I don’t think I’m allowed to have that much fun in a day

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Julie just said that, and I thought it would be a better title than my idea: Arkansas? Where are we? What is happening?

We took a scenic train ride and had beautiful views of the Ozarks. It was fun to sway along through the trees and the tunnels in the observation car. I was verrrrry surprised when the narrator in our car welcomed us to Arkansas. I didn’t know we were anywhere near Arkansas. I’m still not sure she was right. We posed for a selfie for our friend and Arkansas native, Dr. Jerry.

We ate at Steak ‘n Shake for the first time. I think restaurants that feature a dessert (Keith would argue that a shake is not a dessert, but a meal enhancement) are brilliant because everyone will order dessert, when they would never order dessert otherwise (I would never order a shake. I had a shake).

We went to The Haygoods show this evening. It has apparently been running in Branson for 32 years – since the youngest sibling (and only girl) was zero years old. There are five brothers and the one sister, and they sing and play a gazillion instruments. There was a very large range of music, plus pyrotechnics, fire, upside down tap dancing, humor, and an indoor drone show. Wow. I loved it all.