Day 169: Drunken Circus Invitation

After a night of gallery walking and margaritas with my mother last night, Amy and I decided to make a day of headed into Little Rock to play today. It's only about an hour drive, so it's not so far away. Just far enough so that it because a real "trip."

Step one was seeing the Clinton Museum/Library that's right on the water in downtown Little Rock. The building itself is gorgeous, but its contents are even more fascinating. (There are tons of pictures to prove it.) And the adjoining sculpture park was just as beautiful.

Step two was Big Whiskey's to watch the first part of the Razorback game and grab some dinners. I had the strongest screwdriver of my life and got tipsy after two drinks. Our waiter was adorable, especially when we explained that a guy had wondered up to us and invited us to a sideshow across the streets. Midgets on fire, no thanks.

Step three was seeing the amazingness that is Nine. The music, the cast, the way it was adapted into a movie, the costumes - It was all amazing. It's definitely joining the ranks of my favorite movies.

So, today, I am grateful for:

• my day trip with Amy.
• awesome pictures to remember the visit by.
• strong drinks and good laughs.
• an amazing movie.
• a day where I haven't been sad once, which hasn't happened since my aunt passed away.