Aunt Rae hugging Aunt Rona
Four sisters: Aunt Rae, Aunt Dawn, Mom, and Aunt Rona
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Aunt Rona's Big Surprise!
My Mom and Aunt Rona outdid themselves this time! My Aunt Rona lives in Texas, so she doesn't get together with the other three Schmiedeknecht sisters (in Indiana and Michigan) as often as any of them would like. Aunt Dawn and Aunt Rae both have birthdays in October, so Mom and Rona cooked up a plan to surprise them last fall. And they actually kept the secret until February! Very tough to do, but well worth it when we all got together on a Saturday for lunch, and guess who showed up! It was a great moment and they got to spend time together the rest of a long weekend. All four sisters together and they mostly stayed out of trouble! :)
Aunt Rae hugging Aunt Rona
Four sisters: Aunt Rae, Aunt Dawn, Mom, and Aunt Rona
Aunt Rae hugging Aunt Rona
Four sisters: Aunt Rae, Aunt Dawn, Mom, and Aunt Rona
Mr. K Honored and Appreciated
A few weeks back, Mr. K was honored as part of Homewood-Flossmoor Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day. During a basketball game each year, the athletes each get to pick a faculty or staff member to honor. Several students approached Mr. K this year, but the first to ask was a varsity cheerleader.
The original date of the game was snowed out, so they did it the following Friday night. Mrs. K. was (and is) very proud! GO BIG RED!
We even made a quick stop to Mr. K's classroom, where all that "shaping of young minds" takes place!
The original date of the game was snowed out, so they did it the following Friday night. Mrs. K. was (and is) very proud! GO BIG RED!
We even made a quick stop to Mr. K's classroom, where all that "shaping of young minds" takes place!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
ROAD TRIP! (Part 4: Houston: Gameday and New Year's Eve)
Late Thursday night, we arrived in Houston, feeling like we'd already had a full trip's worth of experiences! We stayed in the Big Ten hotel, so we were treated to lots of purple--signage, balloons, even neckties on the staff. Fun stuff.
Friday morning, we headed out to the Houston Museum District. What a treat it is--more than a dozen museums within walking distance. Our first destination was the Museum of Natural Science. It was interesting in that the exhibits were highly relevant to their Texas home--it makes sense, yet I wasn't necessarily expecting that. They had exhibits on dinosaurs, gems, mollusks, energy, and local wildlife. Needless to say, I was done quicker than Matt, but I can always kill time in a gift shop.
We also spent some time in their Butterfly Center, a three- or four-story simulated rainforest under glass. Gorgeous! Matt even found one with a similar outfit to what he was wearing.
Next we walked about a mile and a half to the other end of the Museum District, to the Rothko Chapel. I was intrigued by the description of it and wanted to check it out. I don't know if I've ever been inside a building that was more serene. You can't take photos inside (and that's a really good call on their part), so you can google it if you're curious. But really you should just go.
The patrons behind the Rothko Chapel, Dominique and John de Menil, had an unbelievable personal art collection, which is now housed at The Menil Collection. Picasso, Rauschenberg, Warhol, a huge Magritte collection, and so many more. I'd heard of the Menil, but had no idea just how significant it was.
The next morning, it was Saturday, New Year's Eve, and GAMEDAY! We headed to Reliant Stadium for the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas. We went early, so we could check out the tailgating scene a bit and experience TexFest, the parking lot festival before the game. The 'Cats purple turnout was decent - I figure about 20% of the fans were for NU, which isn't bad considering we were in Aggie country.
We had a good time, ran into some people we knew, and got a lot of thumbs up on my Wildcathead. We saw a few others, but not many. We also had several older Texas gentlemen approach us before the game to welcome us to their state and wish us luck on the game. After the game we got some very genteel "good game" type sentiments as well.
As I mentioned in the first post, we lost. So I'm not really interested in recapping the game at all. We had awesome Club level seats, enjoyed our stadium grub, and held on some hope until nearly the end of the game. We also enjoyed watching the bands--ours did their Beatles tribute at halftime, and then gave us a treat by turning "LOVE" into "GO NU" at the end. The Aggie band is HUGE and ridiculously good. I enjoyed watching them, very impressive stuff.
