Monday, July 21, 2008

Did the curosity kill the cat?

Or are you still interested?

No, Ty and his crew will not be making an appearance at my house, at least not that I know of....

Here's my story of last Wednesday!

We woke up @ 5am to catch a 7:30am flight. After a layover in Atlanta, including a small 2nd degree burn on Jacob’s foot, from a lady spilling hot coffee on him, we safely arrived in Cincinnati. We went straight to Jason’s Aunt Elaine’s to have lunch, then to Mame’s to drop our belongings off and quickly change. We then were off to West Chester, to see the Extreme Makeover home. We decided to pop over on Wednesday, instead of “Move That Bus” Thursday, to avoid the 2,000+ people and the 90ยบ heat. We were told where to park (thanks Aunt Holly). Boy, Extreme Makeover runs a smooth operation. It is no wonder they can get a home built in a week. We arrived to find ROTC guys and gals directing traffic. Before boarding the bus, we were told to grab some ice cold bottles of water. After a short ride, we exited the bus and were greeted by a woman handing out bags with info about the family and the builder. Security was tight, no walk-ins were allowed. Even the neighborhood residents had to show ID just to get into the neighborhood.

We stood across the street, in the front yard of a neighbor, right up against the barricade and saw Michael in the garage, digging through boxes to find what we think were picture frames.

There were women there that came every day and had great stories to share. It was hot, but we had our water and were enjoying listening to the stories when we noticed the garage door lower. Vehicles started to move out of the driveway and the assistant director came from the back yard with a film crew. We looked down the street just as the crowd started to cheer, clap and wave. Ed was in the back of a truck with what looked like a pergola. The truck stopped, he put his cap on and they started filming. He waved and winked to the crowd before unloading the pergola.

He went around to the back and was not seen again. With hopes to see Ty, we decided to stick it out. We were talking to a friendly woman and then looked as a Gold Star employee with a Coney case was handing out free Coney dogs…Yummy. In the end we didn’t see Ty, but did she the film crew film the walk up to the front door.

The assistant director came out and was talking to some of the spectators and told them that he sent everyone home, except Ed. That was our cue to leave, since we already saw Ed. Hannah really wanted to go back for the reveal, but that would have required us to be across town at 5:30am the following day and stand in the heat for 6+ hours for a chance to see Ty and the reveal. We decided against it.

Our main reason for going up north was to see family. We were able to see Aunt Elaine, Aunt Julie, Alex, Uncle Mark, Grandpa Gene, Aunt Holly and Uncle Mick. We even were able to squeeze an extra day in, because flights were oversold on Saturday.

We had a great time. I’m so glad I was able to crash the annual trip to Cincinnati this year….Jacob did tell me that I wasn’t going next year, I guess I rained on his parade!

5 comments:

gideonmommasita said...

They gave you drinks and a show? And hotdogs! What a glorious way to start off a trip to see family. Well, minus the coffee burn...was he wearing crocs and it went through all those little holes. Did the lady even know...that sounds like a post in of itself.

Melissa said...

Sue her!!! Sue Big!!!
Did I ever tell you about the time my mom was in Costco and got her heel rammed by a cart from another shopper and almost immediately had a "Lawyer" come up and give her his card if she wanted to sue? Too funny!
The pics are great! Is that Preston in the hat???

Kimberly said...

More about your whole adventure...fortunately, the curiosity didn't kill me, but I did check your blog more frequently so I could learn the answer to the mystery! What a fun adventure!

Dee Dee's Diary said...

Love the photos...thanks for sharing the pool photo and the one of Aunt Holly and Uncle Mick and you guys.
Didn't we have the best time?
As Grandma Lucy used to say, " Why would anyone want to leave Cincinnati?"
Sometimes I wonder the same thing.
Thanks Aunt Holly and Mick for all that you did to make our visit to Mason a memorable one...and Julie...thanks for allowing us to "repeat" our visit to Amelia. The extreme makeover was a hit, but as Robin reflected and I agree...time spent with family is always dear.
Love you all.

Anonymous said...

YO ROBIN-LOVELY POST---CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T MAKE IT TO WEST CHESTER & I LIVE IN CINCY-HA! SO-HOW ARE WE GONNA OUT DO THE EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER EXCITEMENT NEXT SUMMER? HMMMM... I'LL HAVE TO COME UP W/ SOMETHING----AND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD GETTING HUGS FROM OUR FL FAM TOO-THANKS FOR MAKING THE TRIP UP TO SEE US


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It's the year I'm going to lose weight!