Tuesday, Sept 13-Monday, Sept 26, 2016
It was an uneventful trip to Pennsylvania (thank God!!). Arrived at Fid & Jessica’s about 4:30 pm.
Called Jess to let her know we were close. She said she was going to meet us BEFORE we got to her house because…the GPS would take us a way that we couldn’t get into their driveway.
They just finished building a log home in Pine Grove, PA. We had not been there before. It’s about an hour northeast of Harrisburg (where Jess & the girls used to live). Her cousin Annmarie & family live up there so Jess would spend quite a bit of time there. Annmarie’s husband, Ryan, introduced Fid (aka Brandon Fidler) & Jessica. One thing led to another…yep, they fell in love & Jess went from a city mouse to a country mouse.
Anyway, it’s a good thing we followed Jess. In this area there aren’t a hellava lot of places to turn a truck & 40′ rig around! 
We got up the driveway…a lot slower than Jessica did! (She thinks 40 mph on a loooong gravel driveway is pretty normal). We got parked, hooked up (they have 50 amp service, water & sewer hook-ups since they lived in a trailer until their house was done…yah for us!)
The house
The view
Living room
Living room to kitchen. Cat walk from master bedroom to master bath
Kitchen to living room
Kitchen to livingroom
Down to the basement
Part of the kitchen
Girls bathroom
Girls bathroom
Master bath
Master bath
Master bath to master bedroom
We had such a nice time with all of them…Fid, Jessica, Madison & Lola!
They have a busy house! Friends stop over almost every night.,,Breanna (B), Alex, Kiefer, etc, etc, etc! Poor things…they just moved in a few days before we got there.
Jessica, Alexandria Fidler, Breanna Baer
Lola had a recipe book. She found some simple recipe’s she wanted to make for dinner one night & asked me to help. We had a great time. She’s quite the cook!
There is a bar up there that most seem to frequent called The Cat (Black Pussycat)! It’s in a house…in the basement! I didn’t have the pleasure of going but…Georgie, Jessica & Fid went a few times.
The Cat
Full bar
Fid, Jessica & Georgie
Took some very nice rides! Even a couple with Jess & Fid! One ride Fid took us on was to the Appalachian Trail to a beautiful overlook.
We were invited to Sunday Brunch with Fid’s family for Jessica’s birthday. It was a little chilly (for us anyway).
There was a HUGE raffle at Pine Grove Fire Hose Hook & Ladder Fire Company. When I say huge, I mean HUGE! They gave away prizes of $50, $100 and the grand prize was $10,000! (we didn’t win anything) That’s a lot of money! Tickets were $20 each. Sandwiches, sides & soda were included!
It seems everyone in Pine Grove is a volunteer fire fighter…men & women. Stacey Fidler (Fid’s sister) even drives a fire truck! Very impressive! The fire house also has a bar…$1 for a bottle of beer!
Stacey Fidler
We had such a nice time! The weather was perfect! It was hard to leave but it was starting to cool off a little more than we’re comfortable with plus…Florida was calling!
Jessica, Madison & Lola