After the game, we went back and took a nap as an insurance policy that we'd see midnight. We had hoped it would be a "victory nap" but c'est la vie. We'd had plenty of excitement and neither of us are big on New Year's Eve revelry, so we went to a Vietnamese restaurant called Mai's that came up when we googled "Anthony Bourdain Houston." It was AWESOME. If we had Mai's in Chicago, we'd be there every couple weeks I'm sure. It was very low-key, too, which we loved. Other than the wait staff's New Year's party hats, you'd never have known it was a holiday. Matt had a soft shell crab dish and I had a pork chop with a fried egg. OH MY GOODNESS was it good. Definitely worth writing home--or a blog post, at least--about.
And that's all she wrote! We left early Sunday morning, drove about 12 or 13 hours to a small town in Missouri, got up early Monday morning, and were home around 1 PM. We had a great, great time and can't wait for the next trip.
Friday morning, we headed out to the Houston Museum District. What a treat it is--more than a dozen museums within walking distance. Our first destination was the Museum of Natural Science. It was interesting in that the exhibits were highly relevant to their Texas home--it makes sense, yet I wasn't necessarily expecting that. They had exhibits on dinosaurs, gems, mollusks, energy, and local wildlife. Needless to say, I was done quicker than Matt, but I can always kill time in a gift shop.
We also spent some time in their Butterfly Center, a three- or four-story simulated rainforest under glass. Gorgeous! Matt even found one with a similar outfit to what he was wearing.
Next we walked about a mile and a half to the other end of the Museum District, to the Rothko Chapel. I was intrigued by the description of it and wanted to check it out. I don't know if I've ever been inside a building that was more serene. You can't take photos inside (and that's a really good call on their part), so you can google it if you're curious. But really you should just go.
The patrons behind the Rothko Chapel, Dominique and John de Menil, had an unbelievable personal art collection, which is now housed at The Menil Collection. Picasso, Rauschenberg, Warhol, a huge Magritte collection, and so many more. I'd heard of the Menil, but had no idea just how significant it was.
The next morning, it was Saturday, New Year's Eve, and GAMEDAY! We headed to Reliant Stadium for the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas. We went early, so we could check out the tailgating scene a bit and experience TexFest, the parking lot festival before the game. The 'Cats purple turnout was decent - I figure about 20% of the fans were for NU, which isn't bad considering we were in Aggie country.
We had a good time, ran into some people we knew, and got a lot of thumbs up on my Wildcathead. We saw a few others, but not many. We also had several older Texas gentlemen approach us before the game to welcome us to their state and wish us luck on the game. After the game we got some very genteel "good game" type sentiments as well.
As I mentioned in the first post, we lost. So I'm not really interested in recapping the game at all. We had awesome Club level seats, enjoyed our stadium grub, and held on some hope until nearly the end of the game. We also enjoyed watching the bands--ours did their Beatles tribute at halftime, and then gave us a treat by turning "LOVE" into "GO NU" at the end. The Aggie band is HUGE and ridiculously good. I enjoyed watching them, very impressive stuff.
After the game, we went back and took a nap as an insurance policy that we'd see midnight. We had hoped it would be a "victory nap" but c'est la vie. We'd had plenty of excitement and neither of us are big on New Year's Eve revelry, so we went to a Vietnamese restaurant called Mai's that came up when we googled "Anthony Bourdain Houston." It was AWESOME. If we had Mai's in Chicago, we'd be there every couple weeks I'm sure. It was very low-key, too, which we loved. Other than the wait staff's New Year's party hats, you'd never have known it was a holiday. Matt had a soft shell crab dish and I had a pork chop with a fried egg. OH MY GOODNESS was it good. Definitely worth writing home--or a blog post, at least--about.
And that's all she wrote! We left early Sunday morning, drove about 12 or 13 hours to a small town in Missouri, got up early Monday morning, and were home around 1 PM. We had a great, great time and can't wait for the next trip.
ROAD TRIP! (Part 3: Little Rock and Shreveport)
Many, many, many years ago, we were driving from Indiana to Texas to visit relatives. My cousin Ryan (Sr.) was with us and, as we were approaching Little Rock, AR, he said, very enthusiastically, "I love Little Rock!" Mind you, he'd never been there and couldn't tell us what he loved about it, but he was excited. We haven't let him live this down, poor guy, and it kept coming to mind as we approached Little Rock.
