What We Did This Weekend:
Nothing Better than Nauvoo
In contemplating our weekend adventures, I realized that they were not nearly as cool as what we did earlier in the week. For example, Friday night we went to Applebee's for our favorite burgers. Saturday we cleaned the xB and looked for a new dining room table. Sunday we went to church, came home, had dinner, and watched The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. See? A post about that wouldn't be much fun – especially considering that we spent Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in Nauvoo with Brookie's family.
As you know from last week's post, Brookie's brother Bryce had spent the week with us in Kansas City. Monday morning, we got up (early... because we had to visit our gym before we could leave, of course), and drove the five hours to Nauvoo, Illinois, where we met up with the rest of Brookie's family at our camp site at Nauvoo State Park. We had a quick lunch and then headed down to the Lands and Records building, where people who had ancestors that lived in Nauvoo can research where they lived. Lucky for me, there was a wi-fi connection there so I was able to submit my time card for work (because, you know, I like getting paid).
Since Monday was obviously not the busiest day in Nauvoo we decided to make all of the most popular stops that afternoon. We went to the blacksmith's workshop, the printing press, the Brick Makers' Place, the John Taylor home, the tinsmith's shop, and, my personal favorite, the Scoville Bakery. If you haven't been to Nauvoo, they give out traditional Nauvoo gingerbread cookies at the end of the bakery tour. So yummy. We went back on Wednesday too for another sampling (and probably would have gone another time or two, but feared the shame of being recognized as repeat customers).
Monday night we had tickets to a show put on by the senior missionary couples at the cultural hall on Main Street called Rendezvous in Old Nauvoo. It was a funny collection of stories and music about what it may have been like to live in Old Nauvoo at its peak.
After the show Brookie and I took Bryce and his younger brother Brady to Annie's Frozen Custard, a small ice cream shop on top of the hill in downtown Nauvoo. We had been looking for some kind of frozen treat after dinner earlier that evening, and found Annie's. Thanks to Sheridan's in Kansas City, we have become big fans of frozen custard. We poked our heads in the store front and when they told us they were open late (11:00-ish), we decided to come back after the Rendezvous. We all enjoyed our frozen treats, and after I ordered I saw something on the menu that I greatly anticipated having the next night: A Purple Cow.
Tuesday morning we had a 10:00 session at the temple. Brookie and I almost didn't make it, partly because a couple (man and woman) decided to shower in the men's locker-room/restroom/shower-place. So I had to wait, and it took so long for a shower to open up that we nearly missed our appointment. Everything turned out great though. What a gorgeous temple. Probably one of my favorites.
Later that day we did most of the other interesting tours like the schoolhouse, the Lucy Mack Smith home, the Brigham Young home, and the Browning home and gun shop. In the two days we were in town, we were able to see quite a bit of restored Old Nauvoo.
The highlight of the trip was Tuesday night when we went to the Nauvoo Pagent and pre-show activities. We did just about everything in the pre-show. Bryce was even coaxed into some square dancing by a cute, little girl that was about his age. We played stick ball (of course), and walked on stilts. We played some stick pull, and other pioneer games. We had an epic tug of war and thrilling sack- and three-legged-races. We took our turn at sawing logs, and then got a piece of that log branded with the Nauvoo Pagent logo. By the time we'd earned enough beads from each activity to get our authentic Nauvoo wooden bead, it was time for the Pagent to begin.
Brookie says that this Pagent was different from the one she remembered coming to a number of years ago. The Pagent was about Nauvoo, its history, its people, and its temple. It was extremely well done, and a great show, with some great music. After the show, Brookie, Bryce, Brady, and I walked back up the hill, past the temple to Annie's for more frozen custard. The Purple Cow had been calling my name all day.
There were five "Cows" on the menu: Purple, Orange, Brown, Black, and Red. Each was a float with frozen vanilla custard and a different kind of soda. Orange is obvious. Red had red cream soda (that's what Brady ordered). Brown was root beer. Black was cola. And my Purple Cow was grape soda. It was pretty awesome. Our "Cow" experience at Annie's led to our own discovery once we were back home: The Skinny Cow.*
On our way home on Wednesday, we drove through Carthage, IL, and toured the Carthage Jail, where the prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were martyred. The spirit there was incredible. We did feel bad for our tour guide, however. He was old enough to be my grandpa, and it was his very first tour. I'm sure he'll get the hang of things though. After the tour and some photos, Brookie and I were on our way home. Luckily, we made it back in time to go to the gym.
And that's what we did this weekend (but mostly what we did prior)!
*Skinny Cow
1 half-cup of non-fat frozen yogurt
6 oz. of your favorite sparkling water cooler (we used Mixed Berry)
Total calories = 70
Go to the board!
