Amish Country

In a day in age where nearly everyone and their mother is glued to a phone, iPod, computer, or large screen TV, the Amish faithfully remain detached from our materialistic world. There is something about the Amish culture that I have always loved. Perhaps it is their strong family loyalty, but ultimately I think it is their simplistic way of life. Now, I'm not saying I'm ready to chuck my beloved laptop or DVR out the window, but I wish our society would unplug a little more often.

My entire immediate family and I just trekked up to Maine from Lancaster County, PA ~ and it was a beautiful escape from all things traffic and Chaos. Whenever I'm there I think how easy it would be to live in such a place. The sight of a dozen Amish boys with hockey sticks on a frozen pond is something I don't think I could ever grow tired of! And then I recall the 7 years I spent in Maine and I decide I'm fine with being in the civilized world. But let me tell you, Amish Country is just beautiful. Spring, summer, winter, fall ~ it's always incredible.

Above Photo: Sears Parking Lot. Awesome.

Need I say more? It's amazing to be home with my family!! I'm absolutely loving every second of it. 

"We're On Our Way!"

The house (okay, our room...not the entire house. I'm too much of a neat freak to make that admission!) is a disaster as we prepare for our trip to Maine for Christmas! Clothes, shoes, and toiletries are in piles everywhere (some organized, some messy), and the suitcases are out and ready to be filled. 

I am so excited!!! 

In the next 72 hours, we will be here:

  {Whoever this picture belongs to, I apologize for the lack of credit! I have no idea where I grabbed it from!}

And here:

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I confess it isn't Rockefeller Center we are headed for, but a few hours further upstate. But I thought to myself, New York City at Christmas is far prettier than Albany-ish, New York. That and unless you have lived there yourself, you won't even recognize the city. Rockefeller City it is! (I'm secretly hoping we do take a pit stop here though!) 

And finally, here:

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Home at last! It will be 3 straight days of driving nearly 6 hours each day ~ and we are bringing Miss Scarlett. So this should be interesting! We're packing tons of books and music and bringing our Christmas spirit! It should be nothing short of a blast!! I can't wait to see all my family in PA, NY, and ME! 

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!