To New Concord and beyond!

What a difference a day makes, the weather today was just delightful with something for everyone. By nightfall, the temps had dipped into the low 60's F and felt down-right chilly!

We headed out late this morning, bound for the charming town of New Concord, childhood home of Annie and Senator John Glenn (www.johnglennhome.org/index.shtml). We visited the home of the Glenn family, now a wonderful museum, and were very impressed with the displays and the docents. There was a very nice student from the town's college (Muskegum College) who portrayed a border in the Glenn house during WWII. It was a really nice experience and follows closely Charles' visit to the Kennedy Space Center earlier this month. After that, we ventured a few miles down US 40, the old "National Road," seeing a unique "S" shapped bridge (www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_bridge).

Next, it was a bit further down the road to see the world's largest basket in the delightful village of Dresden (www.basketvillageusa.com). This village is the hometown of the Longaberger family and is packed with quaint shops, botiques, B&B's and more. We thought that the basket, which has to be seen to be believed, was reason enough to visit this village but quickly learned that there is plenty to see and do besides that nice photo opportunity!

After getting back to Pickerington to meet up with Dale, we were taken to Dublin, OH (northwest of Columbus) to watch Staci play in a women's professional American football game. Staci plays on defense for the Columbus Comets (www.columbuscomets.com) and it was so inspiring to see her and the other women playing before a rather enthusiastic crowd. It was very chilly due to a cold front that had moved into the area which made the hot coco doubly-appreciated!!!

Tomorrow promises to be a wonderful day, come back and see what happened!