August 25, 2003
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I didn’t get to go to St. Louis. I completely forgot that we had to move youngest daughter Emily into her college dorm, you would think that as her mom I wouldn’t forget something so important.
you would be wrong.
this is it!!! The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. If you click the picture you get the web cam, if you get nothing it’s probably night-time, not much to see then.
I know it’s a big deal, her moving and going off to the university, but this is the third time we have moved her into a dorm so it’s not like anything unusual. She went to a residential school her junior and senior years of high school, so we have the moves in and out of a dorm down pat. Anyway, since I didn’t get to go to St. Louis this time I decided to take some of the suggestions I got for that trip and apply them to Fayetteville Arkansas, which is where we went to drop Emily for school. Food, food and more food. Doc, jen and MyKi all made that suggestion, I love people that think like me.
My favorite cousin and his wife live about 10 minutes from the university campus so when we go to Fayetteville we always stay with them, they know all the best places to eat, drink and be merry. The second night we we’re there we ate at a place called The Powerhouse,
called that because, well, it’s an old powerhouse. They serve a drink there that tastes like Hawaiian Punch but is so alcoholic that your only allowed to have two, it’s called a kilowatt. Yeah, you’ll get lit up alright!! It’s good to go to dinner with family because everyone’s plate is fair game. I skipped my salad completely because it was an uninspired mix of iceberg lettuce and a random tomato figuring that the main course would be better. I’m glad I skipped it, I got blackened salmon with crab so good that it’s indescribable, at least by me. With a really good side of etouffe and sweet cornbread muffins. yum! Hubby had the scampi with linguini, also delish, and favorite cousin had red snapper and some kind of pasta, all I remember about that one was I liked it too. Now before you think what a pig, I took half of mine home and ate it for breakfast. 
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“You must remember this, a kiss is still a
kiss”. Your romance is Casablanca. A
classic story of love in trying times, chock
full of both cynicism and hope. You obviously
believe in true love, but you’re also
constantly aware of practicality and societal
expectations. That’s not always fun, but at
least it’s realistic. Try not to let the Nazis
get you down too much.
And yes, it really is almost 3:30 AM This is why I belong to the late night bloggers blog ring. Insomnia!
Comments (6)
Yumm…that meal sounds delicious!! And those drinks….super alcoholic, just the way I like them!
I came home from the Hunter Valley with 14 bottles of red wine. The fudge and the cheese didn’t make it that far! hehe.
What a fun at the Powerhouse ! Take care to the kilowatts
Love Michel
sorry you didnt make it to st.louis, but its great ya’ll had fun in fayetteville. the powerhouse… is that only seafood? sounds fun, ill have to go there when i get home in october.
That mean sounds absolutely delicious and I am so hungry!!!!! Fayeteville is beautiful.
Salmon and crab– oh my! And I gotta remember that powerhouse drink (I’d like to recreate it in the comfort of my home– so if I pass out– well, no problemo!).
ps. I wish we were neighbors… we could go for walks real late at night when that insomnia hits– or we could share powerhouses and get the neighbors all worried when they see us passed out on their lawns!
Wow, that photo of the university is beautiful ~ looks like a gorgeous campus!!!