Monday (Ordinary Day), but Tuesday Was A Special Day At Penn State!

Monday was a rather typical day at home.  Ken and I did go to Park City f or one of his favorite things to do - shop!  He hates it!!!!  We are going to a wedding on Friday for Ken's youngest brother's son, Bryant, and because of the lifestyle we live most of the year (rarely wearing long pants) he really didn't have anything to wear to the wedding.  So we were off to find dress pants and a tie.  If you have to go to more than one store, it is definitely a chore for Ken.  We were successful after 4 stores, which was more than enough for my Kenny!  The rest of the day was uneventful, but I did have a great chat with Doloris regarding upcoming camping trips.  We are looking forward to being with them next weekend at Hershey and then spending a week together at Sea Pines near Avalon, NJ in September.

Tuesday was an amazing and informative day!  Our son-in-law, Dane, who  has a financial practice with Ameriprise in Lancaster and just partnered with a practice in Harrisburg, invited clients on a bus trip to Penn State for a behind the scenes tour.  It was arranged by Mike Guman, a former player at Penn State and with the pros, having played for the Rams. 

We left on a chartered bus from Lancaster, arriving at Penn State at 9:30 AM.  We walked around for 1/2 hour and then met at the stadium for our private tour with Spider, who has been the equipment manager for 28 years.  He gave us a tour of the suites, locker room, field...and told great stories of the players and Joe.  His love for the team, college, and history were so evident. 

Penn State has the 4th largest Stadium in the country!

A mural inside the stadium near the alumni suite!

A huge mural of all the football coaches at Penn State!

We had the opportunity to walk out the tunnel where
the players run through when entering the field.

The stadium is gigantic and the grass so green and lush!

From there they treated us to lunch at the Nittany Inn where Mike Guman and 2 current Penn State Players, Chris Gulla and Sam Ficken answered questions about the football program at Penn State.  What great guys!  Sam is waiting and hopefully get called by the Kansas City Chiefs.  He was very open and honest about how bad a kicker he was when 1st arriving at Penn State, but with hard work, good coaching, and a pro player who helped him make some small corrections to his form, he was able to development into an exceptional player.  

Next we went to the building reserved for the football players where they have meeting room, required time spent in the study areas with 1 on 1 tutoring available, recreation areas, workout facilities including a mouth dropping weight room, and recoup areas.  Quite impressive!

This is just one row of the equipment in the weight room.  I
think there were 4 rows and all the weights were blue and white
with the words, "We are Penn State"!

Then off to the Creamery for some of Penn State's delicious homemade ice cream.  We were back home by 6 after a very memorable day at Penn State. Thanks to Dane for this great opportunity!!