Dear Anne Frank,

At around 11pm, we pulled in to the Hilton Garden Inn parking lot. After checking in and finding out where our room was on the 4^th floor, we went downstairs and out through a lobby where a garden is presented. We went back through the security door, to the lobby, and I was just caught off guard by what was in front of the elevators.

Right where the perfectly carpeted stairs were, there was a huge American flag hanging. It was beautiful. I stopped to stare at it for a few minutes because, at that moment, I was reminded again why I love America. In my mind, I immediately flashed back to my Philadelphia trip in 2003 where we had viewed the Betsy Ross house.

There was also an area with slots for a phone booth. That was awesome considering the fact that almost everyone has cell phones nowadays. My mind instantly flashed into a scene where someone was standing beside the phones, waiting for a very important call. This person would be nervously impatient.

When the elevator opened, we hopped on and went to our room.

Basically, walking in the hotel room was also amazing. Our room had the most awesome green curtains with white in the middle where the blinds are. Placed in front of the window, on either sides, was a small wooden desk and a green single seat with foot recliner, which was also green.

We crawled into bed around midnight and that was it….The bed took us into its comforting arms and we were out.  

Your Friend,
Karen-Maeby