i started the day off with a “fun run” at the local college. it was only 2 miles long, and i am pleased to say that i finished in just under 20 minutes. woo hoo! what a refreshing start to the day!
this afternoon we had a “girl’s day out” with the extended in-law women. we went into town and visited a few antique malls. the church was playing hymns on their bell system when we got out of the car and it sounded nice.
normally, i don’t consider myself an antiquer, but i really had a great time! i found some good stuff (materials to make some recycled pidoodle things and some really pretty pottery custard bowls and a cool lamp that is most likely nowhere near antique. it looks like something picked up at target, but it was a good price and will look great in the living room at home…). we also stopped at a coffee shop called “moka’s” that had great marketing–super cool logos, decor, etc. i had a chai latte and split a mini pumpkin bundt cake with grandma. super yum!
this evening, we visited the local arboretum where they’ve set up hundreds of clear glass jars with sand and white candles as well as white christmas lights all along the paths. it’s beautiful! there’s a pond in the middle, so the lights reflect really pretty in the water. there are also a few stops along the way with bonfires to make s’mores. we ended the tour in the building on site where a woman (a reference librarian) was displaying a small portion of her snowglobe collection. outside, there was a large, inflatable snow globe that actually had snow blowing around in it like a fountain. :)
we ended the day with another game of “hand and foot”–a very long card game. i actually won one! i think that might be the very first time that i’ve won the whole game! the last time i was close, i went over 10,000 points (the criterion for winning) but i didn’t have the most points over 10,000.
i love vacation.