Well, from the 18 hours or so we spent there, I have to say I agree with Ryan. I love Little Rock too.
Our main attraction and destination was Central High School, a National Historic Site and Visitors Center run by the National Park Service. The high school is still an operating high school, but it also has an important place in civil rights history.
From the NPS web site:
On the morning of September 23, 1957 nine African-American teenagers stood up to an angry crowd protesting integration in front of Little Rock's Central High as they entered the school for the first time. This event, broadcast around the world, made Little Rock the site of the first important test of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision.
This was one of the top recommendations on TripAdvisor and for very good reason. If you get a chance, do this. Matt and I learned so much and the park service staffers were so enthusiastic and passionate about their work, it was beyond infectious. It was a good thing there was a counter between us, or I probably would've hugged them.
The Visitor Center isn't particularly large, but it is extremely well done and packed with great insights about civil rights history and the lasting impact of pivotal events and people. The exhibits said so much--the picture below is of the stark difference between white classrooms and black classrooms at the time, brought to life by the substantial door on the left and the screen door on the right.
The school is a beautiful work of architecture and the grounds are lovely. They give tours of the school, but only when it's open, and of course it was closed for Winter Break. The park service guys recommended we come back again, and I'd really like to, to do the building tour.
But just walking around the grounds and this formidable building allowed us to try to imagine what it was like that year. We can't, really, but it's quite something even to try.
The facade reads "AMBITION" "PERSONALITY" "OPPORTUNITY" "PREPARATION"
At the suggestion of the park service guys, we drove over to the Capitol building to see a group of statues of the Little Rock Nine. They explained that they are at the Capitol, in a position that would be in the direct line of sight of Governor Orval E. Faubus, the man who "directly questioned the sanctity of the federal court system and the authority of the United States Supreme Court's desegregation ruling while nine African-American high school students sought an education at the all-white Little Rock Central High School." He was the prime instigator for the resistance to desegregation, so it is particularly fitting that the statues are where they are.
We stayed in the lovely Capital Hotel, close to the River Market and Clinton Library/Museum. While the River Market is no Pike Place Market, I can imagine it would be nice in the summertime. There were ice skaters and funnel cakes and not too much else happening the evening we were there. We walked down to the Clinton Library/Museum--we knew we wouldn't have a chance to tour it, but we got to see the cool building and impressive grounds before dinner.
We let TripAdvisor lead us to the Flying Fish, a casual place that is clearly loved by locals and tourists alike. They do a lot of different kinds of seafood a lot of different ways. The hush puppies were AMAZING, as were the fried oysters. Matt had some good catfish too. The place is a little goofy--people send in their fish pictures, and they have a wall of those "Billy Bass" singing fish things--but the food was great. By the time we left, the line was outside.
After a good night's rest in a great hotel, we hit the road for Shreveport, LA, where we arrived in time for lunch, another great seafood meal. TripAdvisor told us to visit the Norton Gallery, so we did. This is a family's varied collection of paintings, sculpture, guns, dolls, glass work, tapestries, and more. And they had a special exhibit of plein-air paintings of national parks, which was great too. My favorite piece in the collection was a sculpture called "Fragelina," by Attilio Piccirilli (American, 1923).
Little did we know that the grounds behind the gallery were a little slice of heaven. We had such nice weather for almost all of the trip, and since it was Louisiana and very mild, it was like a pretty late September day as we walked the paths, checking out the sculptures worked into the landscapes.
And then. . . the Mattmobile headed for Houston!
Well, from the 18 hours or so we spent there, I have to say I agree with Ryan. I love Little Rock too.
Our main attraction and destination was Central High School, a National Historic Site and Visitors Center run by the National Park Service. The high school is still an operating high school, but it also has an important place in civil rights history.
From the NPS web site:
On the morning of September 23, 1957 nine African-American teenagers stood up to an angry crowd protesting integration in front of Little Rock's Central High as they entered the school for the first time. This event, broadcast around the world, made Little Rock the site of the first important test of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision.
This was one of the top recommendations on TripAdvisor and for very good reason. If you get a chance, do this. Matt and I learned so much and the park service staffers were so enthusiastic and passionate about their work, it was beyond infectious. It was a good thing there was a counter between us, or I probably would've hugged them.
