On This Day

ON THIS DAY

• January 1, 1995- I went to the Rose Bowl game to watch Penn State play.  We won but it was a long, hard victory and the game gave me a headache.
• January 3, 2015- I went to the first of the annual Beer Exchange Parties at Deb Green's house.
• January 5, 1983- My niece Heather is born.
• January 8, 1994- I flew to the Bahamas to start my 100 day journal around the world.
• January 9, 2016- I saw the movie, PAN.  I love Peter Pan movies.
• January 12, 2015- I spent the night at the Cecil County Rotating Emergency Shelter.  I was the supervisor and 30 homeless people were so grateful to be inside.
• January 14, 2016- I went to the PA Farm Show.  There are lots of farm animals in our world and they all smell.
• January 16, 2015- My hot tub was delivered.  This is the 3rd hot tub I have purchased and they keep getting bigger and bigger. I love to soak in my hot tub.
• January 17, 2018- I went to the African American Museum in DC.
• January 20, 2017- I went to the Women's March in DC
• January 21, 2018- I went to the Women's March in West Chester, PA
• January 25, 2016-  I took a quick trip to Phoenix, AZ.  The house was so damn sunny that I had to wear sunglasses inside.
• January 27, 2015- I started a blog: Wandering Through America.
• January 28, 2017- I participated in the Immigration Protest @PHL.  It was a response to Trump's ban on immigrants.

• February 1, 2019- I went to Haiti for the 3rd time.
• February 3, 2014- I filed my FEC papers to run for State Senate, District #35 MD.
• February 8, 2016- I left for a three week trip to Tanzania.
• February 12, 2017- I boarded a train in Baltimore, MD and went across the country.  Four days later, I was in Evansville, CA.
• February 17, 1970- My brother Brian is born.  My mother had 6 kids in 7 years and then 11 years later, she gave birth to Brian.
• February 19, 2019- I left for a month long trip to Jordan, Israel, and the Palestine Territory.
• February 22, 1994- I was on safari in Kenya.

• March 3, 2000- my nephew, Gus, was born, 100 years after my grandfather.
• March 5, 2005- My Dad died.
• March 8, 2008- I bought a 2003 Honda Element for $15,000.  It had 47,000 miles on it and when I finally gave it up, it had 244,000+ miles on it.  I loved that piece of junk.
• March 10, 2017- I bought my 2014 Honda Civic for less than $15,000 and it only had $12,000 miles on it.  What a great deal!!
• March 15, 2018- I visit my 100th brewery.
• March 17, 1978- I marched in the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade.  I was drunk and I crashed the parade and eventually, two cops kicked me out.  But it was a fun time.
• March 19, 1973- St. Joseph's Day.  I had off from high school and my school was the only school off so my classmates and I got together and had a party at Maryann Drueding's house.  We trashed the place.  Her brother came home and raised hell and we scattered.  Maryanne got in lots of trouble and none of us came to her defense.  We were cowardly. But we did have fun. I also traveled to Malaysia on this day in 1994.
• March 22, 1987- I defended my damn dissertation at Penn State University.  I earned a DEd in Educational Leadership.
• March 23, 1986- My grandmother, Ida, died. She was living in Florida and she had a stroke.
• March 24, 1928- my father was born.  He was the 4th son to Ethel and Lawrence Kelly.
• March 26, 2017- I met President Jimmy Carter and his wife.  I drove to Plains, GA to meet them. And in 1994, I traveled to Singapore.

• April 4, 1994- I traveled to Japan.
• April 9, 1997- I visited my sister who was living in Spain.
• April 12, 1927- My mother was born in Arlington, VA.
• April 14, 2018- I went to Minnesota.
• April 15, 2018- I traveled to Iowa.
• April 16, 2018- I traveled to Wisconsin.
• April 17, 2018- I sang with Grammy Award Winning Bobby McFerrin
• April 19, 2015- I went to a dog show in Baltimore to watch my friend's dog take a prize.
• April 23, 2016- I went to VA to watch Jameson finish his Eagle Scout project.
• April 24, 2015- I met the President of the United States- Barrack Obama.
• April 26, 1959- My sister, Patricia, was born.
• April 27, 2015- I wandered around the Redwood Forest in CA.

• May 2, 2011- I traveled to Guatemala with all of its beauty and all of its poverty.
• May 4, 2013- I went to my 40th high school reunion from Merion Mercy Academy, PA.
• May 5, 2018- I went to my 45th high school reunion from Merion Mercy Academy, PA
• May 8, 2011- I sailed through the Panama Canal.
• May 9, 1954- My brother, Jim, was born.  And in 1998, my mother died after a long battle with ovarian cancer.
• May 13, 2017- My good friend, Darcy, died after a long battle with cancer.
• May 16, 1981- I graduated from Penn State with an MEd in Secondary School Counseling.
• May 19, 2018- I went to see Paula Poundstone at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington, DE.  She is very quirky and funny.

• June 2, 2000- I saw Joni Mitchell at the Camden waterfront.  This was the third and last time I saw her perform.  Shortly thereafter, she retired form public performances.
• June 4, 2016- Deb Green and Lisa Schultz got married and I officiated the wedding.
• June 5, 1900- My grandfather, John B. Revie was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
• June 6, 2018- Clay and I left for our road trip to the Grand Canyon.
• June 10, 1973- I graduated from high school.  I wasn't sure I was going to make this milestone.
• June 13, 2018- I watched the Changing of the Guard Ceremony @ The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
• June 14, 1999- I moved back to the Philadelphia area and became the principal at Springfield High School.
• June 15, 2017- I moved into Chestnut Square Apartments in West Chester, PA.
• June 16, 2015- I got to see the Divine Miss M in Philly.  I love Bette Midler.
• June 25, 1901- My grandmother, Ida Mae Riley, was born in Leeds, England.
• June 26, 2015- I saw the Cirque du Soleil "O" show in Las Vegas.
• June 27, 1982- I traveled to England for a month. And in 2005, I traveled to Viet Nam.

