A Day Out

Yesterday was a cold, rainy day, but that didn't stop our granddaughter Bethany's plan to take us for an outing.   She bundled her boys, Jaxon, 7, and Mason 3, in the back seat beside me while Paw-Paw sat by the driver.

It was around noon by the time we left, so a drive-in lunch at Sonic was in order. We had been enjoying the ride to town on unaccustomed roads, but Bethany knew the twists and turns on every one of them. It was fun just relaxing and enjoying the scenery, everything in emerald green with new leaves blanketing the roadside.

After our orders of choice, burgers or corn dogs and plenty of onion rings and much conversation going on in the front seat as well as the back, our driver wheeled us down the road to get milk shakes, which were half-price by 2:00 o'clock. At some point, Howard needed coffee, so a stop at Dunkin' Donuts filled the bill.

I liked sitting by Jaxon, who pointed out sights along the road, keeping me busy looking out the window, while young Mason busied himself with a toy and singing loudly at times.

Bethany was taking us to a place we had never been, called Troy's.  We didn't know what to expect, although we had heard it was a good place to buy meat and/or things you might not see in other stores.

Wow! We were blown away at the building! I'd thought it was an ordinary, unremarkable store, but it was huge! Gigantic even!  A mountain-cabin looking structure with heavy beams and a spacious front porch where some sat at a big, round table eating lunch, while others from dozens of cars mingled or went inside.

Turns out it was an Amish-type store, the young cashiers wearing Amish-style bonnets and longish print dresses. They were pleasant and friendly and quite hospitable.  We couldn't wait to explore the mammoth store, and wandered back to the meat market. The prices! This was not your ordinary supermarket!

We did find some of their specialty items and got a gallon of milk to take home. The interior was impressive with framed art work and decor with catchy sayings in artistic black print on white backgrounds.

Finally, the children were tired, and the rain was getting heavier and colder, so we ended our excursion, happy to get back in the warm house with warm thoughts of our hostess and her kindness. Thank you, Bethany!