Hog Rock

Where do you go in a Dry County on a Saturday night?!?! Kyle and I found out last weekend. We drove aimlessly around Bentonville and Rogers at 10pm on Saturday looking for a place to hang out, only to find that 10pm was closin' time for the majority of the establishments in our area. So, we headed East toward Beaver Lake and stumbled into our new favorite place - Tony C's. We found good beer, a shuffleboard table, and great live music. We were home! We told the doorman that we had just moved down from Minnesota and were happy to finally find a chill bar. The band even gave us a shout out later in the night! Everyone was very laid back and welcoming, and despite the smoke, it was fun hanging out with the locals. When in Arkansas ...

Kyle was even rockin' the fumanchu ... he fit in quite nicely ...

Kyle's winning shot ... 15 to 5 ... there was a time when I was good at Shuffleboard ... I don't remember when ... or what happened since that time ...

ROADTRIP #1 - Lake Dardanelle with a Little Rock on the side

March 28-29

As the snow began to fall early last Saturday morning (seriously,) we headed 2 hours Southeast of Bella Vista to check out the Bassmaster Elite Series Fishing Tournament in Russellville, Ark ... only to find out the tourney was cancelled due to wind. While the drive was beautiful, we were a bit disappointed with how our first road trip was unfolding. We decided to hit the road for another hour to check out Little Rock and were glad that we did.

We took in the beautiful capital building and headed to the River Market District right along the Arkansas River. We enjoyed the 60 degree weather strolling along the river and found a great bar and lounge with over 100 different beers.

The next morning, we drove to Central High School - the location of the Little Rock Nine back in 1957. Nine black students were escorted into an all white high school to help end segregation. The school was absolutely beautiful and the visitor center was very impactful. To think that was just over 50 years ago - unreal.

Sunday was the final day of the fishing tournament so we headed back to Lake Dardanelle to watch the weigh in. Now, you might be asking yourself what is so exciting about this tournament - it's like the Olympics for bass fishermen (or anglers as they are apparently called, I'm learning.) This was a big deal for Kyle and heck, I'm up for any new experience! ESPN 2 was there to film the event and we had front row seats. The series only hits 9 spots throughout the country, so it was pretty neat that they swung by Arkansas this year.

We ended our weekend taking the scenic drive home through the Ozark National Forest - gorgeous! And to think, spring is just barely here, so it will only get more beautiful. I'm really practicing my skills driving on these windy country roads down here - not my cup of tea, but I'm getting better.

Looking forward to more explorations in and around this beautiful state!

Mowing the Lawn in March!

That's right, I said it. Kyle mowed the lawn on the last day in March. Can you believe it?!?! No, not that my husband mowed the lawn ... but that he did it in the month of March! We'd still be shoveling back in Minnesota! I knew I would like it down here. Nothing wrong with a couple year hiatus from the frozen tundra up north.