This weekend was so great. My mom came to visit Indy for the first time, and we were able to get a healthy mix of entertainment and relaxation stuffed into my four-day weekend. The highlights:
Visit to Great Aunt Pat's in Wheatfield, IN. It was a stinkin' long drive for a rather short visit, but I couldn't even remember the last time I'd seen her, so it was nice to catch up. Besides, my family is generally, well, detached. Any time I'm able to spend time with someone outside the immediate family, it's a treat.
The Apple Orchard. We headed out with a bunch of my VISTA friends to an orchard just outside of Indy. We threw apples at one another, ate them right off the tree, and played baseball with the apples. We also ate homemade apple butter, apple cider slushies, caramel apples, and more. Oh, and we took lots of pictures. You can see a small sampling of them here.
Retro store. Mom and I visited an "antique mall" in Fountain Square one morning that was three stories high! If I had more money, there wouldn't be much left in the store, that's for sure. It was all very cool retro stuff - the kind of stuff it would be fun to decorate with now. I got a spectacular purse out of the deal, and come on, when's the last time you heard ME call a purse spectacular?
The Mariachi. Maike, Mom, and I had dinner at Donato's Pizza one night and tried the Mariachi pizza. It was the most amazing concoction. It had tomato slices and jalepenos on top, along with a nice variety of spices and, get this, they served it with sour cream as a topper! I now have a new pizza favorite.
This weekend we'll be hosting another crop of guests - this time from Springfield and St. Louis. I wonder what adventures await us!
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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