Please, take a seat. Have a little listen and I’ll tell you the tale of our week in the BVS house! Grab yourself a warm drink and relax as I tell my story. (That is, you may only want a hot beverage if it’s getting colder where you are like it is here in Elgin.) But I’m not complaining, I prefer slightly cold to very warm!
Anyway, let me begin my story before your drink gets cold.
Once upon a time, there were five BVSers. These BVSers were friends and living together. One day, as they all chatted over a delicious dinner, they discovered they had something in common. A love for all things cheesy—okay, that was pretty cheesy itself, sorry.
SATURDAY
On Saturday, we went to a lovely lunch cook-out at Christy W's and had a blast! We had good food and good times!
SUNDAY
After church we went to Monroe, Wisconsin, at Carol’s suggestion. We wanted to see the bountiful harvest provided by Brennan’s Market and the delicious chocolatey-ness of The Swiss Colony. We bought at least five amazing hunks of cheese which are already half eaten!
Continuing on toward home, we stopped in New Glarus where there just happened to be a festival going on! It was winding down, but the town itself was a treat to see and so was the fudge that some of us got.
The last stop we made was in Freeport, IL to eat dinner at Pizza Hut with Carol’s mom and little sister. It was nice was way to wrap up a fun, satisfying and successful day!
After church we went to Monroe, Wisconsin, at Carol’s suggestion. We wanted to see the bountiful harvest provided by Brennan’s Market and the delicious chocolatey-ness of The Swiss Colony. We bought at least five amazing hunks of cheese which are already half eaten!
On our way home, we saw a miniature golf course. On the fly, we decided to stop. We found out that it was rather expensive, however, so we didn’t stay to play. The stop was not wasted, though, since we met a wonderful goat that I promptly named Josiah.
Continuing on toward home, we stopped in New Glarus where there just happened to be a festival going on! It was winding down, but the town itself was a treat to see and so was the fudge that some of us got.
The last stop we made was in Freeport, IL to eat dinner at Pizza Hut with Carol’s mom and little sister. It was nice was way to wrap up a fun, satisfying and successful day!
MONDAY
It was Labor Day, and we had the day off so we ventured out to do some apple picking. We (Cat, Carol, Jeremy, Anna, and Virginia) headed to The Homestead Orchard for some delicious Macintosh and Early Blaze apples that we picked ourselves.
Seeing that they had raspberry bushes, we asked if we could pick some of those as well. They said they were pretty much picked out, but suggested we go head down the road a bit. We did as they said and found a whole field of raspberries where they let us pick for ourselves.
All week we’ve been feasting on apples, raspberries, lemonade, tea, rice crispy treats, cheese, egg rolls, and happiness! Okay, sorry, I had to throw it in. At least I didn’t add rainbows and smiles to the list!
Peace and Hugs,
Rachel
P.S. Pics were taken by Cat! More pics on her Facebook!
It was Labor Day, and we had the day off so we ventured out to do some apple picking. We (Cat, Carol, Jeremy, Anna, and Virginia) headed to The Homestead Orchard for some delicious Macintosh and Early Blaze apples that we picked ourselves.
Seeing that they had raspberry bushes, we asked if we could pick some of those as well. They said they were pretty much picked out, but suggested we go head down the road a bit. We did as they said and found a whole field of raspberries where they let us pick for ourselves.
On the way home we stopped at Borders for their “10 Days Left – Going Out of Business” sale while Cat, Carol, and Anna went to get some groceries.
That evening, we made a list of all the apple dishes we wanted to make and Don started right in by making apple sauce, yum! He also made pink rice crispy treats (he tried adding strawberry syrup to give them flavor) and apple cider by mistake ;-D. Cat made delicious egg rolls for dinner, Carol and I made fresh squeazed and squashed raspberry lemonade! Carol also made us some sweet tea!
All week we’ve been feasting on apples, raspberries, lemonade, tea, rice crispy treats, cheese, egg rolls, and happiness! Okay, sorry, I had to throw it in. At least I didn’t add rainbows and smiles to the list!
Rachel
P.S. Pics were taken by Cat! More pics on her Facebook!
As if I didn't have a strong desire to live with you amazing people before, but now the desire is even stronger because I now know what kind of adventurers you are. Keep being awesome everyone!
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