As you know from last week's post, Brookie's brother Bryce had spent the week with us in Kansas City. Monday morning, we got up (early... because we had to visit our gym before we could leave, of course), and drove the five hours to Nauvoo, Illinois, where we met up with the rest of Brookie's family at our camp site at Nauvoo State Park. We had a quick lunch and then headed down to the Lands and Records building, where people who had ancestors that lived in Nauvoo can research where they lived. Lucky for me, there was a wi-fi connection there so I was able to submit my time card for work (because, you know, I like getting paid).
Since Monday was obviously not the busiest day in Nauvoo we decided to make all of the most popular stops that afternoon. We went to the blacksmith's workshop, the printing press, the Brick Makers' Place, the John Taylor home, the tinsmith's shop, and, my personal favorite, the Scoville Bakery. If you haven't been to Nauvoo, they give out traditional Nauvoo gingerbread cookies at the end of the bakery tour. So yummy. We went back on Wednesday too for another sampling (and probably would have gone another time or two, but feared the shame of being recognized as repeat customers).
Monday night we had tickets to a show put on by the senior missionary couples at the cultural hall on Main Street called Rendezvous in Old Nauvoo. It was a funny collection of stories and music about what it may have been like to live in Old Nauvoo at its peak.
After the show Brookie and I took Bryce and his younger brother Brady to Annie's Frozen Custard, a small ice cream shop on top of the hill in downtown Nauvoo. We had been looking for some kind of frozen treat after dinner earlier that evening, and found Annie's. Thanks to Sheridan's in Kansas City, we have become big fans of frozen custard. We poked our heads in the store front and when they told us they were open late (11:00-ish), we decided to come back after the Rendezvous. We all enjoyed our frozen treats, and after I ordered I saw something on the menu that I greatly anticipated having the next night: A Purple Cow.
Tuesday morning we had a 10:00 session at the temple. Brookie and I almost didn't make it, partly because a couple (man and woman) decided to shower in the men's locker-room/restroom/shower-place. So I had to wait, and it took so long for a shower to open up that we nearly missed our appointment. Everything turned out great though. What a gorgeous temple. Probably one of my favorites.
Later that day we did most of the other interesting tours like the schoolhouse, the Lucy Mack Smith home, the Brigham Young home, and the Browning home and gun shop. In the two days we were in town, we were able to see quite a bit of restored Old Nauvoo.
The highlight of the trip was Tuesday night when we went to the Nauvoo Pagent and pre-show activities. We did just about everything in the pre-show. Bryce was even coaxed into some square dancing by a cute, little girl that was about his age. We played stick ball (of course), and walked on stilts. We played some stick pull, and other pioneer games. We had an epic tug of war and thrilling sack- and three-legged-races. We took our turn at sawing logs, and then got a piece of that log branded with the Nauvoo Pagent logo. By the time we'd earned enough beads from each activity to get our authentic Nauvoo wooden bead, it was time for the Pagent to begin.
Brookie says that this Pagent was different from the one she remembered coming to a number of years ago. The Pagent was about Nauvoo, its history, its people, and its temple. It was extremely well done, and a great show, with some great music. After the show, Brookie, Bryce, Brady, and I walked back up the hill, past the temple to Annie's for more frozen custard. The Purple Cow had been calling my name all day.
There were five "Cows" on the menu: Purple, Orange, Brown, Black, and Red. Each was a float with frozen vanilla custard and a different kind of soda. Orange is obvious. Red had red cream soda (that's what Brady ordered). Brown was root beer. Black was cola. And my Purple Cow was grape soda. It was pretty awesome. Our "Cow" experience at Annie's led to our own discovery once we were back home: The Skinny Cow.*
On our way home on Wednesday, we drove through Carthage, IL, and toured the Carthage Jail, where the prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were martyred. The spirit there was incredible. We did feel bad for our tour guide, however. He was old enough to be my grandpa, and it was his very first tour. I'm sure he'll get the hang of things though. After the tour and some photos, Brookie and I were on our way home. Luckily, we made it back in time to go to the gym.
And that's what we did this weekend (but mostly what we did prior)!
*Skinny Cow
1 half-cup of non-fat frozen yogurt
6 oz. of your favorite sparkling water cooler (we used Mixed Berry)
Total calories = 70
Go to the board!
Sounds like fun! Except a (male/female) couple taking a shower in the men's room is just plain weird. Glad you were able to make it to the temple, anyway!
ReplyDeleteIt is weird. And what made it even more aggravating was that Brookie said that she was the only one taking a shower over on the Women's side. Plenty of room for that confused female bather.
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