The Headless Horseman

Well, I think this was our year visiting the Headless Horseman.  Although we've enjoyed it every year as a family since Emma was 2, this may have been our final year.  Which makes me a little sad because Conner Prairie holds a special place in my heart.  I used to come here when I was a little girl, spending many birthdays with my girlfriends here.

But, like most things, the Headless Horseman has become too commercial for enjoyment.  It's all about getting 'em through as fast as possible.  

Gone are the days where you can stroll through the village.  
Gone are the days where you can sit by the campfire, listening to the cool old man tell stories.
Gone are the days where the hayride lasted over 10+ minutes.

Now, it's jammed-packed with superficial "palm readers" and long lines.  You arrive at 6:30, just to get a ticket for a 9:00 hayride.

That lasts less than 5 minutes.

And you don't even get an up-close encounter with the Headless Horseman.  Because the goal is to rotate through as many people as possible, thus hooking up 2 wagons on the back of a tractor.  So if you're in the front wagon (as we were), you couldn't even see the Headless Horseman.

What a ripoff, after waiting 2.5 hours.

So while we've created some great memories here, I think the time has come to venture on to some new Halloween memories, come 2014.

Emma getting her crafty with it.

Drewbie getting crafty with it.

The caramel apples are soooo good!

About to head out to "see" the Headless Horseman.