Snapshot Meme: Sixth Anniversary

Posted by: Allison Helps Cats on: May 2, 2014

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Saturday Snapshot invites bloggers to share photos. On April 19, my husband and I had an early celebration of our sixth anniversary. This week, my photos celebrate the highlight of our road trip.

My husband and I had been feeling the need to get out of the house and have an adventure. While looking at local grocery ads, Andy discovered that the Blue Bunny ice-cream company is nearby in Le Mars, Iowa.

More importantly, they have an ice-cream parlor. 🙂 Ah-ha! Naturally, we had to make the trip. Given that Le Mars is a three-hour road trip, we decided that we might as well make a day of it.

First stop was a bakery. I grew up with fond memories of my dad and I stopping at our local bakery, and not just buying bread, but also picking up tea biscuits or soft rolls or oatmeal cookies. We’d always sample the latter on our walk to other stores. So, I love bakeries!

Next stop was the big one: Le Mars! The ice-cream parlor wasn’t yet open for the day when we arrived and so made good use of our time by taking photos about town. Around town, we had been seeing ice-cream art in front of various businesses. At the visitor’s center, we discovered it was part of a public project and enjoyed snapping photos of the funky cones.

After looking at so many artsy cones designed in honor of Blue Bunny ice-cream, we were ready to sample the real thing. The ice-cream parlor was now open, but we built up our anticipation even further by first exploring the museum.

When we finally allowed ourselves to stop at the ice-cream parlor, the menu offered a plethora of choices. I wanted everything! We settled on sundaes in waffle cones. Can you say YUM?!

After our trip to Le Mars, everything else paled. It didn’t help that no flowers were in bloom yet at the park we visited. Nor was it season yet for a waterfall. Our one-hour visit consisted of seeing turkeys and a model train station. Then to make matters worse, the restaurant we had picked for our supper turned out to be closed. It’s a restaurant in a nearby town, and so one that we only rarely get to visit, and so that was a huge disappointment. Instead, we settled for a delicious sushi meal back in our hometown.

Thanks to my husband for an adventurous sixth anniversary! I loved the baked goods, the ice-cream, and the sushi. It was also invigorating to visit a small town, especially one bursting with personality. Here’s to many more special memories. 🙂

 

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