Back to the Future

This is the first chance I've had to post about my whirlwind tour of Lancaster County, PA but, as expected, the trip was wonderful! I don't have any pictures to post at the moment as Josh has been hoarding the card reader so I'll just relay the trip in written word.

The drive: This was the furthest I've driven on my own in years and it wasnt bad at all. I woke up super early thinking I would give leaving super early a try but I just couldn't do it so I went back to bed and got on the road at about 7:30. It was only a three hour drive (well it was suppose to be...I MIGHT have made it in less time he he) so we only stopped to get some drive through grub. The only advice I have here is get yourself a DVD player. They are a life saver!

Day 1. Honestly, I did so much the first day that it really felt like two or three days. We got there and went to my friend's son's first ever soccer game. He handled the ball like a pro. I think there might be a future footballer in our midst if he takes a liking to it. After the football match we went back home for a quick change and then we went to my mecca, Sonic Drive-In. If you've never had Sonic, you haven't lived my friend. If all I had to eat was their Chili Cheese Coney, I'd be a happy camper the rest of my life. AFter Sonic we stopped off at my friend's husband's store, BB's Grocery Outlet. This place was GREAT! It's not your usual grocery store but it had all kinds of name brand things at ridiculously low prices. I cleaned them out of spices. I probably looked like a freak with 8 jars of rosemary, thyme, and the like. After that we went home, took a short break then Jes and I went out to a couple places that had caught my eye. The first was Olde Peddler Wools. When I get my pictures downloaded I will definitely be posting some of the ones I took of this store because it's a yarn lovers heaven. Beautiful wools of every kind. Hand dyed, imported, specialty. I could have spent hours in there. I will definitely be going back to buy more. Darlene was a wonderful guide to all of the options and helped me pick out some lovely yarn to make a shawl. After that, we headed off to The Flower & Craft Warehouse. This place was crazy. I've never seen so much stuff in all my life. I ended up getting a fantabulous metal flamingo for my garden. Yes, I love flamingos.

As we were checking out we realized that we were suppose to meet up wth some of Jesica's friends for a private buggy ride! We zoomed back to her house, picked up Maya and then headed out. Let me tell you, taking a buggy ride with two teenage Mennonite girls is more fun than I think most people can handle. Jes and I were leaning out making faces at her friend Pauline who was riding her bicycle beside us taking pictures. We dubbed her the "Mennonite Papparazzi." Alta, who was our driver, did an excellent job taking us all around and even let Maya hold the reins. We had so much fun and Im so thankfully they took time out of their day to do that for us.

After that it was dinner, then...whew! I can't even remember what all else we did. Like I said it was like three days all smashed into one. It was so much fun though. A little later, I'll post pictures and a write up of day two!