Mary arrived at the Moline Airport at 4:30 Thursday afternoon. Unfortunately, she had to wait for TWO HOURS before I was able to pick her up.
Of course, waiting in airports is one of Mary's favorite things to do...and you can imagine I just LOVED not being able to pick up my friend who had COME ALL THIS WAY... (yes, sarcasm).
It was a rocky start. But -- at the end of the day, I tried to remember the wisdom of the shower curtain -- IT IS WHAT IT IS....
The challenge for me was to get over it as quickly as possible....and enjoy our time. There was no way I was going to let a crappy beginning ruin Mary's annual visit to Iowa.
After I was finally able to get to the airport, we had a nice relaxing dinner at Miss Mamie's....and I got to live out the FROZEN motto....
let it go...(that would also be a good shower curtain motto)
Mary's first full day in Iowa was TMBC DAY -- and we picked Clinton, Iowa as our day-trip destination.
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| Breakfast was a new joint -- Bubba and Mamma's Diner. |
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| They have a great menu -- with -- get this -- $4 Senior Omelets!! |
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| A cinnamon roll pancake is INCLUDED...!! (I took mine home for the kiddos) |
After breakfast, we spent the rest of the morning visiting some of our favorite thrift-store haunts. There's the fabulous Deja Vous consignment store, and Audrey and Tom's antique mall, and Bargain Bonanza. SO MANY WONDERFUL SHOPS...so much treasure!!
I bought some new Eggnog Christmas mugs -- and some soup bowls to match my favorite winter soup bowls. It's different scene on the inside -- but the shape is the same. GREAT IDEA, EH?
Then, it was time to cross the Mississippi River and head to the Illinois side. One of our favorite restaurants -- Krumpet's -- for lunch.
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| Mary delivered gifts from our friend Nancy Harp. SCRUBBIES..!! |
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| And she did a little show-and-tell... |
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| We all got a new Pashmina wrap!! |
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| Best Home Dec idea of the day!! Wallpaper a room with old road maps... |
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| I seriously love this idea... |
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