Ohio Bound - Leaving Florida before Hurricane Irma Arrives

So nice having my baby sister invite us to her home since we left early for our adventures out West.  We left early due to Hurricane Irma heading to Florida.  The traffic was awful getting out of Florida on I-95.  

My sister Jennifer had some fun activities planned for us before we leave to find our way to the Hopkins House Bed & Breakfast.  I'm loving spending time with family.  Her husband Robbie is a sweetheart and dearly loves his wife.  Robbie drove us to Beavercreek Popcorn Festival.  The Beavercreek popcorn festival is located on Dayton-Xenia Rd., between North Fairfield rd ad Meadow Bridge Drive. 

So many people were there; but it still was not to crowded to enjoy all the food and vendors set up to sell their goods.  A band was playing and their music sounded wonderful.

We are at a popcorn festival and its time to go and find our favorites.  We do have some criteria.  :-)  We like big kernels, must be sweet and salty.  I found popcorn that met that criteria but also added another ingredient that I love; jalapeno.    Yummy the popcorn even had bits of jalapeno cut up in the bag.  Not hot but did have a little  burn when you swallowed it.  YUMMY I really got a kick out of the painted beavers with their popcorn all over the runway.  How funny to see a beaver eating popcorn.  hehehehe

Jennifer and I got the pleasure of meeting Mr. Big Boy himself.  We are just 2 lucky ladies.

As we were leaving the festival I found a painted rock laying by the Kroger sign.  The rock had information on it to document where I found it.  :-)

Time for some lunch at the famous Marion's Pizza in Beaver Creek. Nice clean place and the eating area was set up with an Italian theme.

 Now its time to drive to Springfield Ohio to check out an antique venue.  The owners had really did a great job on making this chicken coupe into a nice wedding/guest place to stay the night.

Inside one of the barns was several vendors set up selling homemade goods and homemade pumpkin pie and smoked ribs.  Several areas had some antiques to rummage through.  

 Thanks for the great visit sister and Robbie too for showing us around your neck of the woods.

 I am ready to go see my Mommy who went to heaven the day before Mother's Day of this year.  Marlon drove me to the cemetery where I broke down the minute I walked up to her grave.  Boy Mommy, I miss you so much and hate that you are no longer on this earth with me.  Enjoy heaven with all the wonderful people who went before you.  Miss you everyday you have been gone.