What I learned in Amish Country:
1. Amish people have fancy, froofy dogs too. And they look just like regular dogs. I met an Amish Pomeranian today. I didn’t take a picture, I was afraid it would be rude.
2. Sometimes, the Amish can fool you. At lunch, we were seated next to a couple of Amish girls. At the end of their lunch, one of them pulled out a cell phone and started chatting, and then told her friend to email her. I guess they were plain Mennonites, not the stricter counterparts (Amish). Or maybe they were in Rumspringa. But it threw me for a loop. I was kind of wondering… why bother with the unflattering get-up if you’re not going to be all old-fashioned? (I’m sure that comment was totally ignorant, please forgive me.)
3. Amish kids are the cutest things EVER. I wanted to take one home with me, but I’m pretty sure that would be frowned upon. But seriously, the little hats and suspenders… I could die. Maybe I’ll start dressing Franklin that way.
4. You need cash in Amish country. People in farmhouses don’t take credit cards, and you’re lucky if your $2 will buy you a bar of soap. (I was lucky.)
5. Covered bridges are pretty cool.
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The biggest delicacy of my whole life was some homemade cottage cheese I had once in PA — pretty dang yummy.
Have fun on the other side of the world, I mean country. And ExpressJet serves meals on all their flights. It freaked me out that airlines still did this. What do I know.
You should totally read Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult. I think you’d like it. Besides, it will give you something to read while you’re waiting for the fourth Stephenie Meyer book.
what??? no pics??? I totally understand not wanting too, but some of us will never have that chance to visit. beside I am so much more of a visual learner… hee hee.
you are so much fun! I wish you were my sista!!!
When Jay and I were on a trip to Missouri we saw a Amish couple come out of Krisy Kreme with a dozen glazed. Talk about surreal!! Then they got in a van (that was being driven by a non-Amish enabler) and took off, the mom holding the baby in her lap. I’m still not sure if I really saw it or just dreamed it all.
I think they were actually Mennonites now that you mention it. But still….
~A
My inlaws live in a small town in Michigan that has a large Amish population. I thought it was funny that there was a hitching post for their wagons at the local Wal-Mart. My MIL has two Amish girls that work for her. They might dress Amish, but they are no more Amish that I am. They drink, smoke, use cell phones, take pictures which I understand is a huge no-no. One of them recently got married, so she has really settled down and settling into her Amish life. Rumspringa seems to be just an excuse for them to act like idiots. I know that they say it is so they can decide if they want to remain Amish, but the girls told me that it is very rare that people will actually leave. They don’t want to be shund by their families and they have no one else. Okay..sorry for the book. I’ve been reading your blog for quite some time. I found it through Doris.