It's fall!

The college I go to is surrounded by cornfields. There is a small town, and not much else so we make our own fun. One tradition we have is pick-a-dates. It's basically a non-romantic date. Previous pick-a-dates have included: photo scavenger-hunt, drive-in movie, broomball, pumpkins and shot-guns, and going to the speedway. 

A few weekends ago we went to the Johnny Appleseed festival. It was quite fun. Here are some of the highlights:

- a historical village with re-enactors and campsites. 

- seeing Abe Lincoln (he disappeared before we could get a picture with him)

- sharing apple petals, a bag of apples, apple cider, cookies, honey sticks, and glass bottles   

  filled with lemonade and root beer. 

- walking around, laughing, people watching, and talking. 

- doing the typical midwest college (or high school) thing by going to Steak and Shake. 

This is me (blue shirt) and my friend Rachelle with our dates. We both went with guys who were with us in Ireland. It was one of my favorite pick-a-dates so far!