It was cold!!!! SOOOO Very Cold! I wore leg warmers that my mom had kept from the 1980’s! And I was so thankful for those leg warmers! I want to bring them back they felt so warm and cozy. Rudy and I took our hats and scarfs and all our gear off for this quick photo; it was cold! But we had fun. Just like every game! We went to every home game, except one this season. And we had a great time! GO HOGS! Also, this weekend, they had the lights out on the Fayetteville square. Now, we learned a valuable lesson to go ahead and walk a little further and not get the hot cocoa at the first booth as they will require a 30 minute wait to warm up a 5 gallon pot on a tiny single burner camp stove after already taking your money in the frigid temps. But really it just made for something for us to talk about…hahaha. And the lights were really lovely. If you ever get a chance go see them.
We are so happy that Daisy chose to spend her birthday weekend with us! We had a fabulous time! We went up to Mamaw’s house. In addition to meeting her cousin Nadia, while Rudy and I went to the Razorback game, Daisy and Mamaw went to Crystal Bridges and saw the Yayoi Kusama Infinity Mirrored Room―My Heart is Dancing into the Universe. They really enjoyed it. They also saw Santa Claus and gave him HIS wish – to get a photo with Mamaw! I’m not sure what else they did, but they had fun. Mamaw also made her a birthday cake, which we had for breakfast, as her actual birthday was the day we left. We stopped on a the way home to our family favorite, Wiederker’ Wine Cellar & Restaurant. A good birthday weekend was had by all!
Although it was such sad circumstances with the loss of my beloved cousin Blythe, I was so very blessed and happy to get to see my Cousin Kris, whom I have always loved so very much. It had been over a decade since we both saw each other. We have always gotten along so very well, picking up right where we leave off. I’ve always looked up to her and she has always been so very kind to me. So, it was good to get to see her on this trip. And it was so good to see everyone: my Aunt Sis, my dad’s sister; Kris, Aunt Sis’ daughter; Nadia, Kris’ daughter; and Tim, Blythe’s
On our way up to Fayetteville for another football game, we stopped for a tour of P. Allen Smith’s home and garden named Moss Mountain Farm. We caught the last one of the season! It was a fantastic tour and I highly recommend. We not only got to see the spectacular home, which you get to see almost the entire house, but also, the amazing gardens, the drying shed, the outdoor (indoor) kitchen, the pumpkin house, and have a lovely and delicious lunch! I highly recommend it! We also could have toured the poultry farm and met P. Allen Smith, however we unfortunately did not have time. I really would like to go back in the spring when everything is in full bloom and see the daffodil fields. Another item on my bucket list.
This past spring (May 2022) we lost our beloved Kitty. Itty Bitty Kitty was Daisy’s kindergarten cat. The week she started kindergarten, Rudy went out of town, so I took Daisy and Dean to the mall and bought Kitty. Turns out Kitty was from a litter that my next door neighbor’s friend had, so I could have gotten him for free or much less. But, honestly I would have paid a hundred times the price, if I had known how much joy and happiness and peace he would bring to our family over the years. He lived to be 17 years old and lived a good life. We miss him greatly, but have many, many fond memories.
Well, what a lovely surprise! Rudy bumped a personal trip up with our business trip and surprised me by taking us to Estes Park, CO. I had always heard that it is a lovely place to visit and everyone that had said it was right!!! The drive over was simply beautiful, as was the town. The air was so very clean breathing it in!!! Other than there being a lot of people, even in the off season, I could see the allure of the area, the climate, the views, the cool stuff to see and do. AND Rudy took me to stay at The Stanley Hotel, where Steven King stayed and dreamed up the book to write The Shining. We took the Shining Tour, which was fantastic. The gal leading the tour could not have been better. After the tour we walked down to the restaurant Chicken and Beer. It was fantastic. I had the best salad I have ever had in my life. Oh it was good! Then we hiked back up to the hotel and enjoyed hotel stories by the hotel storyteller in the wine bar. What a delightful evening!!! If you ever get a chance to visit The Stanley Hotel, do!
