Lady Liberty

Like I said we have had a GREAT weekend.  We took the ferry over to the Statue of Liberty, not a lot to do over there because the statue was closed down for renevation.  So the only thing was to walk around the outside and take photos and then to pick up a little something from the gift shop.  But no matter how many pictures you see of her you really need to see her in person.  She is amazing!!!!. Also we saw the motorcycle that the Orange County Choppers made.  Also back at the trainstation where you get on the ferry they had a 9-11 memorial.  It is very solmen to  remember.  I hope the pics are helpful so none of us forget.

This is across the harbor from New York City.  The building on the left side that looks like it is silver in the bottom and black in the top...that is the Freedom Tower that is being built for the twin towers stood. Out next trip to NYC we are hoping to go over to the 9-11 memorial and into the city.  So stay tuned......

Ellis Island, Jersey City, New Jersey

WOW!! This has been a GREAT weekend!!  We started off taking the ferry to Ellis Island and then to see the Statue of Liberty.  AMAZING!!!!! The information on Ellis Island is unfathanable (I am sure that the spelling) Anyway, I have a bunch of pics but the stories on top of stories that the walls of this place has I could never tell you.  A couple of things that I guess I had no idea about was when the immagrants came into the building the doctors would do a "6 second physical".  If they looked at you and thought you were crazy, pregnant, had a disease, lame etc they would take a piece of chalk and put a letter on your shoulder for you to be "looked at" again.  If they decided that you had a disease or was crazy they would send you back to where you came from.  If you were fixable they sent you over to the hospital.  Again segregated from your family.  They have dormatories there if a family member had to be held until he was healthy.  One of the pics will show the different letters they would put on you.  The main hall is on the secend floor and it is very  humbling to stand there were all these hopeful and wanting people stood.  To see the pics and to read the stories you can't help to feel how amazing ALL of these stories truly are. 

Church in Homer City Pennsylvania

Well James and found another Nazarene church and it again was a wonderful service.  On to Reading, PA.  Hope to make it to New Jersey for the weekend and we are trying to go to the Statue of Liberty...... stayed tuned!!!!

DeBuis, PA for the weekend

Well we didn't really do anything fan-tabulous but church was very nice.  The pastor Ben and his family were very nice.  Ben looks like he is about 12 years old just like Dave at K-naz.  Maybe I am getting older....nawwwww.  Anyway we had a great time.  Here are the pics.!!!!!!!!

Pittsburg and playtime!!!

Again I have to say, "It amazes us that we are getting paid for this job!!!!!!".  James and I are in Pittsburg and we got to go the Carnegie Science Center.  It is so cool.  Here are some pics they had a model trail layout of P-burg and a real submarine but it was closed for the winter updates.  We got some outside shots.  Then we drove up to a look out point and watched the sun set and got some really cool pics.  There was a guy there from NYC/ LA he lived in both and he was a film director.  His name was Anthony Scardeki (sp?) and he was on his way to the Sundance Film Festival with Robert Redford.  We visited for a while and he is the one that took the pics of James and I with Pittsburg as the background.  Well, we will have to work tomorrow but that does seem fair doesn't it?????  Have a great week.
James and TJ

 So can you name the robots?????

The little red car in the bottom of the pic on the next to the bottom pic was a trolley that went up the side of Mt. Washington that over looks the city and then takes you back down again.  It was really really cool.  Have I mentioned that we love our job??????   Well We DO!!! God has blessed us so much it amazes us every day.

WE PASSED!!!!!

James and I have been in Rockford doing our training and we took our test today...WE PASSED!!!!!  We had a good time in class but as you know we have a good time no matter where we are.  We met alot of nice people...one really stuck out she even was two rooms down in our hotel.  Stephanie came over and we visted for a while.  Here is some pics.

So then we had a celebetory meal at NEDS!!!! because, it is hard to keep our shape!!! ROUND IS A SHAPE...hahahah  They have the best fish sandwich in 5 states.  It was GREAT!!!!

This is 1/2 of my sandwich...everytime we are in this end of the world I have to have a fish sandwhich from NED's.  Well we are off to Pennsylvania in the morning.  We are so excited about getting started.  We will keep you updated.  We love and miss you all.

James and TJ

Back to work in 2012

So we started back on the job.... it is sooooo hard on us.......the maid service was late getting our room cleaned so we had to go sit in the hot tub for a while.  It is so hard on us around here......hahaha  Did I mention we love our job?  Well here ya go  WE LOVE OUR JOB!!!!  Here is a few shots of where we work, TK Group is in Cherry Valley Illinois.  They were still decorated when we got there.  Here is a pic of our truck and trailor and some other random things.

Well talk to you soon! James and TJ