Labor Day Weekend!!

Jonathan had won Arkansas Travelers tickets about a month ago so we decided to go since we haven't seen the new stadium. Aunt Sharon and Uncle Jimmy (my Dad's brother) invited us to go to their house in Cabot on Sunday for a cookout. So we figured we might as well get a hotel and stay the night in Little Rock.
We left Saturday morning and stopped off at Kohl's on the way to check out their clearance racks! Man am I glad that we did!! I got a ton of stuff for a little less than $100 and saved $280!!! I got tops and pants for work that were $4, $6, and $8!!! I just love a good deal!!! Then we went ahead and went to our hotel to check in. We stayed at the Hampton Inn in downtown Little Rock. It was such a beautiful day so we decided to walk down to the River Market to find us a place to eat. The hotel shared a parking garage and walk space with some condos. We saw this sign on the way and we thought it was hilarious!

Can you spot the animal? lol

Then we saw this AWESOME car and had to go over and check it out. I was talking to Kyle, a guy I went to school with, over Facebook Thursday night. He had said that he saw a Rolls Royce in Little Rock and loved the rims and everything about the car. Kyle has always been a huge car person. He said that he didn't get a picture but that "his sources" said it was Joe Johnson, former Razorback basketball player that now plays for Atlanta. We, Jonathan and I turned the corner to go eat and saw this.....

Straight pimpin'

Suicide doors! Nice touch! These 2 guys were detailing it. We asked who owned the car and he said Joe Johnson and that he had a condo right by the hotel. The guy told us that Jermaine Taylor lived around here too and he drives a Bentley!

Jonathan thought it was awesome!!

So after checking out the car, we headed around the corner to eat at The Flying Fish and it was YUMMY! I wish I had thought to take a picture there because they had those Billy Bass singing fish all over the walls. You can bring one in, fill out the "adoption papers," and they will give you a free catfish meal. Too funny! Then we decided that we would walk across the pedestrian bridge to the stadium. I didn't realize that it would take us an hour to walk that far! We decided halfway there that we would be taking the trolley the next time we try this! But, I did get some good pictures of the river along the way.

Jonathan and the pig in the River Market!

Looking North from the bridge.

Looking South...

Looking back toward the River Market! It was a beautiful afternoon!

Jonathan enjoying a beer break on the bridge!

We finally made it to the game! It wasn't very crowded so we sat in the Beer Garden instead of out seats. I posted this picture on Facebook and a friend of mine that I haven't seen since 1st or 2nd grade saw my post and said he was there. Kara, Hannah, and Leslie remember Jeremy Cothren! lol He was my 1st boyfriend that I can remember going home and telling my mom. Kara, Hannah, and Leslie will tell you the same thing! lol Anyway, it was nice to see him after all these years and meet his beautiful wife. Too bad I was too drunk to remember to get a picture! Small world though!

A view from the cheap seats!

After the game, we took off for "the hike" back to the hotel. Poor Jonathan figured out pretty quick that I had had 1 too many to make it that far! He got us a cab! I can say that I am 30 years old and that is the first time I have ever been in a cab. I spent the rest of the night hugging the toilet. I didn't have that much beer but I guess since I hadn't drank in a few weeks due to my root canal, that my tolerance was off a bit! Go figure! lol

Saturday morning, we slept in a bit then packed up to head to Aunt Sharon and Uncle Jimmy's. It was so nice getting to see a lot of Dad's side of the family that we don't get to see often. We had such a great time playing volleyball in the pool and drinking and visiting that we decided to stay the night. Aunt Sharon took some pics while we were playing for me.

Daddy and Uncle Jimmy
(Dad is the oldest and Uncle Jimmy is the 3rd boy)

Uncle Jimmy, Megan, and my Aunt Barbara (my Uncle Mike's, Dad's 2nd brother's wife)

Uncle Jimmy, Karen, Andrea, Jonathan, and Aunt Barbara

Playing volleyball

Ben, Jonathan and I during a break.

Game on again!

Dad decided to get in and play too! He isn't a big fan of the water so it was nice to have him play!

Timeout for a picture!

Karen, Aunt Barbara, and Kyle

Uncle Jim

Jonathan and Megan talking strategy!

Me and my cousin Christy

My cousin Heather, Aunt Barbara, and cousin Cassidy

Me and my honey! And he is smiling!!

Ben, Christy, me, and Jonathan
(Ben is married to my cousin but he is from Wynne. Jonathan and Ben were friends in school. Small world...again!)

All the "kids"/cousins plus little Peyton....
Peyton (Christy's daughter), Heather, Christy, Cody, me, and Cassidy
We were missing Rhonda, Cassidy's twin brother Chris, and the Taylor girls!

I LOVE this picture of Uncle Jimmy and Jonathan!
Thanks again for having us! We had such a great time!!!