Our nephew had gotten married last October and they (Bruce and Jamie) decided to hold off on a party till this summer. In Arkansas. It was last weekend. Mike’s sister Kathy, and her daughter and her husband were coming over from Phoenix and we really wanted to see them.
I got us a VRBO on the white river for a week so we could relax, fish, and spend some time with family. Daughter Stacy wanted to come down so I invited her to stay with us. She could only get away for 2 nights. She drove the 8.5 hours all by herself. So glad she came.
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| Patio was the place to be |
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| Armadillo |
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| Big fish who were not interested in my bait |
The party was at his uncle’s house (on his father’s side).It was so hot, but they had tables set up in a pole barn and there was plenty of shade. I avoided going in and out of the house. Don’t need to be reminded how hot it was. Just stayed hot.
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| Backyard selfie |
We got some family pictures taken.
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| Back row groom, Bruce, Larry, Mike, Me Second row is Niece, Mellisa and Stacy Front row is sister Kathy and bride Jamie |
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| Mike and Kathy |
Mike and I haven’t been able to take a vacation for awhile, so this was a much needed getaway. I glad I found this house. It was the perfect spot to be a part of everything away from it all - if that makes sense! Mike grilled and I cooked. Stayed away from people and other vacationers.
AND the best part of the whole trip was our stop on the way down. We stopped at….
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| My happy place |
I could spend hours just looking around. I was a little disappointed in the selection of 1500 and up piece puzzles. I did find 5 different puzzles brands that I haven’t fixed before and Mike talked me into getting all of them. Wasn’t very hard for him I will admit. I was pretty easy to convince.
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| Found some I wanted |
There was a girl working there at a table sorting thru some pieces. I stopped to put a piece in and told her if you love puzzling you can’t walk by a puzzle without putting a piece in - it’s a law!
She told me she understood…