Headin' South

After our wonderful trip in Vail, CO, we headed down-for 11 hours!!!-to Kansas City, MO. We were exhausted by the time we got there and very much in need of food and drink. We sat down at this sports bar called Nick and Jake's where we enjoyed a cocktail as we waited for our salmon BLTs (yum!) and watched a Timber's game. Isn't that funny? We lost :/ The sandwiches were good and with full bellies we drove around till we found the hotel Chase. Recommended to us by AAA, we were waiting to be impressed. It looked very cute from the outside, covered with Christmasy lights and the front desk employee was very nice. However, we were a little disappointed when she recommended going to the mall for our morning entertainment :/ We headed into our room, which ended up being a two story condo with a full kitchen, 2 bathrooms and a king sized bed that Taylor graciously let Lea sleep in. Thanks cuz!! (It was hard to peel myself out of that in the morning, let me tell ya, especially after having an awful night of sleep filled with driving dreams. Ugh I am so tired of those!) Anyways, after a disappointing breakfast that was supposed to be really good, we headed to this cute town outside of KS called Park City. It's very small with a college town feel. Little shops and cafe's decorate Main Street and the University tops a hill like an angel on top of a Christmas tree. We enjoyed a latte at the local cafe and had a nice walk around the campus where students were already bussling to and from classes and into the little shops where we were tempted to buy signs that said "No skinny dipping!...Alone" ;) We decided we would save a few bucks and make our own :)

At around noon we headed to Ft. Smith to visit Taylor's aunt and uncle, Harry and Nancy. On the way, we stopped at a place called MacDoodles to use les toilettes and it turned out to be a liquor superstore that I can only describe as Candyland for adults (and I guess for minors with fake IDs too). We felt compelled to get a bottle of Sweat Tea vodka. I am excited to experiment with it and make up a yummy drink- Sweet Tea for my sweetie (Alex!) When we arrived in Arkansas, Harry and Nancy treated us to dinner at the country club, Hardscrabble, where we had drinks that tasted like liquified jolly ranchers :) and freaking amazing food: Blue cheese salad, french onion soup, sea bass with corn soubise, panzanella salad, and bourbon peCAN pie. WOW Thank you Harry!!! Delicious!
When we returned home, I gave Taylor a little music ed, introducing her to Alice In Chains, as we sipped our Sweet Tea yummyness-hehe
The next morning, after a hearty breakfast, we set out for Nashville. WE WERE STOKED!!!