Just a Saturday Morning in Three Hills...

If you are ever passing through the small town of Three Hills around this time of year, and on a Saturday morning there is something you will not want to pass up if you enjoy 'doing as the locals do'. This semester, not long after arriving at school, Kyle and I found out what "Three Hillians" get excited about--- and I mean REALLY excited. Garage Salling. Yes that's right, every Saturday morning (and the occational Friday night for the real enthusiasts) there is an abundance of sellers and buyers alike setting their alarms a little extra early, and braving the morning chill in order to get rid of old junk, or find a treasure.

I remember as a kid loving waking up early on Saturday morning, loading into the car with Dad and going around to garage sales. It was so exciting to grab the newspaper, circle the garage sale ads that sounded like they would be good during a delicious early morning breakfast of Captain Crunch, or Pancakes (with Maple Syrup...yumm) and then drive around the country side like we were on some kind of wild treasure hunt, racing to be the first ones to the best deals.

This past Saturday morning Kyle and I got up early to do just this, not really knowing about many Garage Sales going on, but decided it would be fun anyways. We headed over to the Max's Gas Station, where there is a telephone pole many people put their Garage Sale ads on, and where it seems like is the first stop of the morning for most prospective buyers to fill up on gas, and jot down all the addresses. When we got there, we were a bit overwhelmed with the amount of sales going on. Looks like we've got a full morning in front of us...

About 5 hours of continuous walking later (yes that's right... and my legs were feeling it later, let me tell you) we slowly made our way to Kyle's place for some lunch. We were a little under half way there when I had myself convinced that I absolutely could not walk another step, and collapsed on the grass, refusing to move until I had just sat for a minute or two. It was a good thing that we had stumbled upon a garage sale with a whole "FREE ZONE" on their front lawn (much to Kyle's enthusiastic excitement) because Kyle decided to pick up a lawn chair for free, so he had something to sit on, and a Monster Truck Magazine to read while I lay dying on the grass.

It has been an awesome way to spend a Saturday morning- good exercise, company, setting out on a mission. I can't wait for my alarm to go off extra early again next Saturday : )


Some of our awesome finds include:

• A Moose photo mounted on a wooden plaque
• A Pyrex casserole dish
• A JELL-O Easter Egg mold
• A Lawn chair recliner, reinforced with seatbelts, making it completely indestructible (so Kyle says... we'll see, I bet I could figure out a way to break it haha)
• An 3-Pane IKEA picture frame, never opened
• Dictionary for Fishing and Hunting Terms
• 2 Wooden Spoons
• A Lamp
• Salt and Pepper Shakers
• etc

Total Spent: approx. 5 dollars