I love fall...especially in Arkansas!

Hello! I hope you all are having a great start to this beautiful week! Mitch and I had a very fun weekend. Friday morning we went golfing again. The weather is just to nice here not to take advantage of it and be outside. Later in that afternoon we went to check out Bentonville's new self-serve frozen yogurt place. We have been wondering for the past several months when Bentonville was going to get one. It seems like they are popping up all over the place and we finally got one. It is called YumYos and it is very good!! It is very different than the ones in Tulsa, like Peachwave or Orangeleaf. It has very unique flavors and the biggest topping bar I have ever seen!

Friday night we were planning on going to the BHS football game again, but it ended up getting cold and we remembered we had to be up early the next morning for the golf tournament. We ended up going up to the square for a little. Every first Friday of the month, they have like a mini fair. This month they did an Oktoberfest theme. It was really fun and there was lots of people! 

Saturday was the church golf tournament. We had to get up at 6:00 that morning to be at the golf course by 7:30 and it was freezing outiside!! That morning we had a frost warning and it was in the 30's! Lets just say the warm-up and the first 3 holes, we were pretty cold! It finally warmed up, but only into the 60's, so it was a little on the chilly side, but a beautiful day to play. Mitch, his brother, his dad, and I played on a team together. It was so much fun and we ended up 9 under so we did pretty good! 

We also had an unexpected visitor join us on the golf course. He was huge!!

After the tournament, one of the sunday school classes was having a fishing tournament that morning, and they were have a big cookout for lunch. We were right down the road from it, so we went and had lunch there. It was a lot of fun and the food was delicious! It was shrimp, potatoes, corn, onions all together served cajun style on a big open table. It was soooo good! 

After we got home, we were exhausted! Mitch and I both took a nap and slept form about 2:00 until 4:30. It was a much needed nap. Later that night we made dinner and went out for ice cream with Will, Michelle, and Caleb.
I also received my yearbook in the mail thanks to a very sweet friend, Katie Halbesleben! Thanks so much!

Sunday, Mitch had to work and I wasn't feeling well. My allergies are really bad right now.  Mitch's family was at Will's bike race all morning, so I just slept in and relaxed for the majority of the day. I watched a lot of the Ryder Cup and got to catch up with two of my good friends Summer and Elizabeth. It is always so good to talk with them. That night for dinner I made honey chicken. It is a new recipe that I found. I love looking for new healthy recipes online on the food network and the Mayo clinic websites. It was pretty good! 

Yesterday, Mitch was scheduled to work and we got a call at 5am saying they over-booked the nurses for that day so he got called off. When they hired him, they told him he would be working 3 days a week and lately they have been scheduling him for 4. So they called him off for yesterday and fixed his schedule back to 3! So we spend the morning shopping. We had some birthday presents to buy :) but we also bought us a new cookbook! It looks like it has some great recipes and we can't wait to try them, and of course share them with y'all. 

That afternoon Mitch and I both wanted to do something outside, so we went and picked up Peanut, Michelle's dog, and worked out in the yard. Mitch trimmed a lot of our trees and Peanut thought she would help too! 

Later that afternoon, we went up to the fitness center where I will be teaching tennis. We are familiar with the tennis facility, but we had never been to the workout facility, so we took a tour. It is called the Walton Life Fitness Center and it is just for Wal-Mart employees. It is HUGE and so nice! I know I will love workout out there. I will probably get lost the first couple of times ha. It has 3 pools, two tracks, and so many studios where aerobic type classes will be taught. Then not to mention all their equipment and machines. I am so excited! After the tour, I went and helped teach for a couple of hours to get a feel for what they do. I found out I love teaching the little kids! They are so cute! 

After teaching, we went to one of our favorite mexican resaurants, Acambaro. When we got home Mitch had surprised me and lit our new fire pit in the backyard and got stuff to roast s'mores! It was the perfect night and the perfect surprise! 

After we enjoyed our delicious s'mores, we got caught up on one of our new favorite tv shows, The Event. Mitch started recording it thinking we might like it and he was right...we are addicted! 

Today, we went and worked out at the fitness center then went to academy to try and find me some new tennis shoes. When we moved I threw away all my old tennis shoes because I didn't think I would need them anymore. Well now since I am teaching and Mitch and I are starting to get back into playing tennis, I need shoes that are actually allowed on the courts ha! I never thought I would've had that problem. 

We had a late lunch at one of our favorite Asian restaurants, Mama Fu's. Tonight we are grilling out a pork tenderloin and relaxing around the house! 

Here are a couple of recipes....I have been slacking on posting them....

Honey Crusted Chicken

Pork Tenderloin rolled with Rosemary and Pancetta

Ingredients:

3 cloves garlic, minced

11/2 teaspoon rosemary

1oz Pancetta, finely chopped

1/4 teaspoon of salt

1/4 teaspoon of black pepper

2 pork tenderloins

1 tablespoon olive oil

*Mix garlic, rosemary, pancetta, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Make a long slit in each pork tenderloin. Rub all over with pancetta mixture and coat with olive oil. Heat grill to around 400 and cook for about 8 minutes, turning about half way through. Let set for 10 minutes and serve. 

Hope y'all have a wonderful week!