Our Honeyday

As I was sorting through pictures on our camera this morning, I realized I never posted about the place we went after our wedding. It was such a fun, unexpectedly gorgeous place, I wanted to post some pics even though it’s almost four (!) months later.

We drove from Chicago to DC after the wedding, and just had a few days after the wedding before we had to be back to work. As we were trying to figure out what to do during those days, it seemed logical to find someplace about halfway between Chicago and DC to spend a day or two (not long enough to be a honeymoon, so I was *too cutesy* and called it our “honeyday”. Cut me some slack, we had just gotten married.). With the help of my trusty maid of honor Beth, we discovered the Hisrich Hills House Bed & Breakfast and ArtFarm online. The pictures looked amazing, and luckily it was available- we called about two days before the wedding to try to make a reservation.

While I wouldn’t recommend trying to get to this place a 1AM after a long day of driving and a day after your wedding (it’s not really close to anything, with a few interesting curvy roads at the end), if you, for any reason whatsoever , find yourself in east central Ohio, STAY HERE. It was incredible.

The home was built in 1820, and when you walk in you feel like you’ve been transported in time (with added modern amenities, thank goodness).

It took us a while to figure out the nooks and crannies of the house, and finally discovered not one but two lofts, one of which was the main bedroom.

We were provided muffins, fruit, juice, and fresh eggs to make breakfast for ourselves. After breakfast and opening some of our amazing wedding gifts, we headed out. Some friends of the owner were sitting outside at a picnic table so we asked what was fun in the area to do. They recommended the Warther Museum…not sure what we were getting into but up for an adventure, we headed off. Turns out “Mooney” Warther was considered the master woodcarver of the world. He carved everything from postcards (which he actually sent through the mail) to a small-scale replica of the floor of a steel mill (including the guy drinking behind a machine in the back) to the history of the steam engine from the Greeks all the way through the 1800s.

Afterward, we headed to a few cheese shops and wineries, of which there were quite a few. The area we were in has a large population of Amish, and there was lots of great food, wine, and fun little shops.