If I had a Million Dollars...

...I would pay someone to do my homework for me.

Fall break was good. I had a great time shopping and got caught up on a lot of homework. Unfortunately, I've only been back one day and I'm already beginning to feel overwhelmed. There are, however, only two days left to go. I think I'll be able to make it to the weekend...

Back to the shopping trip: My roommate, my friend Metta and I went to Pella Iowa and stayed with my roommate's aunt. Then, on our way back to Lincoln, we stopped at a mall in Des Moines. The only word I can think of to describe Pella is quaint. I honestly felt like I was living the movie “Pleasantville.”

Pella is home to mostly Dutch. All of the buildings and stores are really old, but nicely kept. There is a town square in the middle of town, complete with a gazebo. Pella is the home to the only working windmill in the USA. It seriously looked like a movie set.

Elizabeth's extended family also fit the theme. We arrived at her aunt’s house pretty late, so we went to bed with out really talking to anyone. It the morning, I was woken up by a strange voice half whispering, "Hello, hello, hi." It was Elizabeth's aunt. She introduced herself while lighting the fire place in the room I was sleeping in and then informed me that breakfast was ready when ever I was. I was taken aback by the assortment of foods she had made for breakfast. There were two different kinds of muffins, eggs, ham, cinnamon roll bread, and a Dutch pastry. On top of all of that, she made a batch of chocolate chip cookies for us to take with us in the car.

It was really nice, but at the same time, slightly unnerving.