The Visitor Center isn't particularly large, but it is extremely well done and packed with great insights about civil rights history and the lasting impact of pivotal events and people. The exhibits said so much--the picture below is of the stark difference between white classrooms and black classrooms at the time, brought to life by the substantial door on the left and the screen door on the right.
The school is a beautiful work of architecture and the grounds are lovely. They give tours of the school, but only when it's open, and of course it was closed for Winter Break. The park service guys recommended we come back again, and I'd really like to, to do the building tour.
But just walking around the grounds and this formidable building allowed us to try to imagine what it was like that year. We can't, really, but it's quite something even to try. The facade reads "AMBITION" "PERSONALITY" "OPPORTUNITY" "PREPARATION"
At the suggestion of the park service guys, we drove over to the Capitol building to see a group of statues of the Little Rock Nine. They explained that they are at the Capitol, in a position that would be in the direct line of sight of Governor Orval E. Faubus, the man who "directly questioned the sanctity of the federal court system and the authority of the United States Supreme Court's desegregation ruling while nine African-American high school students sought an education at the all-white Little Rock Central High School." He was the prime instigator for the resistance to desegregation, so it is particularly fitting that the statues are where they are.
We stayed in the lovely Capital Hotel, close to the River Market and Clinton Library/Museum. While the River Market is no Pike Place Market, I can imagine it would be nice in the summertime. There were ice skaters and funnel cakes and not too much else happening the evening we were there. We walked down to the Clinton Library/Museum--we knew we wouldn't have a chance to tour it, but we got to see the cool building and impressive grounds before dinner.
We let TripAdvisor lead us to the Flying Fish, a casual place that is clearly loved by locals and tourists alike. They do a lot of different kinds of seafood a lot of different ways. The hush puppies were AMAZING, as were the fried oysters. Matt had some good catfish too. The place is a little goofy--people send in their fish pictures, and they have a wall of those "Billy Bass" singing fish things--but the food was great. By the time we left, the line was outside.
After a good night's rest in a great hotel, we hit the road for Shreveport, LA, where we arrived in time for lunch, another great seafood meal. TripAdvisor told us to visit the Norton Gallery, so we did. This is a family's varied collection of paintings, sculpture, guns, dolls, glass work, tapestries, and more. And they had a special exhibit of plein-air paintings of national parks, which was great too. My favorite piece in the collection was a sculpture called "Fragelina," by Attilio Piccirilli (American, 1923).
Little did we know that the grounds behind the gallery were a little slice of heaven. We had such nice weather for almost all of the trip, and since it was Louisiana and very mild, it was like a pretty late September day as we walked the paths, checking out the sculptures worked into the landscapes.
And then. . . the Mattmobile headed for Houston!
ROAD TRIP! (Part 2: Through the Ozarks)
Branson was a great jumping-off point to spend a morning and early afternoon driving through the Ozarks. We stopped at a terrific info center--staffed by 3 or 4 people giving free advice!--filled up the tank, and headed through the mountains. It was a gorgeous morning and we had a great time seeing both the amazing scenery and the small towns oozing local color along the way.
Our first stop was a scenic stop at the Buffalo River. The banded rocks are really beautiful, as is the river. Uncle Sam thinks each river we go by needs to be "claimed" for the United States (he's kind of old school and surprisingly behind on U.S. history) and he so enjoyed conquering the Cuyahoga a few years back, we let him have his fun here too.
And then we used him as a tripod.
Another favorite stop was a Scenic Point where they had a three-story platform built to look over the Ozarks. I'm no Ansel, so the photos I took of the vast landscapes weren't great, but you get the idea. The shop was full of interesting things to look at, including a lot of local honey and food products. The gal running it was born and raised in the area and was very fun to talk to. She had an adorable mini dachsund running around in a camo dog jacket. Perfect.
The end point of our tour through the Ozarks was Russellville, Arkansas. I forgot to mention earlier that we used TripAdvisor EXTENSIVELY on this trip. We didn't do much planning in advance at all, so it was great to be able to practice some semi-controlled spontaneity--finding highly-rated places to eat and sleep and tour, but in many cases we did so only a few minutes before we needed them. Such was the case in Russellville. It was past time for lunch, so we looked up what was nearby to eat in the small city. The top-ranked spot was Whatta-burger. At first I thought it was the Whataburger (one "t") chain they were talking about, and we wanted something a little more local than that. But this was Feltner's Whatta-burger, a family-owned joint serving up great burgers and, according to Matt and the TripAdvisor reviewers, really great shakes. You can see Matt enjoying his in the bottom right-hand corner of the second photo.
