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It's been a crazy amazing few months! I am thankful to tell you that Jonathan and I are settling into this new chapter of our lives very comfortably. Life gives us so many opportunities, it's scary to take them sometimes, but the risky ones are definitely worth it. We just got back online, so I will try to get back into the rhythm of things, slowly. I have to say it has felt a bit like vacation, not thinking about this space. Not taking pictures, writing, sharing. A part of me misses it, but a pretty big part also likes the feeling of invisibility.  Any-hoo, here's a few of the things you've been missing, which I will try to share in more detail soon; The Wedding: two of our best friends were married on Friday the 13th there was planning, decorating, and shopping trips bachelor and bachelorette parties, rehearsal dinners and a bridal shower a whole array of last minute crises and disasters amazing times had by all, tons of photos, food, dancing, and...

   checking out this awesome pond    beautiful  a pretty buck right outside our balcony  leaving :(  look! dinosaurs!  beautiful hills ominous return home... This has been just fantastic. Until next time, Angela Kelly P.S. Check out how our hippity-hops are doing over at the farm blog, here .

 On Tuesday we checked out a local hot spot called Hanks. It appeared to be a quaint country restaurant from the outside but inside the country vibes of natural wood and old tools combined unexpectedly with bright steel planks and cables suspended across the restaurant. It was beautifully decorated, with fast friendly staff, and the food was delicious. Definitely one to check out.     Amazing. Until next time, Angela Kelly

welcome On our way home we stopped at the Grand Caverns for a quick tour. It was absolutely breathtaking, and a great finale to our trip. My favorite part was the ballroom, where in the 1800's fancy parties would be held deep within the caves. Apparently they have a reenactment every June, that would be so very cool.       they turned all the lights off before revealing this hallway, where we saw this shadowy figure glowing at the end The first picture there is a real photo of the ball taking place in the caverns. They had bands, food, tons of candles, and even little dressing rooms for the ladies. What a sight. they recently discovered another section of the cavern which covers 70% of this map It was a great way to end our vacation. Beautiful and romantic. Until next time, Angela Kelly

 The drive to Harrisonburg only took us about two and a half hours. It was a relaxing journey, with beautiful fall scenery to enjoy. We arrived in downtown Harrisonburg around noon and immediately began to seek sustenance. The Union Station Restaurant and Bar had caught my attention online when I was researching this trip, and when we stumbled upon it we just had to try it out. It is on the second floor of an old warehouse building, which they saved from being demolished when an old seed store went out of business. The decor is industrial chic, lots of iron work and dark wood. The bar is tucked into a corner, you hardly know it's there. As for the food, I very rarely eat soup in a restaurant, but when the waitress said the soup of the day was chorizo chili, I just had to give it a try. Paired with a griled cheese sandwich, it was an incredible lunch. Jonathan enjoyed his panini just as much. We left feeling full and satisfied. I would highly recommend...

on the road This week Jonathan and I had the chance to go on a vacation together, for the first time ever. Don't get me wrong, we spend all of our time together, we have been camping and on beach trips with family and friends. But we have never went on a trip all by ourselves, and it was long overdue- we've known each other nearly seven years now! We were blessed with a coupon for two free nights at the Massanutten Resort near Harrisonburg, VA, which is the only reason we were able to go on such a trip. It is a very nice four season resort, with an indoor and outdoor water park, lots of golf, go karts, mini golf, three pools and fitness centers, arcades, restaurants, shops, water sports in the summer, like kayaking and tubing, and snow sports in the winter, with several ski slopes. The timing was not amazing for most of these things, being right in between seasons, but it was perfect for us, because the place was abandoned. We had an amazing room on the second flo...

Coming back from vacation is always the hardest part, isn't it? Also I think it's awful how nice the weather was at the beach (cool, in the 80s, scattered showers) compared to here (hot, breaking 100 nearly each day, and rain is only a dream.) Aside from the heat, it is good to be back on the farm. I can't say that I've been very positive during our chores and more still during our breaks when there's just no escaping the heat to relax. It had become our routine to get up early (still not early enough), take a long afternoon nap, then go back out to work around 5 or 6 when the sun is finally low enough to breathe. It helps us avoid the direct sunlight for awhile, but it also makes for long days, done working at 7 or 8, with dinner still to be made and desperately needed showers to be had (assuming there's enough water pressure for showers.) I'm sure that is enough of my complaining for one day, and the least I could do is throw in some good words, so you ...