Another Trip!

I know I've been on hiatus for quite a while now. Cooper and I just got back from another trip! This time we went with Grams, Grandma, and Aunt Cheri to Dresden for a two night stay. We had a blast!

We left on Sunday afternoon and arrived in Zanesville, OH that evening. My Mom stood by her promise of getting me there by the start of Big Brother. So we got checked in, ordered out some Italian food, and got settled before the big show started.

By the way, I LOVE Jeff and Jordan. They are so cute, and so sweet, and so fun to watch.

And also, jerky and jelly beans? Oh, I could TOTALLY do that. Especially if they were buttered popcorn flavored jelly beans. Yummy!

Anyways.

The next day we got up and headed to the Longaberger Homestead. This place is not good for the wallet. They had so many things that I wanted, that I NEEDED. However, with my little one's birthday coming up I tried to keep a few pennies in the bank. And truthfully, I do mean a few.

Grandma Gloria got ahold of Coop and put him in her basket. This picture did not go over well with Daddy. He was a bit upset that maybe we were trying to, um, girl-ify him.




This picture went over a bit better. Coop made a new friend in Ohio. His name is Mucho. They're BFF. F. F. F.........




So this place had a little of everything. I'm a sucker for Longaberger pottery. I love the stuff. It's sturdy yet pretty. This picture depicts our second round of shopping. The first round was actually delivered to the van. The second and third rounds we took out ourselves.

You see, there's a common string of passion that runs through the blood of my Mother, my Grandmother, and I. Although she's not relation, it runs though Cheri too. It's a love for shopping. The thrill of seeing something, envisioning it in your house, and knowing that you HAVE to have it. We all felt it that day.

More than once.

Enough to fill up a huge van.




We then went to eat at the Homestead restaurant. Coop picked out the ham steak.

He ended up with grilled cheese.




After we ate we got the first round of shopping delivered to the van. I was not kidding when I said we take our shopping quite seriously.




After our day at Longaberger we were exhausted. BUT! We still stopped at a local shopping mall for yet more shopping.

We got back to the hotel and spent the evening eating ice cream and watching Pawn Stars and American Pickers. It was wonderfully relaxing!

The next day we loaded up and headed back to Indiana. And for the occasion, I was lucky enough to find a chicken nugget shaped like our beloved state!




But don't fear! Our story doesn't stop there! Right outside of Richmond we stopped at a fabulous shop called Warm Glow. It was AWESOME! They have all of these wonderful decorations and pretty things for the house. And the candles. Oh boy, did they smell good! I got one that smells like Snickerdoodles. Mmmm....

So, we stuffed the van until it was full to the brim.




Poor Cheri almost had to ride on the roof!




I will say this though. I think one little boy was very happy to be going home to see his Daddy. He was all shopped out!




And I now leave you with this. My vacations for the summer are all but over, so I should be much more reliable on posting blog entries! Please don't go away! Come back and visit!

Pretty soon, we've got a list to revisit!

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