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March 05 A long timeI haven't been very good at this lately...it has been almost 3 months since my last post. Since my last post I have been home to PA for Christmas. It was nice. I had the entire week off between Christmas and New Years and spent it all in PA! I got to see lots of family and spend some time hanging out with friends. The drive back to Indiana was a long one. It was cold and storming the whole way back but I made it back safely. I went back to the Dr after Christmas break and found out that I could get rid of the boot...so I have been boot free for a while but I still have some pain in my foot when I am standing all day or walking a lot. I can also tell when the weather is changing:) I am slowly rebuilding my leg and ankle muscles back to what they were. My lower leg suffered a bit of a loss in size during the 3 months in an air cast.
A couple of weekends ago the I went on an overnight trip with the ladies from work. We went to Shipshewana, IN which is Amish country...it is like a mini Lancaster PA. So not really anything new for me. It was entertaining watching some of my coworkers react to the things they saw. Here is a little insite into the ladies I work with and the things we like to do...We plan carry-in lunches about twice a month sometimes more. We have new recipe monday where one person signs up to make somthing they have never made before and we all try it. We pass recipes around all the time so for us food is a very important part of our office. So it only seemed right that we plan our overnighter around food...
We left Friday after work and drove to our hotel and then on to the first of many eating experiences at Das Dutchman Essenhaus. The menu consisted of everything starch and a whole lot of sugar. All of my favorite things it was just like home. Saturday morning we got up and had breakfast and started the long long day of shopping. Our first stop was one of my favorite shops. There was a store with all kinds of rustic and log furniture. I could have spent a lot of money then I remembered I need a place to live and food to eat and got back to reality. It was fun to dream for a little while. Then I went to the second floor where I found it...Birch Beer!!!! I usually stock up when I go home or my parents bring it when the come to visit. So I was very excited to be in Indiana and find it!!!! We walked around from shop to shop and then a coffee shop yes more food and drink. I had a vanilla chia and the biggest piece of pumpkin roll I have ever seen. It was amazing!! After some more walking and more shops and a very aching foot we sat down for some lunch. Which also Amish owned and operated so the food was fantastic!! So after some more shopping and the longest carousel ride of my life it was time to leave Shipshewana. We went home by way of Goshen where they have a little diner that was on the Food Network show Diners, Driveins, and Dives. The South Side Diner...by far my favorite part of the trip!! They had Philly Cheesesteak!! Now if you are from PA you know that Indiana doesn't make Cheesesteak like we do so I am usually very disappointed in them. NOT this one!! It was the best cheesesteak I have ever eaten in IN, maybe even better then the ones I have eaten in PA. It was absolutely amazing!! SO After a long day of walking, a very sore foot and an outrageous amount of shopping...the CHEESESTEAK was my favorite part!!
So that is what has been going on in my world! Let me know what is going on in yours:) Comments (1)
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