Sunset Hills Winery

So....let's see where life has been taking me.  Mike and I headed to Waynesboro this past weekend and had a great time.  Mom and Dad were in South Carolina so we didn't get to see them.  Friday night we went to Gigi and Pappy's for dinner.  We had crab soup, beef stew, and oatmeal pie (Mike had his own blueberry tart....my grandma sure knows the way to his heart!).  It was nice getting to talk to them; I miss them while I am at school!



Pappy, Me, and Frank

On Saturday, Mike and I had an extremely random day doing alot of things.  We woke up and got ready to go to Thurmont, MD to a corn maze with Frank.  On our wa there, we took a detour to High Rock.  I had always talked about it to Mike and we had never gone so given the beautiful weather and the fact that we were headed in that direction, we finally went.  And it was beautiful!

Following High Rock, we plugged the address of the corn maze into the GPS.  At this point we were up in the "sticks" of Waynesboro.  We ended up going right by the cemetary where Mee-Maw is buried.  I had been wanting to visit her but could never find the time (which is such a horrible excuse).  She was very special to me and I think about her often, especially since I wear her wedding band on my finger.  She passed away on my birthday 14 years ago, I believe (if I did the math correctly).  I miss her dearly but it was nice to go and spend some time at her grave site.  It was also very nice of Mike to come and listen to me talk about her while we visited.

After that we started towards Thurmont and it just so happens that that weekend in Thurmont was "Colorfest" which is a huge ordeal to those living there.  There were crafts being sold, food everywhere, and tons of massive yardsales.  Upon entering Thurmont, I noticed a make up table at one of the yard sales and immediately thought of Ella and Lily.  So I persuaded Mike to stop and we did.  To make a long story short, we didn't get the make up table (after Mike reminded me that Ella and Lily already have approximately 3 of them, haha).  We did buy a 20 piece set of plates/mugs for $8.  I guess I should mention that MIKE bought them (in case he reads this).  They are really nice and for 8 dollars we figured we could store them at the house for the future if we should ever be under one roof together.

After walking around some of the sales, we got back in the car and slooowwwwllly drove through Thurmont; there were people everywhere!  Eventually we made it to our original destination.  The corn maze was actually 4 mazes in one.  Each maze was a different length and you could choose which ones you decided to do.  The theme of the mazes was "Iron Man" and the mazes were each a different part of his body.  We went through the maze that was 2.5 miles long.  Thank goodness we had a map or we might have been there all day!

Frank and I at the entrance to the corn maze!

They also had a pumpkin shooter there.  It was a large contraption that you paid to put a small pumpkin into and upon pulling down this big lever, the pumpkin shot out into the field by compressed air.  It was actually pretty neat.  They had an old car and random targets out in the field you could aim for.  After paying for the plates and the maze, unfortunately we didn't have enough cash to participate, haha.

When we got back to Waynesboro we went back out to Gigi and Pappy's and took Pappy for a walk outside and told them about our day.  Frank got to run up and down the big hill they have in the back of their house (how he wasn't tired after the corn maze is beyond me....you'd think I fed him pure sugar!).

Saturday evening we had ribs and asparagus for dinner and sat outside and ate.  We gave Frank a bath and then watched a movie.  The day couldn't have been more beautiful and any better than it was.

On Monday, Mike's parents came to see my house in Georgetown.  We walked around the campus and the town.  Again, it was a beautiful day!  We ate at The Daily Grill and it was very good!  I always like when we spend time with them and I get to know them better.

Tomorrow I start clinical at Women's Health in Robinwood.  I will be there on Thursdays and Fridays.  I am excited yet nervous to start.  I'm sure it'll be great once I get the swing of things.  I'll have to remember to post about my first day!