The Saturday Six

 

I saw an idea this week to write a post about how to have a date night in your own hometown. I thought that would make a fantastic Saturday Six post, so if you're from this area, check out some things to do in our itty bitty town of Grabill! If you're not from around here, I hope this will inspire you to find some fun things to do wherever you're from! 

One.

Of course, coffee has to head my list! :) Shouldn't that be everyone's first stop on a tour of town? Our little town has a locally owned coffee shop, Common Grounds, that is in the CUTEST log cabin. The baristas are so friendly, the coffee is delicious, and the carrot cake is TO DIE FOR. (They brew and sell Gobena coffee, which you can also order for yourself if you'd like. We are partial to the southern pecan.) Also - a huge shout out to the owners of Common Grounds for coming over to plow out our parking lot one day. That was such a blessing! 

Two.

And while you're right there at the coffee shop, you might as well check out the antique shops and the General store. They surround (I like to think of it as protect!) the coffee shop. The antique shops are in a building that just keeps on going forever with all kinds of little vendor booths inside. (And one of our former tenants works in the popcorn shop right in the middle of all the booths!) I've found some awfully cute treasures in there. The General Store is like a genuine, old-fashioned place you'd find in Little House with candy in barrels and the whole thing. My mom is super partial to their cappuccino mixes, too, if you're looking for something yummy! The General Store is one of my favorite places to photograph in town, because it even has the whole look of days gone by!

Three.

This is a new place in town we haven't been to yet, but I think it looks SO FUN!!! It's called Outpost No. 07, and it's a sign painting place. One of our tenants went here last December with the small group from church and ended up making a gift for us. It turned out SO CUTE!! I've never done a sign-making class before and think it looks like a lot of fun. (They also serve coffee from the coffee shop there, so...)

Four.

I'm pretty sure we've taken every single one of our visitors to Grabill Country Sales. You can find a little bit of everything there. Need candy in bulk? Check. Genuine Amish ice cream? Check. A dozen donuts? Check. Honey on tap? Check. Fried chicken carry-out? Check. A preserved polar bear? Check. I've never seen anyplace like it and am fairly certain it's because it doesn't exist anywhere else.

Five.

If all the shopping and painting has made you hungry, you should probably get dinner at the Woodhouse Restaurant. (Disclaimer: we've actually never been there for dinner, but we have been there for breakfast and LOVED IT.) When we first moved here, the Woodhouse was only open for dinner, but it's started opening for breakfast on the weekends. It's super clean inside and the food is so yummy! 

Six.

And because I'm a sucker for ice cream, I'd have to end the night at the Dairy Sweet with any one of their sweet treats. This is a little local burger and ice cream place that has a really fun oversized chair out front for photo opps. Ice cream and photos: doesn't get any better than that! :)