could get the oil changed on his way home. Something always happens whenever Derrick takes my car – the car with the carseats in it. Always. And, so we laughed about it as we went to bed Sunday night – and then I cried when we woke up Monday morning & Leander was covered in a rash. See? Something always happens. I panicked quite a bit, but after talking to my Mom & doing a bit of research, I decided that I thought he had Roseola. If you’re unfamiliar, Roseola is a childhood illness that most kids pick up between 6-24 months of age. It starts out with a few days of a fever & the kiddo acting lethargic (but not really any other symptoms), and then as the fever breaks, a rash appears & lasts another 2-3 days. Those symptoms fit how Leander had been acting to a T. We had simply been attributing it to the mouthful of teeth he was getting all at one time (seriously, the kid has at least 6 teeth breaking thru at the moment). So, I decided to keep a close eye on him, but “Dr. Google” said there was no need to take him to the doctor unless his symptoms exceeded the “normal”. Sure enough, after about 48 hours, his rash went away & he’s been 100% fine ever since. He likely picked it up while we were at American Dream. […]ReplyCancel
Abby’s Saturday #295 / Irwin, PA Wedding PhotographerApril 18, 2020 - 12:33 pm
[…] life was “normal” – and it literally feels like it’s been eons since we went on our trip to American Dream (when in reality it was just 8 weeks ago). I printed a bunch of photos from our American Dream trip […]ReplyCancel
Our Trip to Dollywood, Holiday World, Kentucky Kingdom, & King's IslandJuly 28, 2020 - 8:00 pm
[…] one at the end of April/beginning of May, and one in June. The February trip happened as planned (that’s when we went to Nickelodeon Universe at the American Dream Mall) and then March arrived. You can probably fill in the blanks that our next two trips were scrapped […]ReplyCancel
Traditional Christmas Letter - 2020 Edition - from the Abbey FamilyDecember 15, 2020 - 8:07 am
[…] February, we took some time off & set off on our first trip of the year! We visited the newly opened American Dream Mall & Nickelodeon Universe – an indoor theme park – complete with roller coasters, flat rides, over-priced food, and Nickelodeon characters (like […]ReplyCancel
2020 Highlights - The Adventuring Abbeys | Highlights of Amusement ParksFebruary 25, 2021 - 8:00 pm
[…] 2020, we visited Nickelodeon Universe at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, NJ (and we went in February, so no germs to worry about yet!) On our way home, we stopped at Great […]ReplyCancel

02.20.2020

2019 Favorites – Roller Coasters

Can we just say that I’ve saved “the best” for last? At least, the “most fun” for last? I have to admit – this crazy “roller coaster” journey that Derrick is on truly just gets better & better. I would have never guessed that my innocent suggestion, “Hey, why don’t you start an Instagram account,”...

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09.17.2019

Why We Loved Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, PA

When we went on our first big trip of the summer, we hit up 4 different amusement parks. We had fun at each & every one of them, but Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, PA was definitely (and easily) our favorite of the tour! We really didn’t have many preconceived notions about Dutch Wonderland. Other than...

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08.22.2019

Our Trip To Castaway Bay & Cedar Point

I did not ride a single roller coaster in 2018.I was pregnant with Leander for just about the entire year, so that put a gigantic “damper” on our roller coaster adventures. If you’re thinking, “Poor Derrick” right about now, you would be 100% correct. It was a long, “sad” year for my roller coaster obsessed...

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