Wednesday, October 04, 2006

A Day on the "Farm"

A family from church was kind enough to let a group of us visit their "farm" somewhere in Upstate New York (I honestly have no idea where we were). The reason I write "farm" is because it was more like an ESTATE. 350 acres! After having lived in tiny, city apartments for 5 years I cannot even fathom what it would be like to own that much SPACE. About 40 of us loaded into 3 vans and headed 2 hours north of NYC. Here I am with Lisa and Mark in the van.



They have a beautiful home in the Hudson River Valley.



And a pool house . . .



And a buck's head . . .



I didn't include pictures of the tennis court. Which was my favorite part of the day. I'd forgotten how much I LOVE tennis. Overall, I have to say that this experience led me to feel a little like Elizabeth from Pride & Prejudice. I started to question what I would have to offer an eligible young man in a family with 350 acres. Dowry? Title? Not really. But I do have a great personality. Which is worth more than millions. Right?
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  1. Anonymous1:14 PM

    Sure you don't know the city? depending on how far north you are, they may be in the boundaries of the New York Utica Mission, where I served a million years ago...
    Yeah, I remember tracting some houses up there. I just couldn't fathom all that LAND. And the sheer mansion-ness of it all. IT was enough to make me walk around with my mouth open and say to myself...I could never have this much money, and even if I did, crap! This is like half a city! :) Looks like you had fun...
    Krista

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