Reed's Civil War Battle Re-enactment

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Well it has been one of those weeks, John has been sick all week and I feel like I have read thousands of pages of law.  Thankfully John was better by Saturday to go see the battle of Reed's Bridge in Jacksonville.  I dragged John out of the house and made him sit in the hot sun to watch the re-enactment of one the civil war battles that happened here in Arkansas.  I was so excited I have always wanted to go to one, dream fulfilled.  Here are some of the amazing photos I got.  By the way my family served and died on both sides during the civil war.  It was kinda sad to me to think that my ancestors went through horrible battles like the one re-enacted.

 

To learn more about the battle of reed's bridge click here.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Last week was crazy busy with John finishing a big work project and me volunteering at Arkansas Center for Legal Services.  We still managed to go on our date which this week was a Travelers Baseball game against the Missouri Cardinals.  The travelers won 4-0, yeah. This is the first time for me to ever go to a baseball game, and except for the fact that it was really hot I enjoyed it.  We ate traditional hot dogs, foot long corn dogs, fries, and drank yummy lemonade.  After the game Sissy's log cabin had all the ladies come onto the field and dig for a diamond ring (worth an amazing 3,000 dollars) they had buried.  I did this but lets just say that hundreds of ladies digging in solid dirt with a plastic spoon is a weird experience. Here are our pictures of our ballgame date.

The Venturesome Weekend

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

This last weekend we went with another couple to eat at a restaurant called the Pantry.  The Pantry had a  European feel and food choices.  I had a greek salad while John had salmon and pasta, also on the menu were hamburgers and bratwursts.  It was good food and a fun atmosphere-the decor was vintage looking.  After that we went over to their new house and ate chunky monkey creme pie ( think chocolate crust, peanut butter, bananas, and cream topping). 
On Saturday we went to Toyota's Farm to Table tour down at the river market.  Toyota sponsored the event and had set up tents around the river market area.  At three of the tables they served food prepared by local chefs using local produce -we really enjoyed the food it was amazing I wish they would post the recipes I have no clue how to make the food they did.  After we tried three foods and got stamps then we both got an herb to take home-basil and oregano.  The fourth booth allowed you to test drive a car and in reward they gave you a solid beautiful maple cutting board.  We did not drive but we did ride as passengers in a camry.  It was a hybrid, and while I do not see us buying a toyota in the future we were impressed with hybrid cars and how little gas they used.  John is hoping that in the future we might be able to get a hybrid of our Ford Escape.

So I  know it looks like we go out to eat a lot, and we do love to try new types of food.  Helpful hints we have found to not break the pocketbook include: groupon and restaurant.com.  Both sites offer discounts on events and food all over the country at discount prices.

Classic Date

Sunday, July 11, 2010

This weeks date night was instead a Saturday afternoon.  First we went to see date night at the Tandy 10 ( if you have not yet discovered this theater only cost 75 cents a show).  This movie was one of the funniest movies I have ever seen and any married couple who has struggled to have a date night can completely understand what the on screen couple is going through.  It had more cussing than I would have liked, but there was no sexual stuff that can sometimes make you wonder how it is really rated only pg 13.

For lunch we went to Istanbul restaurant in the pleasant ridge town center.  This is a Turkish food restaurant.  We had cheesy appetizers called a cigar, donner meals-lamb/beef slices, and lentil soup.  We loved the food and would like to go back again, it is so nice to eat something so different.  The day was not done yet though we decided that the comedy must continue so we went to watch grownups.  This movie was also funny but not as good as the first one.  Nothing like a double feature at the movies on a rainy day.

River Market Date/Vacation Week

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Can you call it vacation if you are sick most of the week?  Yeah, fevers and coughing and more.  Oh well, that is life.  We did get the garage cleaned before we got sick. We also got to go to the River Market/Farmer's Market in downtown Little Rock on Tuesday.  This was a first for both of us and was not a bad experience.  We looked through the merchandise and farmers produce for sale-some of it seemed priced a little too high. Inside the River Market building is different ethnic restaurants including: cajun, thai, middle eastern, and etc. John tried the cajun chicken and I had a thai pad.  The cajun food was awesome, my thai pad ended up tasting really bland so I was left wanting more savory food to eat.  We bought cupcakes at the brown sugar store: lemon and red velvet.  They were good but not as good as the cupcakes on Kavanaugh store (which has some amazing flavors).  I do have to say that with almost all meals costing 7 dollars or more that eating at the River Market might be more pricier than an average meal eating out but it is worth it if you want a certain ethnicity. On Saturday I went to the farmer's market in bryant.  There is a farmer's market that runs in Bryant from 8-noon in the middle of a subdivision behind the big tower sign. I was disappointed that there were not that many sellers, and I was even more disappointed to learn that some of the sellers had produce that was from out of state (does this not defeat the purpose of a farmer's market??).   I found one nice couple who sold me fresh bryant grown squash.

The awesome wedding Date

Monday, June 14, 2010

One of my friends from law school got married on Saturday and it was one of the most creative and fun weddings I have ever been to. She got married at the Anthony Chapel in Hot Springs/Garvan Gardens.  The chapel is made of a durable glass and wood it is one of the most beautiful outdoor buildings I have ever seen.  Here is a picture of it from a previous trip:

  

The wedding was perfect and Laura looked gorgeous in her wedding dress.  She and her fiance are outdoors people so their mode of transportation from the wedding chapel to the Hot Springs Country Club was a bass motor boat up the river.  The reception site was beautiful and normal in most regards, but they had some amazing little twists.  First, they had us sign stones that would be in a vase for decoration instead of a book.   Then they had rented a photo booth, like the type you see in the mall, that we got to take 6 pictures in.  They had hats and accessories to silly up the picture.  The picture went into a picture frame and that counted as our wedding favor.  They also had sparklers instead of rice or bubbles to send them away.  We had dancing and I got John to dance with me-amazing.  There were a handful of kids from school and we danced and hung out together. It was just a wonderful wedding with cute twists that made it fun for all invited. What a wonderful date nostalgia, dancing, and fun.