Eureka Springs

I just returned last night from a fantastic weekend in Eureka Springs. I think a girls weekend getaway was exactly what I needed. It was so nice to spend one on one time with Andrea and to get to explore the downtown area of Eureka Springs. Maggie also enjoyed herself as she got to go swimming in Lake Leatherwood, she chased a possum and she got to have some breakfast in the downtown area. The dog was lucky enough to get chicken from the owner of the cafe! Talk about one lucky pup!

Andrea and I spent Friday-Sunday morning looking in just about every shop the town had to offer, gorged ourselves on delicious food. If you get the chance, you have to go to Local Flavor as well as Peace, Love and Cheesecake. Those were my favorites out of all the food we ate. She and I also went to Turpentine Creek, where they have the big cat reserve. It was very educational (and HOT). We got to see the keepers feed the Tigers, and we also watched two brothers playing and jumping in and out of their water tank. They were so animated! Andrea and I also decided on a whim to take old time photos which I think turned out fabulous! We make some good saloon girls :)

Last night after a nice 2.5 hour nap, I met back up with Andrea and we did our long run. It was supposed to be 7 miles, however it wound up right at 6.5. It was a 12 minute mile on average, which is about 2 miles per hour more than it used to take me, but I'm just happy to have completed the whole time. The best part of the run, aside from having Andi as my running partner was feeling good at the end of the run. I was completely capable of doing a little more if I needed to, and that's a far cry from where I used to be! Now I just need to get more used to doing hills...