We arrived in Punxsutawney a little before 9PM. The road trip was pretty uneventful. The road to Punxsutawney is the longest road ever! It seemed like we were on it forever or maybe it was because we were watching Elmo on an endless loop. Did I mention I have both of my children with me?
Yep, they are 4 and 18 months. Thankfully, my mom and sister are with me or there is no way I would be able to manage both kids on my own in the sea of people tomorrow. I have heard a few different reports of spectators expected to be at "The Knobb" tomorrow. The highest I have heard was 20,000. Whoa!
We are staying in a hotel on the outskirts of town. ALL of the hotels in town were booked. Some as far as a YEAR in advance.
After we checked in to the hotel we caught the last few minutes of The Superbowl. Go Steelers! Since we are in "Steelers country" we heard lots of cheering through our thin and I do mean thin hotel walls. Although, I am an Eagles fan by marriage, I am happy the team from PA won.
I should be sleeping right now since I have to get up at 3am to get ready to head into town....so I am going to sign off. C-ya bright and early in the morning!
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Happy Groundhog Day!
We are packing up for our big trip west to Punxsutawney, PA., to visit Pennsylvania's, most famous, weather predicting marmot, Punxsutawney Phil.
Bright and early on February 2nd, Phil comes out of his burrow on Gobbler's Knob - in front of thousands of followers from all over the world - to predict the weather for the rest of winter.
According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring. Keep your fingers crossed that he doesn't see his shadow. I am ready SO for spring!
Be the first to know Phil's prediction! We will be blogging live from the festivities via our handy dandy Blackberry. Click here to connect to our Facebook page or tweet us on Twitter.
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