Spring Break

Bryan and I don't get much time together, mostly because we live in different cities, so we decided to do the whole Spring Break thing on our own. It's actually nice having a little spring break. BYU never had it, do it's kind of different. We didn't want to go some place too far or have to fly. Bryan's mom has a million time share spots and found one about 9 hours away in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas. I'm sure we could have found some where closer, but I've never been to Arkansas. I know it doesn't sound cool for a vacation area, but I really didn't care where, I just wanted to spend time with Bryan. Fairfield Bay is a small town in northern Arkansas- like 100 miles north of Little Rock- with a population of 2400, which are mostly old retired couples.

While traveling to Arkansas, we stopped at the Dallas Temple. I have to admit, it's been close to a year since both Bryan and I have been able to go to the temple. My excuses are valid though. Not really. But it does make it hard being 2.5 hours away with a husband who lives 3 hours away as well. Anyways the temple was great. It was also nice to visit with some of our friends from BYU, the Shaha's. Thanks for the delish food!

Bryan and I definitely are good at taking pictures of ourselves. I think this might be better than Ryan and Katie's for sure!






Then we headed off to Arkansas. The first 3 days we had really nice weather. We hiked, played tennis, biked, and swam. I really wanted to go fishing, but then the weather changed dramatically. Not even joking, I got sun burnt on Monday and it was snowing on Thursday. So we hung out at the Recreation center and played basketball, exercised, and swam some more. We also watched a lot of movies, cooked really good food, read books, and Bryan studied for some of his mid-terms for the following week. I beat Bryan twice in knock-out and twice in
h-o-r-s-e, but he really won the ultimate challenge. We bet for a kitty and he won. I guess he really didn't want a cat?

The Ozarks is filled with history. This cave was the home of prehistoric cave dwellers!

There is actually writing on the walls in the caves.

See why I wanted to go fishing? These fish are HUGE and this lake is stocked full of them!

This picture turned out a lot better than the temple one.

Bryan's being a little kid.

See, it really did snow! I haven't seen snow since I left Utah.

We had lots of fun on our little trip to Arkansas. I think every states has its own beauty. Utah has the mountains and the sandstone desert arches. Central Texas has its rolling hills and country side. Oklahoma has the most gorgeous sunsets ever. I would have to say that Arkansas has thick forests and wild rock creations.