2,3 Camping
5,6
Strep throat
9
- Noble party
10
- Grandma and Grandpa to California
11
- Family reunion
13
- Melinda Shower
16
- Browning party
Erika to New York
17
- Demolition Derby
22
- Leave at midnight for California trip with the Rich's
July
16, 1982 3:15 p.m. (postcard from Erika)
Dear
Mandy and Zac: I am writing this letter
to you on the airplane. I have an aisle
seat and it is a very boring ride. The
two girls sitting next to me are real nice.
One is from Kanab and the other is from Salt Lake. We just got through eating dinner! We had roast beef and gravy, peas and
carrots, roll, salad, cake, and a pop. I
can hardly wait to get to New York! I am
going to stop now and try to sleep, I will write more later tonight.
July
17, 1982 10:40 a.m.
We
arrived in Rochester about 7:15 p.m., and our buses did not leave for Geneva
till 8 o'clock. I saw Kathleen Price at
the airport and she said her mom and dad were at the hill. On the way to the college we saw the corners
with the 4 churches on them. We also saw
the Hill Cumorah (Palmyra) and the Palmyra church house. We arrived at the college at about 9:30
p.m. I got to bed by about 11:30. My
companions name is Teri Shannon from Milford, Pennsylvania. She is 18 years old and her father is the
president of their branch. She is going
to go to Rick's College this fall. This
morning, we have been stuffing pamphlets and request cards into programs (all
157,000 of them). Well, I had better go,
have a fun time in Disneyland, and I will see you when you get home. We go to the Hill today at 4 p.m. I am so excited !! It is very, very hot up here. Love Sister Erika Dickson P.O. Box 217 Palmyra, NY 14522
P.S. Tell everyone
"hello"
July
- Went on a trip to Disneyland with the Rich's.
I was just reading back through my journal
and I forgot to write about our trip to Disneyland and California.(I said
earlier that we wouldn't be able to go because of Rog's work. I don't really know what changed, but we did
end up going) We left July 22, 1982 (Thursday) and drove all night, and got to Las Vegas
Friday. It rained all that day. We went to Circus Circus with the kids that
night. The next morning we left at 5:00
a.m. for California. That after noon when we got there, we all swam in the
motel pool. Saturday night we went to the Wax Museum. It was really neat. They have a new feature called the
"Black Box". It's really
scary. Amanda hated it, and still
remembers it to this day. Sunday we went
to Knottsberry Farm all day, Monday was Sea World, Tuesday was Disneyland, Wednesday Universal
Studios, Thursday was the Beach (Huntington).
It was a blast! Friday was
Disneyland again. The Electric Light
Parade was the best! We left 8:00 a.m.
Saturday morning for Las Vegas. That was
the HOTTEST ride I have ever experienced.
It was terrible. Saturday
afternoon we swam, and that night the grownups went gambling. We ate at Zachariah's restaurant in the
bottom of the Golden Nugget Casino. It was really fun. We came home Sunday. We left at 6:00 a.m. and drove all day till
7:00 p.m. when we got home. All that
went were, Ben and LuAnn and Kelly
Rich, Joni and Kerry Porter, Roger and
Gwen and Amanda Rich, Bruce and Linda and 4 kids, Susan and Casey Rich. We left Zac home with
mom while we were gone. He didn't even
remember us at all! I could have
bawled! All in all, it was a very
enjoyable trip.
July
27, 1982 (Postcard written when we went with the Rich's to southern California
in 1982)
Dear
Family, We went to Sea World and had a
blast! I'd forgotten all the things
there were to see there. Shamu was
great! Tomorrow we go to
Disneyland! How's Zac doing? Fine I hope.
Amanda hasn't felt too good at all.
She has been really moody and unsociable. I hope by tomorrow she's feeling better. We
are washing right now. I sure miss Zac a
lot. Whenever I see a baby his age, I
get lonely for him. Well, gotta go
now. Love Rog, Gwen and Amanda.
July
30, 1982(postcard)
Hi
family! We had a fun day at Disneyland
today. All the characters were out and
around. They were so cute! Mandy gave them hugs and kisses, and they
picked her up and held her. We've
already taken over 60 pictures, and we'll have to buy more film tonight. Hope Zachary has been a good boy. We sure are tired. See ya Sunday!! Love Rog, Gwen and Amanda
July
30, 1982 (postcard)
Dear
Family, We are really having a blast!
Yesterday at Knottsberry Farm was really fun. We went on Montezuma's Revenge twice! We also
went on the Corkscrew and Log Flumes and Minetrain, etc. Amanda loved "Knottsberry Tales Ride" We saw the wild west stunt show too. We miss you all a whole bunch. Hope dad got his birthday card and Mark liked
his present. Take good care of
Zachary. We'll be home soon. Love Rog, Gwen , and Amanda
(This
birthday card was written from my Aunt Dawna, probably when Roger was working in the Oil Field-
July
1982?)
Dear
Roger, Gwen tells us that you have quite a drive or ride each day to work. At
least you enjoy your job, that counts.
You sure have some cute kids.
Mandy is growing so fast, and I can't believe how much she looks like
Tonya. And Zac is going to be a handful
when he starts running around. Good
luck. Take Care and Have a Happy one,
Love Dawna and Fred.
