BIG CEDAR!!

This past weekend Nick and I went to Big Cedar Lodge in Branson, MO. We had such a great time! Well, it started off kind of rough, but ended up good. I did the packing and completely forgot to bring down (from our bedroom) the bag of our toiletries...Oops! So when we got down there, we had no toothbrushes, no toothpaste, no deodorant, no hair brush, no shampoo, no conditioner, no contact solution, no spare glasses, you get the point, NOTHING! So we got down there at 4:20 p.m. on Saturday afternoon and checked in. Here is a picture of the lobby. Big Cedar is completely decorated for Christmas already.



I realized that we forgot the bag shortly after checking in. So thank goodness for GPS, Nick and I left and found a Target not too far away. We stocked up on the basics and were headed back to the cabin. We decided to stop and get food on the way back and just relax at the cabin instead of going out to a big fancy dinner. So we stopped at Wendy's. That's pretty much all we did on Saturday. Here is a picture of me on the balcony of our cabin. We had a view of the lake.



Sunday was more eventful. We slept in, a little, and then went to the Devil's Pool Restaurant for Sunday Brunch. It was soo delicious! I was trying to be good since I might have gestational diabetes, but it was so hard. Belgian waffles with strawberry sauce, cooked to order omelets, bacon, sausage, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, pretty much anything you could think of was in this buffet. I wasn't too bad, but I did splurge and have half a waffle with some strawberry sauce on top! The rest of the day was pretty much dedicated to fantasy football. (And napping for me). Sunday night we went to the Buzzard Bar for dinner. This is the Devil's Pool Restaurant and the Buzzard Bar. The Buzzard Bar is located on the lower level.



We had wanted to do a carriage ride around the grounds but they only have carriage rides on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday...so we missed out. Bummer. Instead we decided to take a drive to "beautiful down-town Branson" and see the "strip". Nick had never been to Branson and wanted to see what it looked like on Main Street. That was our entertainment for the night!

Monday was check out day... :( But we still had a great time. We went back to the Devil's Pool Restaurant for Breakfast (more of the same delicious-ness!) and then we checked out. After check out we wandered around the grounds and took pictures. The grounds are so beautiful!

Here are a few pictures of the grounds:









This picture is my favorite!!

And finally:



Whew! What a long post! Well, there you have it. That was my weekend in a nutshell...