Next stop: Little Rock!
Our first stop was a scenic stop at the Buffalo River. The banded rocks are really beautiful, as is the river. Uncle Sam thinks each river we go by needs to be "claimed" for the United States (he's kind of old school and surprisingly behind on U.S. history) and he so enjoyed conquering the Cuyahoga a few years back, we let him have his fun here too.
And then we used him as a tripod.
Another favorite stop was a Scenic Point where they had a three-story platform built to look over the Ozarks. I'm no Ansel, so the photos I took of the vast landscapes weren't great, but you get the idea. The shop was full of interesting things to look at, including a lot of local honey and food products. The gal running it was born and raised in the area and was very fun to talk to. She had an adorable mini dachsund running around in a camo dog jacket. Perfect.
The end point of our tour through the Ozarks was Russellville, Arkansas. I forgot to mention earlier that we used TripAdvisor EXTENSIVELY on this trip. We didn't do much planning in advance at all, so it was great to be able to practice some semi-controlled spontaneity--finding highly-rated places to eat and sleep and tour, but in many cases we did so only a few minutes before we needed them. Such was the case in Russellville. It was past time for lunch, so we looked up what was nearby to eat in the small city. The top-ranked spot was Whatta-burger. At first I thought it was the Whataburger (one "t") chain they were talking about, and we wanted something a little more local than that. But this was Feltner's Whatta-burger, a family-owned joint serving up great burgers and, according to Matt and the TripAdvisor reviewers, really great shakes. You can see Matt enjoying his in the bottom right-hand corner of the second photo.
Next stop: Little Rock!
ROAD TRIP! (Part 1: Chicago to Branson)
How we Spent Our Winter Break, by Diane and Matt Knoepke
From December 27th to January 2nd, we road-tripped from Chicago to Houston and back. Houston was the destination because Northwestern was taking on Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl (proper, sponsored name: Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas). Our bowl game streak (the wrong kind, as in LOSING) continued yet another year--we were hoping to be the change--but we had a great time and the trip was so much more than a drive to a ballgame!
I have way too many pictures and highlights, so I'm going to break it into pieces. We didn't take any pictures on our way back from Houston, so it's just four parts, and thus, four posts:
Part 1: Chicago to Branson
Part 2: Through the Ozarks
Part 3: Little Rock and Shreveport
Part 4: Houston: Gameday and New Year's Eve
So let's get started! We loaded the car, including Uncle Sam, who got the backseat to himself. As you may or may not remember, our little mascot Uncle Sam came on our last road trip, to Pittsburgh, in 2009. Poor guy wanted to see another part of his beautiful country--"I WANT YOU to show me some amber waves of grain!" he exclaimed, so we strapped him in, got him in his Wildcats gear, and headed down the highway.
Tuesday morning we headed out from Chicago and made good time so we could have lunch in Springfield, IL. From Springfield, our next destination was about an hour past St. Louis, to Stanton, MO and the Meramec Caverns, an impressive systems of caves full of nifty formations. Its other main claim to fame is that Jesse James (the 19th century outlaw, not the 20th century jerk celebrity) hid out there. (But the tour guide pointed out that the little cabin under the sign actually has nothing to do with Jesse James, so at least they were transparent!)
Matt went there in 2003 on a Route 66 road trip with his buddy Chet, and I went there when I was pretty young (elementary school age, I believe) with my parents. So I was looking forward to going back, but Matt was REALLY looking forward to going back and getting his geological itch scratched. So we sped out of Springfield to get to Stanton in time for the last cave tour of the day, at 4 PM. We made it with 20 minutes to spare. Here he is in the "wine room" so named because the formations look like grapes and because there is a table-like formation as well.
A few more pictures of the formations. I have about 30, I'll spare you the rest!
The tour was good, despite most of our fellow tourgoers acting as if they were less evolved than our cave-dwelling ancestors. . . we enjoyed it and then headed on to Branson.
Branson was a good destination for our first night, as it was a good departure point for a drive through the Ozarks Wednesday morning. We also wanted to see it. We didn't want to experience it, per se, but we wanted to see what it looked like. We got in pretty late, and I copped out and booked us a room at a Hilton rather than staying in one of the more Branson-y, attraction-y lodging options.
