Hi Ohio!

  We have been through Ohio several several times in our year on the road, but this is the first time I get a chance to blog it!
  Dale and I both grew up in the Mennonite church, so it's fun to be in Amish country and back to our roots.  We could actually "feel" a change when we left the East coast and entered this area closer to the midwest again.  

  We spent a few days in Holmes County Ohio, enjoying the farm scenery and some Amish baked yummies.  While we were there, it was recommended to us we accomplish 2 things: See the worlds biggest cuckoo clock, and eat at the Park Street Pizza place in Sugarcreek, Ohio.
  Well that sounds easy enough!

  First of all, Park Street Pizza has the most DARLING decor and cool atmosphere....tall ceilings, lots of texture, metal and old stuff used again as new.  Wood farm tables and funky colored metal chairs scattered here and there.

  The attention to detail here was lovely, as they grow their ingredients locally. Fresh ingredients totally changes the end result!  

  Soft, chewy crust, tons of flavor and herbs used in the sauce, real pepperoni. Even the parmesan cheese on the table had extra seasonings in it.
 Oh and don't skip the breadsticks and salad! WOW!  Gooey and cheesy bread and fresh, amazing, colorful salad, with yellow tomatoes, purple carrots. 
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  This place has bumped our #1 pizza place in Waynesville, NC down to #2, and our NY style pizza in Hallstead, PA to #3!

 Even the bathroom was amazing and I took a photo for future inspiration when we finish our home base.  Haha! What can I say, the sink and subway tile work was incredible!  OH, and about 7 different sized beveled mirrors in all different shapes and sizes, hanging from jute twin. DARLING!  
  I liked this cool orange light too.  Our apartment colors are dark grey, white, orange and this gorgeous robins egg blue that was inspired from Papa Don's fence next door.  
  The neighbors that bought his old place, let us take the fence with us. Dale hopes to make it into a sliding barn door, or coffee table, or some part of our home hub, when we finish it......SOMEDAY!

  We wandered around town and enjoyed some flea markets and farmers markets, before heading home to drop off our fresh fruit and veggies, and head back to the cuckoo clock.
  Troyer's Country Market has the BEST homemade ice cream!  The black raspberry was roll your eyes good, and this day, they were also offering fresh peach milkshakes.  Great prices, and great treat!  
 Here is Avery showing you the small cone, that wasn't small at all!

  By the time we got to the cuckoo, we had missed the hour "show", so we hung out and walked around waiting for the half hour.  Calling this place "Little Switzerland" is so accurate, every wood detail on every single store front felt like the Swiss Alps all the way!
  We found our spots on the lawn a few minutes before show time....

  If you follow RV Oilers on Instagram, you got to see a video of the clock.  Great music and cute little wooden figures that dance and play music.  And the cuckoo pops out too!
  Lots of history here, this clock took 12 years and $50,000 to build!  It felt into disrepair though, and was recently fixed up and brought out to its new place in this town.

  All play and no work makes Tonya a lazy girl, so the whole next week was spent teaching classes and business bootcamps in Findley and Alvordton area.  Love our growing doTERRA Dorothy team there! :)  This job that doesn't feel like one, is SUCH a blessing! I love connecting with my Dorothy girls all over the USA.  Look out doTERRA, here comes OHIO! :)

  When we are in Ohio, we always stay with our friends Luke and Anna,  on their beautiful property! Our kids have a ball with theirs....Lane, Ashlyn, Liam and Alivia.
  The baby, Alivia, was sleeping for this photo, but here they are! 

  Every day, the kids would disappear and play HARD!  They all get along so so well, what a blessing!
Schaffners have this amazing property with a huge pond, a giant swing set, and all kinds of places to enjoy.   Check out the beautiful views....

  You know how you just click with some people? That's how it is with the Ferguson Schaffner crew.  We didn't plan on eating together every day, but it just happened!  

  Remember Pepsi Chicken from the blog?  Still delicious!  Make it.  Thank me later....
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  The kids played in the pond just about every day, and one cooler afternoon Anna got out water colored water balloons for a good ol fashioned balloon fight!  
  Dale was working on his fly fishing skills everyday, and even managed to snag a large mouthed bass.    Yup, on a fly fishing rod no less!
  The kids played games, cards, and the girls were constantly chasing the baby kitties around to hold them.
  Lots of evenings were spent outside talking, while the kids played together on their giant swing set....I will load all these photos to a gallery slideshow for easier viewing! :) 
 Please check them out!
  When you see the donut picture go by, wipe off the drool and know they came from a bakery an hour away.  Its called Rise N Roll, and we were too close not to go back again this trip, and get their famous Caramel Cinnamon Donuts again.  Sweet Dale got up early one morning to get us some to share!

  We could of spent a lot more time here, but we try to leave while people still want us to come back! hahaha!!!  I loved my time with this sweet Anna girl!

  And just like that, after a wonderful worship service at church, it was time to pull out, say our goodbyes and began our journey just up the road a few hours, to our 44th state, Michigan!  
  We'll be back Ohio! Until then.......
  Hugs, T