Okay, so I intended to post about this sooner but life has been busy with work and class. Friday was the big Arkansas day. We kicked off the day with a quickie to Wal-Mart where Sunshine bought a TomTom GPS for his car and I bought some really fantastic Neutrogena fast-absorbing hand cream. This lotion is a crafty girl's dream and it is not slimy or greasy but still has the Neutrogena healing powers. I was a little skeptical about whether or not this GPS thing would work, but we were going all over the boonies in Arkansas and without the GPS, we would have probably been lost out in the hills or something.
Our first stop was in Bentonville, where i conned him into taking me to the Wal-Mart Museum. I am a museum wh*re. I was so excited you couldn't smack the dorky grin off me. One half of the museum is dedicated to the Walton family and the other half is dedicated to the history of the Wal-Mart empire. Everyone was so nice there and I ended up buying a tote bag there as a souvenir that I would later use to carry all my yarn around in.
Next stop was the Bentonville Public Libary. THIS LIBRARY IS SO AMAZING!!!!!! It is modern and shiny and new. There is a coffee shop when you walk in. The genealogy room is amazing and has the coolest photocopier! I was in love and really didn't want to leave this library. Anyways, we made some huge progress on Sunshine's family tree. I definitely am adding this library to my top fives (and I am really picky about this).
Our next stop on the trip was hand written onto the itinerary by moi. I happened to know from a previous trip that there was a Barnes and Noble in Rogers which is like next door to Bentonville. Sunshine is such a great best friend that he went along with it. I used another coupon to buy another sock knitting book and I found a little book for my Mom. Before the trip to BN, we stopped and had lunch at the Atlanta Bread Co. which was really good.
After that, we did some cemetary research. I saw pretty clear spring water that was so nice I took a picture. We passed through Gravette and then Southwest City, Mo. At some point we ended up at Grand Lake and we played the penny slots at the Wyandotte Casino and ate dinner there.
I have no clue how many miles we traveled on Friday, but it was a blast and I even had some crafty time on the road. We came back home and were happily lounging on the couch when E and R pulled up with the Party Van (their mini-van). They took us out for drinks at a local beverage establishment which was fun because I hadn't ever met E and R before.
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