We got up on Wednesday morning and drove the Branson "Strip" to check it out. Much like Vegas, I'm sure it looks a lot different at night, but we could see what it was all about by the light of day. We were entertained, if not exactly enchanted. I could definitely see how folks could have a great time there, but didn't strike us as a repeat destination. Just not our cup of sweet tea.
But I loved the look of this restaurant - I think they serve chicken-fried steak. Awesome.
And this is probably my favorite. Matt and I have a number of "collections" from our travels--some actual objects like cookbooks and art, but others much less tangible, like new words for speedbumps and local establishments that are named using funny adjectives we have not heard applied to the animal or mythical creature to which they're applied. Previous examples include The Lost Penguin (Bonaire), The Smoky Mermaid (Belize), and so on. Here, the Rowdy Beaver! Love it!
Next stop: The Ozarks!
From December 27th to January 2nd, we road-tripped from Chicago to Houston and back. Houston was the destination because Northwestern was taking on Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl (proper, sponsored name: Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas). Our bowl game streak (the wrong kind, as in LOSING) continued yet another year--we were hoping to be the change--but we had a great time and the trip was so much more than a drive to a ballgame!
I have way too many pictures and highlights, so I'm going to break it into pieces. We didn't take any pictures on our way back from Houston, so it's just four parts, and thus, four posts:
Part 1: Chicago to Branson
Part 2: Through the Ozarks
Part 3: Little Rock and Shreveport
Part 4: Houston: Gameday and New Year's Eve
So let's get started! We loaded the car, including Uncle Sam, who got the backseat to himself. As you may or may not remember, our little mascot Uncle Sam came on our last road trip, to Pittsburgh, in 2009. Poor guy wanted to see another part of his beautiful country--"I WANT YOU to show me some amber waves of grain!" he exclaimed, so we strapped him in, got him in his Wildcats gear, and headed down the highway.
Tuesday morning we headed out from Chicago and made good time so we could have lunch in Springfield, IL. From Springfield, our next destination was about an hour past St. Louis, to Stanton, MO and the Meramec Caverns, an impressive systems of caves full of nifty formations. Its other main claim to fame is that Jesse James (the 19th century outlaw, not the 20th century jerk celebrity) hid out there. (But the tour guide pointed out that the little cabin under the sign actually has nothing to do with Jesse James, so at least they were transparent!)
Matt went there in 2003 on a Route 66 road trip with his buddy Chet, and I went there when I was pretty young (elementary school age, I believe) with my parents. So I was looking forward to going back, but Matt was REALLY looking forward to going back and getting his geological itch scratched. So we sped out of Springfield to get to Stanton in time for the last cave tour of the day, at 4 PM. We made it with 20 minutes to spare. Here he is in the "wine room" so named because the formations look like grapes and because there is a table-like formation as well.
A few more pictures of the formations. I have about 30, I'll spare you the rest!
The tour was good, despite most of our fellow tourgoers acting as if they were less evolved than our cave-dwelling ancestors. . . we enjoyed it and then headed on to Branson.
Branson was a good destination for our first night, as it was a good departure point for a drive through the Ozarks Wednesday morning. We also wanted to see it. We didn't want to experience it, per se, but we wanted to see what it looked like. We got in pretty late, and I copped out and booked us a room at a Hilton rather than staying in one of the more Branson-y, attraction-y lodging options.
We got up on Wednesday morning and drove the Branson "Strip" to check it out. Much like Vegas, I'm sure it looks a lot different at night, but we could see what it was all about by the light of day. We were entertained, if not exactly enchanted. I could definitely see how folks could have a great time there, but didn't strike us as a repeat destination. Just not our cup of sweet tea.
But I loved the look of this restaurant - I think they serve chicken-fried steak. Awesome.
And this is probably my favorite. Matt and I have a number of "collections" from our travels--some actual objects like cookbooks and art, but others much less tangible, like new words for speedbumps and local establishments that are named using funny adjectives we have not heard applied to the animal or mythical creature to which they're applied. Previous examples include The Lost Penguin (Bonaire), The Smoky Mermaid (Belize), and so on. Here, the Rowdy Beaver! Love it!
Next stop: The Ozarks!
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