Hot Springs, AR
What a fabulous trip it was!!! Road trips are quite underrated. With the right person, the right playlist, munchies, and conversations... a person could ride around for hours. And this road trip has become one of my favorite road trips of all time. This is my dear, darling, wonderful friend, Rick. We left Wednesday for Hot Springs for a long, luxurious spa weekend. We hopped in the car late afternoon Wednesday, armed with snacks and a killer playlist! We sang our way into Hot Springs by evening with a few random side roads for scenic pleasure. We saw wide open spaces with tons of trees, cows, corn, a diner with chocolate turtles (whatever that may be), 2 colleges, a KFC, and then historic downtown Hot Springs. We checked into our hotel, The Arlington. This was the same hotel that Al Capone stayed at with all his gangsters back in the 30's. It was like another world. We quickly unpacked and dressed for whatever the first evening held. We strolled down Central Avenue an...