Another great weekend in Bentonville! My friend Andy came down for a visit, which was a blast. Bentonville had their own version of an Art Walk in the square downtown, which, although it was interesting to see and there were some very talented people present, it was nothing compared to Springfield’s. We went to Kennedy Coffee (which makes that trip #3 for me in one week…can you say addicted?), and then headed down to Fayetteville. We walked around the University of Arkansas campus (which was on my list of things to do while I was here this summer), and that was a blast. Their campus is not only gorgeous, but huge. We stopped and had a play in a fountain, and attempted breaking into their football stadium.

We just so happened to come across an open gate, but then a maintenance guy showed up. Luckily though, Andy sweet-talked him into letting us have a look see. Let me just say…one section of their seating was larger than the entire bleacher set at MSU. They sure do love their Razorbacks! We also found a sweet tree to climb. However, that tree wanted to leave me with a sweet little reminder of the trip, so I currently have the nastiest bruise I’ve ever had in my life on my thigh. No shorts for me for awhile. Great.

We then had a walk around downtown. I freaking love Fayetteville. It’s such a great little college town. As much as I love Springfield, I’m pretty sure the U of A would’ve been a strong contender in my choices for college a few years ago (minus that whole out-of-state-tuition thing). Downtown was adorable. There was this awesome little French antiques store that I will most definitely be revisiting sometime in the next few weeks. I’m sure I won’t be able to afford anything, but it’ll be sweet to look.

On Saturday, I had the huge blessing of making some money. Where I work also serves as a meeting place for events such as weddings, receptions, etc. When we rent out the place, a few of us have to be there to help things run smoothly. And we do it for $20/hour. Considering I have NO form of income this summer, this was a huge blessing. Not to mention, it gave me something to do for 5 hours. It was nice to be active for a few hours, make some money, and chat with one of my coworkers.

Clumsy moment of the weekend #2: I knocked a glass of the counter, and it proceeded to land on my foot/the floor and break. I have a nice little cut on the top of my foot now, along with another bruise. Luckily this one looks a hell of a lot nicer, but it hurts like a mother. In addition to no shorts, I won’t be wearing flip flops for awhile, either.

Saturday night, my roommates were home with a group of other girls from camp. I ended up getting ice cream at Coldstone with my roommate, Robyn, and one of her coworkers. Nothing beats a little girl talk and some ice cream.

This morning was another interesting day, but I think I’m still processing it. Let me just say that, life is really awesome right now, and I love being in Bentonville. However, I’m not sure WHY it’s going so well, so I’m waiting for things to take a turn for the worse, which is ruining how well things are going right now. It’s a vicious cycle, really.