picking out a carriage

On October 20, some friends and I "kidnapped" Kim to celebrate her birthday. The highlight of the day was the two hours we spend at Waldvogel's Farm enjoying hayrides, a pumpkin patch, and a cornmaze. It was fun to act like . . . little kids.

Turkies, Ghosts, & Witches, Oh My!

Waldvogel's had a plethera of plywood facades for kids (and kids at heart) to pose behind and place their faces in. There were witches (or, rather, you could be in the withes' brew), ghosts, the gothic farmers, a prize-winning turkey, and more. You would never had known that we were nine college age girls. There was also a . . . very interesting prop that we all enjoyed the most--a false outhouse. We all laughed as we tried to top each other for the funniest picture (I think I won!).

Haunted Grainery from Bed Rock

Creaky floors, butcher's knives, and amputated arms and legs engulfed in a heavy, black darkness. Nine girls entered the haunted grainery arm-in-arm not knowing what to expect. . .

Just kidding--it really wasn't that scary, except for not knowing where the walls would be. Michelle seemed to find the corner of every wall in the grainery as we felt our way through in the darkness. Bekah, Kim, and Kris did show aprehensiveness on wanting to enter the haunted house.

For a reason which none of us can explain, Fred and Barney were standing outside of the grainery. It did not bother us too much, for we all posed with our childhood friends from Bed Rock. Weird, but fun.

Picking Out a Carriage

We spent the most time at the farm's pumpkin patch. We were able to enjoy a hayride out the the patch; then, we were able to pick our pumpkins to our choosing. Michelle searched for the perfect pumpkins to give to her roommates, Bekah chose small gourds that she could give to her Sunday School class, Sarah looked for "Squishy", and Robyn chose some squash that she could cook. I did not care to buy a pumpkin, gourd, or squash, but it was fun to wander around the patch with the girls. Almost immediately I found a pumpkin that came right out of Cinderella--it was the perfect carriage pumpkin! It was so much fun! I haven't been to a pumpkin patch since first or second grade--I really enjoyed myself & laughed at everyone else as they meticulously judged each pumpkin.

Corn Maze

The most beautiful time of the evening was spent as we wandered through Waldvogel's corn maze. Yes, we went in circles, but it was fun to spend time joking and laughing with each other. It was my first corn maze and I enjoyed every minute of being lost and being "rained on" by corn kernels. We truly believed we accomplished a great task when we exited the corn from a different path than we entered.

The twilight seemed to call us back to the dorm, lest the spell of the day be broken. After two hours of pumpkins, haunted houses, and corn mazes we were all ready to head back & enjoy sweets, pizza, pop, and a movie.

It was a perfect end to a perfect day.

feast of fools

Spirit Week! The one time of the year that it is not only acceptable, but also encouraged to dress as crazy as possible. In a way, I suppose it is our Feast of Fools (or at least our Festival of Fools)--we are crazy students relishing in the opportunity to be. . . CRAZY. Spirit week at Maranatha was different compared to high school. Yes, there were still students who refused to participate. (Oddly enough, they are usually the ones that look out of place.) But on the whole, the excitement of this past week surpassed any of my previous spirit week experiences. It was fun to relax and have fun. On the whole, it made classes a little more exciting than usual--if you got bored, just look around the room and you were sure to be entertained. Monday was Home State Day--Go Missouri! It was fun to see who was from what state. I myself have friends from Colorado, Wisconsin, Tennessee, and Alaska. It was also disappointing to see a certain Missouri friend walking around in a PACKERS shirt!

Tuesday was Out of Date Day. Originally it was going to be 1920s day, but seeing the impracticallity of this, the day was changed. The girls in my room and others donned colored tights, socks scrunched over our tennis shoes, outrageous tanks over Ts, and completed our outfit with side ponytails complete with a scrunchie. Welcome to the '90s!
Wednesday was Patriotic Day Sadly, I only have one picture--in the business of school, work, and church, we all changed before grabbing a photo :(. But I must say, Jarid and Tim make a great hanging flag.
Thursday: Blue & Gold Day--Go MBBC Crusaders! This, I must admit was the easiest day to get dressed for. School spirit was visible everywhere as nearly every student donned blue & gold for the day.
Friday: Class Color Day-- Go FRESHMAN! Those of you who know me know that I would prefer NOT to wear pink (especially to the extent that I did on Friday). However, I and 230+ freshman made ourselves "pretty in pink". Jarid and the sophomores made a mountain of green across the gym from the freshman, juniors were a crazy bunch bathed in red, and the seniors decked out in black & blue.

Though I may have looked foolish (especially to the visiting volleyball team who didn't realize it was MBBC's spirit week), I truly enjoyed being part of the Crusader spirit.