So I’m still in the midst of editing photos since I just got my replacement laptop and software late last week. And since today is Halloween I thought I ought to share something a little Halloween-y. 😉

I’m not hugely into Halloween. I’ve never really decorated for it or gotten into the whole getting dressed up thing – especially once I was past the age of the door-to-door trick or treating. But there is one thing I look forward to every Halloween. For the past six or seven years, Ryan and I got to the Conklin’s Barn II Dinner Theatre in Goodfield, IL with his family. It is an absolute blast every year!

If you’re unfamiliar with the Barn Theater – it is basically this giant red barn that has been turned into a Dinner Theater area with loft seating and the whole she-bang! We typically go on a Sunday afternoon and get lunch, which is always an amazing buffet style meal. There’s typically: fried chicken, ham, mashed potatoes, mac n cheese, steamed veggies, rice, biscuits, and dessert. So you get your food, you sit down and eat for a bit while visiting and then the show starts!

We love going to the October show because it’s usually a funny mystery of some kind. This year’s mystery was called Exit the Body. A hilarious who-done-it adventure of a mystery writer in New England whose closet is the rendezvous point for stolen jewels and dead bodies. A body found in the closet promptly disappears only to be succeeded by another. The hunt for the jewels reaches a climax at two A.M. when four couples unknown to each other turn up to search them. And as always the cast did an amazing job!

The other part of the Barn Theater that makes it so great is that they always remember you! We really only come once a year in October as a nice little treat and a time to visit with the in-laws. But every year they remember our names when we walk in and they are so friendly and excited to see us again. Plus – the actors and actresses also work as wait staff, food service people, and box office personnel. So you are actually being waited on by someone playing in the show!

They’re actually gearing up for their holiday show now which will having singing and dancing and another outstanding cast! I highly recommend going to at least one show (though I think if you go to one – you’ll probably want to go to more 😉 ). And if you have a few minutes – do me a favor and show them some love on their Facebook page. Go like it and share it with a friend! I’d really like to help get the word out about this awesome place!

Alright – enough of my talk – have a Happy and Safe Halloween!

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