Branson is almost 4 hours away from Kansas City. The drive is quite boring because all you ever see the whole drive are fields, fields, and more fields. You get a good look of some nice cows and horses every once and a while, but that's about it.
On our way to Branson:
Once we got there Friday night, it was a lot busier and a lot hillier than I thought. It's very much the Dollywood of Missouri. Showtime theaters EVERYWHERE, and much to my dissatisfaction, Ryan wouldn't let us go to Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede dinner. Hmph.
We stayed at the Radisson which was a nice hotel in a nice location. We ended up walking to LoneStar for dinner and then I ended up kicking Ryan's butt in a nice game of Putt Putt. He wasn't okay with me winning, hence why we went to a different course Saturday night so he could try to redeem himself.
Proof of my winnings:
We woke up Saturday ready for some breakfast. We went to the first place we saw, which happened to be the Great American Chicken Restaurant. They weren't playing with the "Great American" and "Chicken" parts of their restaurant name. See for yourself:
Giant chicken, barn, and an American flag. Check, check, and check!
Because I got too much sun laying out by the pool on Friday, we couldn't do any of the Lake festivities I planned. So, we went shopping at the Tanger Outlets and went to the Titanic museum after. $50 to get in the museum! $50!! It was very cool, but probably not worth what we were suckered into paying.
Saturday night was a nice dinner at Landry's seafood and more Putt Putt. Sunday morning we packed up & headed home!
On the way back, Ryan didn't realize that my GPS "My Home" option is still programed for our home in Maryland. SO, after we had a delicious breakfast/lunch at Lambert's Cafe, he plugged the Garmin to "Go Home". About an hour later, Ryan mentions the road doesn't look familiar at all. A closer look at the GPS made us realize it was saying we would be home at 3:30 AM, NOT PM. Oops! We totally would of gone another couple of hours before we realized we weren't anywhere close to home. It's a good thing I asked!
Because of the GPS debauchery, we ended up taking the scenic route home. We had a laugh at one of the towns we passed in Middle of Nowhere, Missouri. Tightwad, MO: Population - 64. The best part - they have their own bank - Tightwad Bank. I told Ryan he should open up a checking account there! :)
The best part of the short trip was NO WORK. My phone didn't ring once and I avoided checking work email for almost 2 days. Zoe was so happy to see us today and has been sleeping since she got home.
I can't wait for our next vacation together! Even if it's for a couple of days, it's so nice to have that "us" time. What in the world are we going to do when we have kids?
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