The March!

I promised myself that before January ended, I would 

have a quick post about the 2020 March for Life!

I'm just making my deadline, aren't I!

Our first day -- outside the National Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

What an amazing trip and experience!

I'll have to go into more detail later,

but to see so many people, especially young people,

gathered together to march and pray for the sanctity of 

all life is really something!

The bus ride (25 hours each way) was a bit much

to tell the truth!!

Yay -- We found the White House!

I had the very best girls to chaperone -- 8 girls including Maddie.

There were 2 seniors, 5 juniors and 1 sophomore and

they were all so special and sweet and helpful!

They didn't even get annoyed when I kind

of got us lost going to see the White House!

My March for Life girls!

Riding the Metro was another fun (?) experience.

It reminded me of my days in Philadelphia when I first

rode an el train!  Such happy memories!

We made it safe and sound back home and

it's taking me most of this week to recover from

the long days and that bus ride!

More later!

xoxo 

Happy End of January!

2020 Road Trip - The March!

So, the big road trip I mentioned in my last post

starts on Tuesday, January 21st.

Maddie and I are joining around 200+ other

students and chaperones (me included as a chaperone) plus a few priests and nuns

from the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln
on the 2020 March for Life in Washington, DC.

Maddie went on the pilgrimage last year
and it was an inspirational event for her.

We're taking a bus -- yes, a bus - both ways.

The ride is approximately 24 hours;

sooooo, we leave Tuesday around 6 PM and arrive in

DC on Wednesday around 6 PM.
We are supposed to arrive back in Lincoln
on Sunday around 6 PM (after another 24 hour bus ride).
I'm a wee bit nervous about the long bus rides,
nervous about keeping track
of 8 teenage girls, finding my way around DC and dealing with
hecklers and protesters during the March.
There will be plenty of challenges!

We will be attending Mass every day at some of the largest
and most beautiful Cathedrals in and around Washington DC
and at the chapel in Notre Dame on the way home.
It's going to be an amazing experience.

I know there is power in prayer - I have felt it
many times in my lifetime.
Know that I will be praying for you - each of you
and your families.
Please keep us in your prayers as well.

Happy New Year!

Wow -- already the middle of January!

Am afraid this year may just fly right by too.

I'm so happy it's an even-numbered year.

That's one of my [many] weirdities -- I prefer

even-numbered years!!

Yay for last semester of senior year!!

Since I'm attempting to keep this blog going, I thought

I would post random photos from here and there and years past because

basically, we're not that interesting and don't have
a lot of exciting stuff to post about.

We go to work, go to school, take the dog for walks,

pray for winter to end, yada yada yada.

Sooooo, enjoy some photos here and there!

Here's one of my favorite family photos from December 2010!

Loved my hair and my sweater and how youngish I looked back then.

Maddie is such a little bug and Mr. Tennis is as handsome as ever!

He never seems to age, but his hair has a lot more gray now!

Maddie and I  do have a big road trip coming up and I
hope to get another post up before we leave on Tuesday!
Stay tuned!

 And

HAPPY NEW YEAR!