93 Months: Ryan and Bekah's Day of Fun

You guys!!!!!!! I feel like it has been 812 years since I've been able to write a post about a proper date adventure! We went on that fun weekend adventure to Indianapolis for Valentine's Day, and right after that, we had to start staying home. Just about the time things began to open up a bit, we were knee deep in packing, moving, training, unpacking...so I think the only true full day adventure we had since then was our trip to Hocking Hills back in May. (You remember that one, right? When the park we went to hike was closed? We're almost to where we can laugh about that. But it's still a little too soon.)

All that aside, I'm happy to report that yesterday we had our first all-day date since our move, and it was delightful in every way. It was our 93rd monthiversary and it was our Saturday, so we had the best time together, celebrating and exploring our new area!

It started with sleeping in, which is pretty much the best way to EVER start a day, in my opinion. Ryan made omelets for us, and they were DEEEEE-lish.

After that, we decided to explore some of the little shops here in Grabill. We didn't hit them ALL, but we stopped by the bulk of them. Some of it kind of reminds me of little shops down in Brown County, and some of it reminds me of the Treasure Mart in Kokomo. All kinds of fun things.

I loved all the vintage signs with the new mask one added to it. ;) 

 CANDY!!!! This store had it all. Chocolates, bulk candy, bottled pop...the whole nine yards.

 And all the pretties. It reminded me of so much of Ryan's mom. She loved stores like this. (Her house looked a lot like this store, actually.)

 This was one of my favorite finds. (I didn't buy it. I just liked it.) Both the sentiment and the author were winners!

 A train room!!!

 Truth.

 Speaking of Little House...

 And this space was so cool!! It was an empty booth area in the flea market building. I thought it was SO adorable. Sent it to my artist friend Amber and told her she needed to open her art booth right there by that chimney!

After we left the stores, we headed toward Fort Wayne to get a late lunch. We had a gift card to Panera and haven't been there in about 100 years, so that was our pick!

I got all caught up in the conversation of the people at a nearby table. The stories were like a whole TV series, and I didn't want to leave! I wasn't done hearing the scoop about the kids in college and how they're dating over Snapchat!

But alas, we did leave, and that's when we happened upon Salomon Farm. I'd heard of it before, because when I worked at the station, my friend Cindy's daughter got married there. I knew it was a beautiful area, but I had no idea it was more than an event center! It's an old farm that is now smack in the middle of the city - but (now that I've visited...) you feel like you're back in the country when you get into the heart of the place.

We explored around the barns a bit (kept our distance since they were setting up for a farmer's market) and saw some animals!

Then we took a stroll through the SUNFLOWERS!!! (The signs said if you're a hobby photographer, you can come and take pictures at no charge. If you want to do a professional photo shoot out there - meaning you are paying someone to take your pictures - the photographer does have to purchase a pass. It also said that starting September 9th, this field becomes a U-Pick field! We had fun enjoying the view!

And then we hopped on the trail that goes around the property and got in a good, brisk walk-and-talk!

We were pretty toasty by the time we got back in the car (and my beloved shoe had developed a hole in the bottom). We hydrated and then headed to another place I'd been wanting to try since the day we moved here: The Frozen Spoon! It's an ice cream shop in Leo, which is the town next door to ours.

It just opened this year and is cute as a BUTTON!

We were the only ones there right at that moment, so we had the picnic tables to ourselves. Delicious ice cream!!

By the time we were all done, it was later in the afternoon, and we came back to our apartment to cool down, take naps, catch up on Pinterest (okay just me) and cap off the day!

We LOVED our day. The only bummer was the very end of it when we scurried over to Wal-Mart to see if we could buy a bike for me. (We've been hunting for one for weeks, but along with everything else in the outdoor world, they don't stay in stock anywhere.) The ones we saw in stock online were not there, so the employees went to look and said they must have sold but not reflected that online. There was one more in the back, they said, in a different color, and when they went to get it, it was gone. As Ryan and I walked back to our truck, we saw a couple strapping it to the back of their car. And that is when you realize that taking that one extra bathroom break before leaving home is the difference between having a bike and not having a bike! Sadness.

But it's all okay because the Lord will provide a bike at the right time, and meanwhile, we had the BEST DAY!!!!!

Thanks, Ryan, for spending the whole day with me! I love you, and I've loved these 93 months!