Amish, Orienteering and More

Derrick and I drove down to Amish Country the other day. At first I was totally freaked out because Amish people seemed like an alien race to me. I didn't mean to be totally ignorant but I had no idea what to expect or how to interact. It was absolutely beautiful! It was totally crazy because there were more buggies on the road than cars. The first one we passed had some people in their 20s in it and they waved hello as they passed. I was so excited that after that I waved to every person we passed. I am no longer freaked out by the Amish.

Two weeks ago we went Orienteering. Totally fun! You go to the woods and they give you a map with targets on it. You have to use a compass to find your way to the targets and punch your card and then find your way back. It sounds kinda lame the way I typed it but it was a lot of fun. We were running all through the woods and sliding down hills covered in leaves. We even had to cross over a creek. Lucky for us, we didn't end up with Poison Ivy or ticks.

Two days ago we wanted Papa Johns for dinner but since we live in the middle of nowhere, they don't deliver here. We had to drive 30 mins to pick up our pizza and once you get a box of pizza, you don't want to drive 30 more minutes before you can eat it, so we went to the park. After we ate our pizza we were skipping rocks on the river and these geese came swimming up. We sat on some rocks and watched as they brought their two babies on shore and let them eat in the grass. About 15 mins later they went back into the water and swam upstream.

It's been a nice few days. Derrick starts work tomorrow and I'm going to try my luck at the DMV or as they call it here the BMV. But tonight, I'm making Turkey Mole and Frejoles!