{"id":7969,"date":"2025-12-14T17:50:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T22:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=7969"},"modified":"2025-12-14T17:50:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T22:50:18","slug":"road-trip-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=7969","title":{"rendered":"Road trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>John and I had big fun at the traditional Hendrix College Candlelight Carol service last Sunday afternoon. As a former member of the choir, John especially enjoyed the concert and it was fun to see a few friends and former professors. Afterward we attended a nice donors\u2019 reception where I caught up with Roger C from my class. From there, we drove to Fayetteville, arriving at Phillip\u2019s house a little before 10PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"270\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8961.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8961.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8961-300x253.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption>John had fun catching up with Clay and Steve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We enjoyed visiting with Ginger, Phillip, and Michele in Fayetteville. Monday, John and I went with Ginger to shop for shoes and had a good Mexican lunch at Local Lime. That night, the five of us had a yummy Italian dinner at Bocca and afterward we cruised the square to look at the fun light display. John, Ginger, and I had lunch at Feed &amp; Folly (lots of good food in Fayetteville!) on Tuesday before we headed home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"235\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5365.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5365.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5365-300x220.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption>Love the Razorback lights!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5362.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5362-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption>Fayetteville Square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We went through a few old photos at Phillip\u2019s house and uncovered John\u2019s junior high business card!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"181\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5366.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5366.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5366-300x170.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in Hot Springs, we went to Julie and Scott\u2019s for dinner on Wednesday. On this trip, I\u2019ve gotten in several great yoga sessions\u2026John has had a couple of good visits with Rusty\u2026we grilled Weldon\u2019s steaks a couple of times\u2026and I upgraded my phone to a newer model. We binged on \u201cThe Beast in Me\u201d (good!) and finished \u201cDown Cemetery Road.\u201d Alison was sick this past week, so unfortunately we didn\u2019t get to visit as much as we\u2019d like. It\u2019s been a great trip!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5376.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5376.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5376-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John and I had big fun at the traditional Hendrix College Candlelight Carol service last Sunday afternoon. As a former member of the choir, John especially enjoyed the concert and it was fun to see a few friends and former professors. 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