• July 3, 2013-  I left for Haiti for six weeks where I ran a summer program fro the Haiti Family Initiative.
• July 4, 2001-  I started my month long safari in South Africa.
• July 5, 2003-  I arrived in Sri Lanka. I also traveled to India and the Maldives Islands.
• July 6, 1998- My nephew, Jameson McGirr Kelly, was born.
• July 7, 2015- I traveled to India to celebrate my 60th birthday along the sacred Ganges River.
• July 9, 1955- I was born.  It was a hot, hot Saturday and my mother never stopped telling me how hot she was during my pregnancy.
• July 12, 1992- I traveled to Thailand for three weeks.  It was my first visit to Asia.
• July 15, 2001- I traveled to beautiful Botswana.
• July 21, 1990- I had a layover in France where I was on my way to Italy.
• July 24, 2001- I was on safari in Zimbabwe. And in 2003, I was on a remote island in the Maldives.
• July 27, 1980- My sister, Sharon, married Glenn Hake.  The wedding reception was at hour house on Long Beach Island, NJ.

• August 2, 2017- Elliot, my great nephew was born.  Heather is his mother.
• August 5, 1962-  my family made this day a family holiday: Root Beer Day.
• August 6, 1962- Our family moved to our new home: 6425 Woodbine Avenue.  It is a big, old house with 7 bedrooms.
• August 11, 2002- I head in to the Amazon River in Peru for a week on the river.
• August 13, 1977- I graduated from Penn State University with a BS in Adolescent counseling.
• August 20, 2016- I went to a concert at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in CO.  This was on my bucket list.
• August 21, 2017- I observed the eclipse of the sun.

• September 5, 1973- I started Brandywine Junior College in Wilmington, DE.  I stayed there for the academic year and then I transferred to Drexel University.
• September 6, 1967- I started Merion Mercy Academy in Merion Station.  I was in 7th grade.  This transition was hard for me.
• September 8, 1982- My nephew, John, was born in New York/
• September 9, 1956- My sister, Sharon, was born in Abington Hospital. And in 2017, my nephew, Kevin, married Emily., I became a beer kook and never drank regular beer again.
• September 10, 2011- 9-10-11: Stephanie Schweinberg's wedding on Long Beach Island, NJ.  I officiated the wedding and it was a beautiful event.
• September 11, 2004- I became a kayaking kook.  I went kayaking for the first time and loves it.  I was sorry it took me so long to jump in to this activity.  I love being on the water.
• September 13, 2016- I went to the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany
• September 14, 1996- My sister turned 40 and her husband had a surprise party for her and he served Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.  On this day
• September 27, 1979- My sister, Kathy, married Jim Staudt.  They moved to West Chester County, NY.

• October 1, 1952- My sister, Kathy, was born.  She is the oldest.
• October 4, 1997- My brother, Brian, married Cindy Glaspey. My father officiated the wedding ceremony at the Union League in Philadelphia.
• October 7, 1974- I started my sophomore year in college at Drexel University, PA.
• October 9, 1957- My young brother, Chris was born in Philadelphia.
• October 29, 2014- I voted for me for the politic position of State Senate, District #35 MD.  I didn't win but it was still thrilling to vote for myself.

• November 5, 2014 -  I lost my election for a state senate position.  I did the best I could and I really enjoyed it.
• November 9, 2014- I went to Jamaica for a few days.  I stayed at an all-inclusive resort and I will never do that again. It's too piggish.
• November 12, 2017- I left for Nepal for two months.
• November 14, 2018- I sold my house in Carpenter's Point, MD.  I owed this house for 12 years.
• November 19, 2001- I took my nephew, William, and his family to see the first Harry Potter movie.  It was William's bday gift.
• November 24, 2005- I went to Turks and Cacaos Islands.  I had plans on buying a condo there but I decided against it.
• November 25, 2017- I fly off to Puerto Rico for a few days.
• November 26, 2015-  I celebrated Thanksgiving dinner in China.  It was pathetic. In 2018, I had my gall bladder removed.
• November 28, 2006- I bought my house in Carpenter's Point, MD.  This was my second home.

• December 5, 1974- My grandfather, Jack, died at home from a long battle of lung cancer.
• December 11, 1975- I transferred to Penn State University. I was a junior.
• December 22, 2015- I went to Quebec, Canada with Darcy Chamberlain and her daughters.
• December 25, 1925- My grandparents married. I think they were in Washington, DC.   In 2017, I went to Bhutan.
• December 27, 1987- My sister, Patrica, married Bill Anderko.
• December 28, 2015- I spent the day at the hospice center with Charlene Frable. She slipped in to a coma while I was there and two days later, she died after a long battle with cancer.
• December 29, 1951- My parents got married in St. John's Church in Philadelphia. And in 1980, Kevin, my first nephew, was born.  I became an aunt.
• December 30, 2004- My nephew, Clay Kelly, was born. He is the final niece/nephew.
• December 31, 1979- Spent New Year's Eve on Time Square, NY.