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1,200 Miles From Home

Happy first day of October!! 

I am happy to have nice cool weather and pull out my scarves and boots. I love all the fall colors on the trees and in yard decorations.

What are your favorite things about the fall season? I'd love to hear them. :)


On Sunday, my paternal grandparents came to our house, from Florida, and on Monday morning we left for South Dakota. After two full days of traveling (through Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska), we finally arrived in Spearfish, SD. It almost felt like we had to regain our "sea legs" after such a long journey in the van. I didn't mind the trip so much, however...I took advantage of the down-time and read the book, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." It is absolutely insane, but quite entertaining. It really did make me laugh out loud!

Having never been to the Dakotas before, I'm easily excited about most things the locals are used to. Mountains. The spacious view of the sky. People wearing short-sleeved shirts in 50 degree weather....(I still think they're crazy.)


Here are a few photos from our day today.

BIG HILLS. AREN'T THEY BEAUTIFUL!?

Main Street, Downtown Spearfish, SD

Since we were exhausted from traveling the last two days, we spent today relaxing and going to shops downtown. One of the stores was a neat little antique-type shop called, "The Junk Drawer."

Tub turned into a couch. What an interesting idea!

I truly would love to have an old-fashioned typewriter!!

At a DIFFERENT antique store, I found this little tote full of ollllllllldddd photographs and some even printed on tin!

When I go to antique stores I always look for three things. Cameras, old cameras, and ancient cameras.

Mirror selfie!

THEY HAD SO MANY COMIC BOOKS.

Thissssss is what I was looking for. Lots of photographer gold right there. There were some really fantastic ones that would have been a wonderful addition to my collection!

I almost bought this fez. Because...fezes are cool. ;)

Clara: "Some day, you could just walk PAST a fez."
The Doctor: "Never gonna happen." 

......one does not simply go to an antique store without bringing home a beautiful, musty book. ;)
It's a copy of Shakespeare's, "Macbeth." I can't find a date on it! It also has a huuuuuge appendix and "things we know about Shakespeare" section. Now I have some good reading material for the two day ride back home next week. Ha.

Absolutely lovely tea/coffee shop in the back of a health food store. Gluten-free peanut butter pie. OHHHH my goodness.

Lots of pottery!

The Black Hills. I like this place.
(View of Spearfish from back side of town)

So thankful for the opportunity to visit my cousin as she serves the Lord in this beautiful place!

~Emily

P.S. Here's a couple pictures of the sunset we saw on the road before we arrived in Spearfish yesterday!

"The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork." 

Psalm 19.1