Now a vacation would not be a "Johnson Vacation" without a rediculously long road trip. And that's exactly what Ryan & I did after Urbana. After the conference was over Ryan & I decided to stay around another day to save $$ on our plane ticket. To fill this free day we decided to travel down to NW Arkansas to visit our friend Megan....
Not the best picture of us...but it's us with Megan this summer at TMI commissioning
I didn't know what we were getting ourselves into. We drove 5 hrs to Springdale, AR & had a delightful time visiting her family & enjoying some good home-cooking. If you've ever had the privilege of going on a team with Megan she is an AMAZING cook (I know my husband would defiantly agree...although he knows what happens if he criticizes me food ;-)
On our way back to St. Louis we took two seperate detours. The first was to visit the "Walmart Museum" in Bentonville, AR. You've got it right...this was the first store that Sam Walton opened that held his name & began his Walmart franchise. It was interesting to just explore these rural AR towns.
The second stop we took was at the George Washington Carver National Monument for those of you who know Ryan, this was a special stop for him. He has always held a special fondness for George Washington Carver after he studied him in school. Although our visit was quick we did have the opportunity to see the property where he grew up & watch a short video.
Not the best picture of us...but it's us with Megan this summer at TMI commissioning
I didn't know what we were getting ourselves into. We drove 5 hrs to Springdale, AR & had a delightful time visiting her family & enjoying some good home-cooking. If you've ever had the privilege of going on a team with Megan she is an AMAZING cook (I know my husband would defiantly agree...although he knows what happens if he criticizes me food ;-)
On our way back to St. Louis we took two seperate detours. The first was to visit the "Walmart Museum" in Bentonville, AR. You've got it right...this was the first store that Sam Walton opened that held his name & began his Walmart franchise. It was interesting to just explore these rural AR towns.
The second stop we took was at the George Washington Carver National Monument for those of you who know Ryan, this was a special stop for him. He has always held a special fondness for George Washington Carver after he studied him in school. Although our visit was quick we did have the opportunity to see the property where he grew up & watch a short video.
We enjoyed this little "jaunt" and our time with Megan and her family. Although we were anxious to get home to see Micah...who greeted us with a huge smile when we returned to Portland.
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