Bobby Goepfert · @GeffMan47
24th Apr 2011 from Twitlonger
On this Easter day, I feel it would be a good idea to perhaps share some Easter cheer with you all in the event you cant be with family, or your just bored with the pleasantries family meals can bring. I am in a Hershey hotel with an hour and a half to kill before myself and the 2 other players not dressing tonight have to leave for the game. And away we go...
Well as I tweeted before, staying in Hershey can be challenging on Easter Sunday. It never crossed my mind that the chocolate capital of the country would be a hot spot on Easter sunday, but sure enough when we pulled into the hotel, it looked like a day care and that was at 9pm. I figured they were all running on sugar and that they would be comatosed in the morning but I was wrong.
At 7am I was awoken by the loud footsteps of little egghunters. Not only were they running with what sounded like little combat boots, but the screams of excitement and jealousy echoed throughout the hallway and into our rooms as if the hotel thought paper machet would be an ideal choice for room partitions. If you know me, you know I am not a morning person, atleast until I have my coffee. Thoughts of raining on their parade ala The Grinch who stole Easter. Crushing Cadbury Eggs, decapitating peeps, breaking the limbs off of chocolate bunnies...I sat and I pondered....
But apparently my heart grew 3 sizes this day,
atleast thats what the children in chocolate town would say.
Running in the halls, I ran full of bliss,
throwing rieces pieces, rolos and the occassional Hershey Kiss.
Shouting and screaming Happy Easter to all,
"Theres an egg behind the maids cart 50 feet down the hall!"
The herd ran real fast in search of the prize,
The maid Rosa in their path with fear in her eyes,
They wrestled and fought over the chocolate "bunny doo doo",
Knocking over sheets and towels and even shampoo poo.
Rosa sat and she stared at the mess just created,
Yelling at the children, I ran and berated.
Their bellys full, they thought it was all funny,
"The joke is on you because there is no EASTER BUNNY!"
Stunned and uphauled every child began to cry,
A quick apology to Rosa then told her more towels for room 1605,
I turned to the kids with chocolates and arose they all perched,
"Today isnt about hunting chocolates or peeps, go find a church."
The halls now emptied, I returned to my room.
The deep sleeper Casey Borer hadnt moved from his tomb,
I started a shower proud with what I had just done,
But remembered I had no towels, no not even one.
Wet and cold from my head to my keaster,
I wish you and your family, a very happy Happy Easter.
(Source: Dr. Seuss)
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