Take a break from it all …

I’m thinking about family today.

Because we are nearing Christmas when many of us reconnect with distant loved ones.

Because it’s a good time to count our blessings and hold our loved ones close.

Because tragedy surrounds us even at the holidays and any moment we can hear horrific news that can change our lives forever.

So I’m thinking no matter what we should embrace the family we’ve got.

While we are mindful of loving each other, we can also embrace our Christmas traditions: making Christmas cutout cookies, displaying beautiful Christmas lights and trees, playing with our children, shopping, or whatever.

And if things get to be just a bit too stressful, we can just a take break from it all – a “home-away-from-home” getaway.

I know just the place.

This month is Customer Appreciation Month at the Farmstead Inn. For only $69 plus tax (2 adults and 2 children, subject to availability), you can grab your kids and spend your time relaxing in the hot tub, swimming in the heated pool or playing some basketball or pool.

Or maybe you can spend your time just curled up on the cozy bed with your family watching holiday movies.

It’s not available on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve but if you come now, you can be rested for all the festivities on those days.

Because family is important!

 

 

A New Christmas Tradition

There’s nothing like decorations to get us in the holiday mood.

Some people feel the Christmas decorating urge long before December has its foot in the door while others like to savor Thanksgiving just a little while longer. Either way, for many of us the challenge of placing the Christmas tree perfectly in the holder, stringing a tangled web of lights around it, and hanging our sacred ornaments without dropping them is an annual tradition. Add in some Christmas carol background music and a marshmallow laden cup of hot chocolate with some homemade Christmas cookies, and we’re good to go!
For those who want to continue their Christmas traditions outside of the comfort of their homes, the Farmstead Inn offers a great environment in which to create new memories. Stop in and check out our beautifully decorated accommodations, and while there, take off your coat and stay awhile with a discounted reservation. December is Customer Appreciation Month when lodgers can enjoy a 2-night mini vacation for $59.99 a night plus tax. (This special is based on 2 adults and 2 children under the age of 14). As Old Man Winter settles in for a long stay, kick back and warm yourself with the beckoning, cozy fireplace or a dip in the hot tub while your young ones splash away in the heated pool.
While you’re enjoying your “home- away-from-home” comforts, you may want to explore the many Christmas festivities the town of Shipshewana has to offer. The Christmas Tree Walk at the Town Center begins today and continues through the end of the month. Saturday is Kid’s Day at the Davis Mercantile downtown. Also on Saturday is Santa’s appearance at the Town Center from 11-2. And if cold temperatures excite you, the Shipshewana Ice Festival begins Dec. 28 with ice carvings being completed throughout the town. The festival ends Dec. 30 with a snowmobile race and chili cook-off.
You deserve a break from the hustle and bustle.
Let us make your visit here a new Christmas tradition.