Fayetteville

This past weekend, we headed west (10.5 hours) to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the Vols/Hogs football game!

We left on Thursday morning after John T. got home from work. I drove most of the way since he had worked all night, and it felt like the longest drive ever! We drove through Nashville, Jackson, Memphis, Little Rock & finally we made it to Fayetteville around 6:00 p.m. The drive through the Ozarks was so pretty!

After checking in to our awesome hotel, we drove around to look for food! : ) We were craving pizza, & the first pizza place we saw was Pizza Hut, so we pulled in. I think it is so funny to drive 10.5 hours and eat at a place that we have just down the road, but it was delicious! 

Friday morning, we slept in & headed down to breakfast. Then, we drove to the Fayetteville square & went to Riffraff. John T. kept joking that we drove 10.5 hours just to go to this store because it is all I talked about on the way there...oh, and Rick's Bakery (more on that later). I got some cute, cute things at Riffraff & have ordered a couple of things via facebook since then! : ) Santa (aka mom) also received a wishlist from there!

After shopping at Riffraff, we headed to the mall for a while & did some more shopping! Then, we drove to Bentonville, which was just about 25 minutes away, to see the home of Wal-Mart! They had a cute little town square, too, but we didn't get out because they were having a Veteran's Day program on the square and there was lots of traffic & no parking.

We then drove through the Duggar's hometown of Tonnitown & then to Springdale to see one of Josh's car lots. This was so stalkerish, but fun! Hey, if you drive all the way to Arkansas, you might as well!

We were starting to get hungry by this time, so we started looking for a place to eat. We decided on Sassy's Red House BBQ, but before we ate, we stopped at Rick's Bakery for a treat for afterwards! I have seen so many cakes/petit fours from lots of NWA girl's blogs, so I had to stop. I ended up getting a petit four & John T. got a cream horn.

A little bite of deliciousness! 

Finally, we made it to Sassy's. This was by far the best BBQ I have ever had! I loved trying all of the sauces, and everything I got was just amazing!

Saturday was gameday! The game wasn't until that night, so Saturday morning after breakfast, we got out and did a little more shopping (big shocker!). The weather turned really cold, so I needed to go to Old Navy and get a black turtleneck to wear under my jersey. We drove through the UofA campus on our way back to get a few pics. We spent the rest of the day relaxing & then headed to the game around 5:00.

I loved seeing all of the tailgaters on our walk to the stadium. There is nothing like gameday in the SEC!



The game turned out to be horrible for our VOLS, but we still had a really great time. Our goal is to go to all of the SEC stadiums within the next few years, so we can mark Razorback Stadium off the list! I would love to go back to Fayetteville. It seemed like such a small town, but they had everything, every store you could possibly ever need. I loved that Target & Chick Fil-A were everywhere you looked!

Traveling back through East Arkansas/West Tennessee, we saw lots of cotton & I thought it was so pretty!

I heart the South! There is nothing like it!



Scarecrow Crunch

A few weeks ago, I made this little mix for us to munch on throughout the week. It's a perfect fall snack & lasts for a long time!

I found the original idea on Pinterest, but you can add whatever you like to make it your own! I may try chocolate Teddy Grahams instead of the Goldfish when I make it again.

Put it in a big jar or make individual treat bags, and there you go!

October...Where did you go?

October is probably my favorite month of the year. It is filled with lots & lots of stuff to do, fun decorations, football & the list goes on! We had something going on every week & weekend during the month, so I thought I would do a post dedicated to the entire month!

I already blogged about our anniversary on the 4th, so I will start after that.

On October 5th, we celebrated my SIL Taleah's 21st birthday with cherry cheescake & presents at John T.'s mom & dad's.

On October 14th, I met Taleah & the rest of her bridesmaids at David's Bridal in Knoxville to try on dresses for her wedding coming up in May. We found the perfect one (it will be in a color called "malibu"...kind of like an auqa blue).

I look like a Gator fan with my orange watch on! ha!

On October 15, John T. & I went to the UT/LSU game. The definite highlight of the game was getting Peyton Manning's autograph before the game! My friend Tim ushers in a section really close to the field, and we were just talking to him, when all of a sudden, I looked up & saw Peyton walking off the field! We all went crazy!! I ended up having to climb over chairs (in my boots & dress, may I add) to get the autograph. We were so close to him, and I kept telling John T. to say something to him (he has looked up to him since he was a little kid, if you know us, you know what I mean), but he didn't even know what to say! It was definitely something we both will never forget!

The next day on the 16th, we celebrated Jayden's 7th birthday at Frozen Head State Park. Her theme was Lalaloopsy, and I thought her cake was so cute! She had a great time with all of her friends.

Getting candy after the pinata busted!

Before we went to the party, we went to a little greenhouse in Harriman (Brown's, the best!) to get mums & pumpkins. I love decorating for fall, & I love for both of us to go & pick everything out!

After the party, we decided to take a trip, as we say. :o) All it means it driving around the "country, outdoorsy parts" of Wartburg. We drove for a couple of hours & took pictures at Nemo & in a field that had a beautiful view.

When we got home from our drive, we carved a pumpkin. We have been married for 3 years, but this is the first year we carved a pumpkin. I found a cute idea on Pinterest, using a drill to make holes in the pumpkin. It looked so pretty when we lit the candle inside of it! It was super hard to get a picture that did it justice, though.

On the 20th, after I got off work, I met my best friend Brittany & her little boy Easton at her mom's. Britt lives in middle Tennessee, so I only get to see her every once in a while now. I absolutely LOVE spending time with her (& now Easton!). We had the best afternoon just catching up & playing. I love these two more than anything!

On the 21st, I met my aunt Sharon at my mom & dad's, and we made 150 treat bags to hand out on Halloween at their house. They always get so many trick-or-treaters, so I look forward to it every year! We spent almost 3 hours making these! I thought they turned out super cute though (great idea, mom!).

On the 23rd, after church & lunch, we met up with John T.'s family & rode the rangers. We always have so much fun & the fall scenery was perfect. It made for a great Sunday afternoon!

The coal mine in New River

On the 29th, I had to take a test for work that I had been studying for all week, so I decided to treat myself & get a Mummy cupcake from The Cup when I finished! It was perfection!

I want to do a separate post about Halloween as soon as my mom sends me her pictures, but for now, here is a sneak peek. :o)

Big, huge army man with my dad! This guy was hilarious!

Happy Fall, & please don't forget Thanksgiving! I feel like the world goes straight from Halloween to Christmas, without remembering Thanksgiving. It is one of my favorite holidays, & I am so excited that it is only a couple of weeks away!