a fancy weekend

it wasn't that fancy, but fancy for us, i think.  we did two things i have been wanting to do for a long time.

first, i have wanted to eat at James at the Mill for YEARS, and it has never worked out.  b's parents were coming up to stay there for a night and invited us to come and eat with them.  yes, please. you don't have to ask me twice.  i photographed the food, except for the main course because i was too excited and forgot.  i think my husband gets a little embarrassed of my food photographing, especially in a really nice restaurant...but who cares!

fun!

crab cake!

 and jumping straight to the desserts! :) white chocolate creme brulee 

 lemon tart on a cookie crust  

 the second was going to Crystal Bridges!  we were going to the lake sunday afternoon with carmen and adam, and it's just so miserably hot.  and i'm not a fan of miserably hot, even for the lake.  so we decided to skip and we went to have lunch at Crystal Bridges and see the gallery.  i am all about the air conditioning.  i am sad to say my lunch choice was not good, at all.  it sounded good, but just wasn't.  but they are a museum not a 4 star restaurant. :)  and the whole place is such a treasure for NWA.

they had a one of the original printed versions of the declaration of independence 

 having a serious art discussion, i am sure.  :)

 i liked this one because it was called "two kindred spirits"