I see that it has been awhile since my last blog - well actually three months. A few things have happened since then! Thanksgiving and Christmas came and went - and a good time was had! Erin and her family came for Thanksgiving and that was great fun. Of course we dragged them down to see the Arabia - We take everyone there who comes to visit because it is soooo awesome! We all then went to Megan & Matt's home in Arkansas for Thanksgiving and that was great. Jesse flew in and Susan and Laura came so we had everyone but Richard and Gary - they were missed.
After Thanksgiving I went home to Utah with Erin and spent two weeks there. I had a great time - spending time with Erin, Matt and the boys, Gary, Eileen and Mom. I got to see all of Eileen's kids and their families and that was fun. Gary came and took me to see Hale Theatre's "Christmas Carol" and that was great fun. I got to go to the Tabernacle Choir's Christmas Concert with Erin, Karl (my brother) and our nephew, Steven and that was awesome. I was able to attend two concerts presented by Alex's school - Alex plays saxaphone in the band and he sings in a jazz choir. It was very impressive! Then it was home to quickly prepare for Christmas.
Christmas was quiet at our house with just Bill, Susan, Laura and me but it was nice to be together. We all went to some friend's for dinner Christmas day - thanks Cliffe's for a wonderful feast. We did have our traditional ableskiver's for Christmas Eve but they were a failure of momental degree! The day after Christmas Bill and I headed down to Arkansas to spend a few days at Megan's home and had a fun time there. We were able to keep Bill in one spot for five whole days! We did some fun things while there; visited the Clinton Library in Little Rock, took a tour on the trolley (that was fun!) and walked the Big Dam Bridge. This is a bridge that spans the Arkansas River over a dam (hence the name). It is a walking bridge and was pretty awesome.
So on to the reason for the name of this post. While in Arkansas it was mentioned that we should go to Fat Daddy's, a local eatery, and have fried pickles. Well now I had never heard of fried pickles - have you? We didn't get time while we were there so last Saturday Bill and I went on a quest to find fried pickles in our area. We found them at Tom Foolery's, a local eatery, and I must say they were good. Bill said he probably wouldn't go out of his way to get them again but I would! And I am sure they are good for you - they are a vegetable aren't they? Anyway, we are now settled in for the winter hoping for Spring to come soon and with it maybe some more visitors. We love visitors!!!
