Today we headed to Fayetteville, AR, home of the University of Arkansas where Jill went to school. It is a very "blue" town in this red state, and Jill's most favorite town. She lived here twice - once in college, and once when she was running a Hastings (a southern chain like Borders) in her 20's.The drive there was really lovely, as the foliage here is in full bloom. Fayetteville is nestled in the Ozark National Forest. We arrived and stopped at Hugo's, a pub that was a favorite of hers when she lived here. We wandered around too - Fayetteville is a super cute college town. After, we headed to her friend Jill A.'s house (for the purposes of keeping the two Jill's straight...), and her boyfriend Chris, and their dog, Hoover...and their FOUR cats! We felt soooo at home :)
Their house was super cool and we just hung out with Chris, enjoying their stunning view of the hills and trees. When Jill got home, we headed out to dinner and to see Slow Dancing - an outdoor public art installation with three giant outdoor screens, each featuring a famous dancer doing a 5-second set of movements, recorded at 1000 frames/second, and then projected in super-slow, amazingly detailed 10-minute segments. It was really lovely to watch, and we were excited to catch this exhibit (it's also showing in NYC, LA, and Venice). Jill and Jill go way back, so they spent time catching up and visiting as well.
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