Wedding Weekend

Erin & I spent the weekend in Northwest Arkansas. We spent time in Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, & Bella Vista. Randall, one of my childhood friends, finally took the plunge & got married this weekend. It was sort of a mini-vacation for us as we spent time together & with friends. The weekend started on Friday with the drive up & a stop at MarketPlace Grill in Ft. Smith. We made our way to Bentonville to our hotel before rehearsal & dinner that night. Our dinner was at Mary Maestri's in Springdale (sorry no website). It is a wonderful place to eat. All the pasta & sauces are homemade daily as well as the desserts. I had a Filet w/ Alfredo pasta & it was fabulous. The Filet was perfectly cooked & melted in my mouth like cotton candy. If you're ever in the area, try out this great restaurant.

Saturday was busy w/ shopping & eating! We had an afternoon open house at Randall & Julie's home & a BBQ party at Julie's parents that evening. On Sunday we splurged for breakfast & went to IHOP before attending church at GracePoint Church of Northwest Arkansas where our close friend Tim Logan serves as worship pastor. It was refreshing worship experience. We enjoy going to other churches when we're out of town & we enjoyed worshipping there & hope to go back again soon. Sunday evening was the wedding at Cooper Chapel in Bella Vista, which is a quaint little sanctuary in the woods. We're actually returning there in July as I will be conducting a wedding at the same place. The wedding was great & the reception was fun at the Springdale Country Club. (We haven't gotten a new digital camera since our other one died recently so there are no pics, which is disappointing b/c the legendary Frank Broyles attended & I was hoping for a photo w/ him).

Yesterday was our travel day, but not before some more good shopping & another good meal at Granite City at the new Promenade Mall. Thanks for treating us to lunch Tim & Leslie Logan! We then made the trip home, picked up the dog from the kennel, & now we're back home in Mineral Springs. It was a fun & exciting weekend & it's always great to get away for a few days & share in one of the greatest days in Randall & Julie's lives.