Oh I forgot to mention the Elk. These guys were just all hanging out at the local little league baseball park while the little leaguers were practicing just feet away. The elk didn’t care about them and the little leaguers didn’t care about the elk. Just common living here. But wow, it was neat!!! The heard crossed the street and stopped traffic.
Let me start out telling you about my husband. In addition to being a 25+ conference attended, as noted on the ribbon on his tag, he received an award… a big award. He was so nonchalant about it. I returned from my spouse’s tour, and he said he had gone to an awards lunch and he got an award. I was like, “what?” And he was like, “yeah, it’s no big deal.” I was like, “I didn’t know you were up for an award.” He was like, “Yeah, I wasn’t sure they would be awarding it to me.” He gave me the program. Rudy was one of 20 people who received an award out of 500+ engineers of energy companies best (I’m talking BP, Exxon, GE, etc people!!) in attendance that received an award. Turns out he’s chairman of a committee that after 10 years of work received a standardization. If you don’t understand all that, you are not alone. But, it’s a BIG DEAL!!! A REALLY BIG DEAL. Anyway, I made him take a picture of the program, as they mail the plaque to him. Rudy is one of the top minds in the electrical power cable industry in the world, if not the top. He is very humble. I am so happy and proud of the man that he is!!!
I took a Spouse tour at The Fort Restaurant on Monday. It was a replica of an original fort, but the replica was built in the 1960s, I believe was said. My favorite parts of the tour was the Remington Statue and the Prints by a guy I recognized, but now cannot remember. I also found amusing the photo of the live pet bear that would have drinks at the bar way back in the day. The Summit 8 was also held at this restaurant with some neat presidential photos. We also enjoyed the Pear Margaritas and homemade guacamole. It was delish and the weather was perfect looking out over the canyon.
The patio view at The Fort was lovely. On the way back to the hotel we drove by and saw the outside of the Red Rock Amphitheater, which was cool as I’ve watched many a concert there on the television.
Wow! Now this was a tour!!! The Brown Palace Hotel in downtown Denver, CO with afternoon tea. This is a wonderful tour and I highly recommend it. This hotel has their own historian which leads the tour. The architecture is quite amazing and very ahead of its time technologically speaking. In house (see in picture above) resides a pair of banners that were at the tops of poles leading Napoleon’s marches. They are his emblem made in paper mache and covered in gold, hence them lasting all these years, and they are the only ones in existence. Quite amazing, along with the entire hotel.
After the tea, I headed back to our hotel and enjoyed a Starbucks break on the overhead walkway between the two buildings of the hotel. It was a pleasure just taking a break and watching people go on about their lives on the street. I had a good trip and was thankful that Rudy brought me along for the ride.
Dean came home and we celebrated his 24th birthday!!! We love him so much and are so proud of him. He has the best stories of all the cool places he is going and all the interesting people he is meeting along the way. We just chilled while he was home and enjoyed catching up with him!!! The time has just flown by since he was born. Dean is a joy in our lives.
Well, we moved Daisy back to school to room with her favorite roomies – Dena, Bec, and Ash! She’s in her senior year majoring in Graphic Design. It’s been so good. We love her and miss her and are proud of Daisy!!! We know it will be an excellent year!
Agnes is a curious cat. She is fitting in wonderfully and now checks everything out in the house!
We had a great time during the week going to the county fair and seeing all the home economic exhibits and the animal exhibits. It’s our favorite part of the Union County Fair. So glad we took an hour out of the week to check out all the cute animals!
This skinny legged chicken was Rudy’s favorite animal we saw. I don’t think it would make a very good supper, but he was pretty spunky!
Friday night after I got off work real late, we hustled down to Shreveport to meet our friends Joey & Marsha to celebrate Joey’s birthday. We lost our money, but won a good time!
We hustled home Saturday morning and made it back to the Union County Fairgrounds for Rudy’s work picnic complete with 10 rounds of Bingo. I won as much as I did the night before…nothing…but a good time! I love BINGO and Rudy!!!
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