• Home.
  • About.
  • Blog.
  • Contribute.
  • Connect.
  • Reddy2Fight.
Menu

breathing happy.

  • Home.
  • About.
  • Blog.
  • Contribute.
  • Connect.
  • Reddy2Fight.

“It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.”
Lucille Ball

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.”

Aristotle

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
Confucius

Subscribe

Sign up to receive awesome updates and news directly to your email address! Do it!

We respect your privacy.

Thank you!


Latest and Greatest:

Featured
Jan 8, 2019
Music city USA: NashVegas
Jan 8, 2019
Jan 8, 2019
Oct 18, 2017
A little bit of here, A little bit of there
Oct 18, 2017
Oct 18, 2017
Jan 29, 2017
New York state of mind
Jan 29, 2017
Jan 29, 2017
Aug 21, 2016
Vineyard Sailing
Aug 21, 2016
Aug 21, 2016
Jul 31, 2016
Jackets in July
Jul 31, 2016
Jul 31, 2016
Apr 4, 2016
Trucking to Toronto
Apr 4, 2016
Apr 4, 2016
Mar 3, 2016
Farm Funk Hoedown
Mar 3, 2016
Mar 3, 2016
Nov 30, 2015
Chicago or Bust!
Nov 30, 2015
Nov 30, 2015
Sep 27, 2015
Getting down in South Dakota
Sep 27, 2015
Sep 27, 2015
Sep 21, 2015
Mile High Madness
Sep 21, 2015
Sep 21, 2015
Sep 1, 2015
Reddy2Fight
Sep 1, 2015
Sep 1, 2015
Aug 26, 2015
Colorado Part 1
Aug 26, 2015
Aug 26, 2015
Aug 20, 2015
Wyoming Bound!
Aug 20, 2015
Aug 20, 2015
Aug 11, 2015
US Nation Penetration
Aug 11, 2015
Aug 11, 2015
Jul 25, 2015
Being BAMFs in Banff
Jul 25, 2015
Jul 25, 2015

Fresh Tweets:

  • Vineyard Sailing https://t.co/NL4nP6oqhb
    about 2 years ago
  • Jackets in July https://t.co/WMZ32CTUlZ
    about 2 years ago

Farm Funk Hoedown

March 03, 2016 in Reddy to take the U.S.

PASSWORD: country

We made it to Michigan around July 15th and I'd say we are making some speedy progress through this country of ours. After staying in Chicago with Sami's family we trekked over to Michigan to pop in on my Aunt Lisa. I'm excited to stay with her and see life living on a farm... basically in the middle of nowhere. I rarely get to see my mother's side of the family because we are all so spread apart but it's nice to take some time and make sure we get to catch up :)

After a few wrong turn's we finally found the 'street' that Lisa says she lives on, more like dirt road with a barely visible sign. After a few Heys, I've missed you's, and you look great's, Sami and I started to look into what trouble we can get into. My Aunt Lisa and her husband Jim live on a farm that used to house horses, but they have been off the farm for almost a year now. BOOOOO. 

Over the next two days, we have to find other 'Farm like' activities to fill our time. We start off trying to catch wild turkeys. Nope, didn't catch one. After this we annoyed Jim to show us how to drive his tractor. Easier than originally thought, it wasn't as speedy as expected. Check. We've driven through fields and fields of corn for almost two months now and have wanted to run through the fields like Jenny in Forest Gump. To our dismay, we have yet to find full grown corn fields as it is not harvest season, we make do with 7ft tall corn grass. Check.

Photo Jul 13.jpeg Photo Jul 14-2.jpeg Photo Jul 14.jpeg Photo Jul 14-3.jpeg

Next we decide to test out our shooting skills. This is Sami's first time shooting a gun and she is a bit apprehensive at first, but eventually eases into the hang of it. She doesn't necessarily have much beginners luck though unfortunately ;) Feeding cows, Catching lightning bugs, and hanging out with their adorable pup Teddy round off our farm adventure. 

We end up staying an extra day because Jim thinks we need to change out our front drivers side tire. He says the tread is bald and we are better off finding a replacement. After much research we find a Yokohama tire finally that matches and have the tire traded out the morning we leave. While patiently waiting, we entertain the auto shop with our renditions of Dirty Dancing playing on the big screen. 

Now keep this story in mind for a future blog ;)

Before moving into Canada again we pitstop in Ann Arbor to have lunch with my cousin Jenn. She is adorable as ever and i'm happy I get to see her on her turf. Until the next family reunion ladies!

Another country land crossing should be fun, but at least this time my taser is broken so we don't have to worry about smuggling that in.


Things we learned in Michigan:

  1. Running through cornfields are amazing and also not amazing. Fun maze to conquer but whipping corn leaves hurt.
  2. Driving a tractor is the same excitement as the 'it's a small world' ride at Disney World.
  3. Amish boys enjoy sheep.

 

Tags: michigan, cornfields, tractor, amish, guns
← Trucking to TorontoChicago or Bust! →
Back to Top

“Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it.”
William Feather

email: breathinghappyorg@gmail.com