I just got home from my amazing day at Mariaville Goat Farm with some of my girlfriends who have supported me along my journey to battle breast cancer. Thank you so much Ed, Rick, and Cameron from the farm and Night out for You. Today was better than I could have ever imagined! And the weather was perfect. ❤️
We started the day with the best scones ever from Sprinkles and Sparkles Bakery and a lovely gift bag of goat themed goodies from the farm. Then we explored the tree house and yurt before snuggling with the goats. 🐐 Iris the goat was the crowd favorite, but Luna was a close second. We especially loved how she softly bucked a few of us to keep us on our toes. I haven’t laughed so hard in months. 😂
After a stroll through the woods with the herd, we then ate a yummy lunch of veggies, cheeses, dips, crackers, pitas, fruit, dates, chocolate and blueberry-lemon cupcakes from Sprinkles and Sparkles (our new favorite bakery 😋), and homemade lemon tarts made by Rick…soooo good!
Then Janelle arrived and we had a ball with her as she taught us all the tricks to painting glass! The paint and sip was a great time and we learned how artistic (or not so much, in my case 😊 ) we all are.
Finally, we ended the day with goat meditation with Ed🧘. It was so relaxing to lie down under the trees with the goats snuggled up to us, a gentle breeze blowing, as we enjoyed being with each other.
We move so fast in our lives, caring for other people and working hard at our jobs, that we rarely take time for ourselves. Today was a celebration 🎉 of all of us as we reminded each other how special we are. We couldn’t have done this without your hospitality. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you again for everything Ed, Rick, and Cameron. And thank you to A Night Out for You, Sprinkles and Sparkles Bakery, and Janelle. It was one of the best days of my life, and I’ll never forget it. I also am now 100% sure that I want goats when I retire. 🐐❤️🐐