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A Wonderful Weekend Away

I went to Little Rock this weekend to visit wonderful friends. I stayed with Kelly and Eric. I have known Kelly since I was 2 years old. When I was single, I used to visit them all the time. Now that I have kids, it is hard to get way and see them. It brought back a lot of good memories to travel to Little Rock on Saturday. I feel so at home with Kelly and Eric. Kelly is a great hostess!!!!!!!!! This is their daughter Lauren with the two dogs.
Kelly and Eric have some fancy taste. They are both gourmet cooks. When I visit Kelly it is a bit like country mouse going to visit city mouse. I wanted to show you in a couple of pictures what I mean:
This is Kelly's honey. (fancy) Check out the tea set. She served me red tea. I had never heard of such.

This is my honey.(common)
This is Kelly's cheese. Kelly asked me if I wanted cheese on my asparagus. This is what she did, grated real parmesan cheese.
This would be my parmesan.

They cooked scallops on a salt plate. They were incredible!!!!!!! Ever heard of a salt plate????????????? It was just a big block of salt. Kelly also made risotto from scratch. I think I have made that for my family compliments of Rice a Roni.

Kelly and Eric's food never disappoints and I always learn about something new in the cooking world.
Logan competed in a Chess tournament on Saturday and got 3rd place! Way to go Logan.
Here is Kelly, master of the kitchen. I love the fun colors in her house.
Kelly and I saw The Blindside. That makes my third time and I STILL LOVE it!
Another treat of the weekend was to go to church with Josh and Hillary. Josh is a youth minister in Little Rock. They are always just delightful to be around. Hillary gave me some ear candles. Ever used those????????? I introduced Hillary to them several years ago. (I think I was the one)
The fun couple!

Best part of my weekend: Steve kept the girls!!!!!!!!!!!!! I sooooo loved my mini retreat.

Comments

Lauren said…
I'm so glad you got to get away Laurie for the weekend. It's good for the soul!!!! But I know it was probably nice to get back to your man and the girls :)

Next stop, Atlanta.... It's going to be a blast!!
11:35 AM
The Ormons said…
Sounds like you had a really nice time and it was nice to get away. I know you are glad to be home back to your girls and Steve also.
12:03 PM
Hillary said…
Loved your GV honey!! Hilarious! So good to see you this weekend!
12:06 PM
Angie said…
fun! i don't know if you were able to get my reply back...i hope so. btw the blind side is my movie of the year...besides princess and the frog and cloudy with a chance of meatballs of course..ha!
12:22 PM
Rebekah said…
You crack me up! I will always credit you for introducing me to ear candles! Glad you got a fun weekend away!
1:14 PM
Karen said…
Hilarious....LOVE your parmesan cheese...the same brand that is in my pantry :)
1:52 PM
Kelly said…
I'm glad you got to get away and jealous you saw Hillary.
I'm laughing at your comparisons - they are the same as mine!
1:57 PM
Unknown said…
Laurie, I am SO glad you and Kelly had a great time together. Yes, I have to admit, my sister is a great cook! I tell Kelly and Eric all the time they need to be on food network someday! :)
2:42 PM
The B's said…
I LOVE ear candles. I just bought some that I need to use...they are the best!
8:05 PM
Sugar said…
How funny! I love the Honey and Parmesean Cheese!! Also, can you tell us about the ear candles AND a salt table? I must be in the dark. I've heard of the ear candles (I think) but I've never known anyone to use them. Do they work?
6:41 PM
Angie said…
hey! this is the only way i know how to reply. my email is brooklynnaustin@windstream.net...i do know beth very well! love, love her. thanks! and hope you get this.
6:14 AM
Lynette said…
Sounds like a great time. We all need a little retreat now and then! I would be the country mouse too!
2:15 PM
Teresa said…
It is always nice to get away and to do so visiting friends is even better! I loved Blindside!!! Definitely my favorite lately!
10:34 AM
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