Girls' Trip with Christie

I just got home from an amazing girl's trip with my best friend, Christie Thornock. 
She flew into XNA on Monday night and the next morning we took off for a girl's trip to Branson. 

We went to brunch in Bentonville first and then drove up to Branson. 
We went straight to the outlet mall and started shopping. 
We had a great time shopping and it was so nice because it was the off season so the mall was empty. We loved it. 

Then we went to "Mel's Hard Luck Diner" for dinner. It was a cute diner where the waiters and waitress all sing show tunes and the food was delicious. 

From there we went to Wal-Mart and stocked up on the essential snacks for the week. 

Then we checked into our resort, unpacked and settled in to watch some trashy TV. 

The next morning we slept in and then decided to hit the pool. Hilariously, we came out of our rooms wearing the same exact swimsuit. We could not stop laughing. 
The previous day we had both come out where rompers so we were 2 for 2. 

We also packed our stanley cup trays full of snacks and our cups were filled with cool refreshing beverages. 

After a day laying out at the pool, we decided to go get lunch/dinner. 
We grabbed dinner at "Panera" and then went back to our room to watch more trashy TV and eat our ice cream. Turns out, "Ben & Jerry's" fit perfectly inside Stanley cups. They stay cold inside the insulated cups and the handles make it so your hand doesn't get cold. It was perfect. 

We also put on collagen masks and looked like total creepers. We couldn't stop laughing. We couldn't smile or do any facial expressions with the masks on, so we had to do serious faces. We look so weird. 

 

The next day we hit the pool again. We spent alot of time laying at the pool, sun bathing and relaxing. 

 

After our pool time, we got dressed and decided to go shopping at the "Grand Village"
We loved shopping at the little Christmas ornament shops and we got matching best friend necklaces. 

Then we went to eat at "Little Hacienda" 
The food was so good. 

 

But we couldn't get over the size of the horchata drinks. They were massive and we were cracking up. 

 

From there we went down to the Landing and did the "7D Ride" and mirror Maze. 
We laughed so hard and had a great time. 

Then we hit up "Hurts Donuts" before going back to our room. 

We stayed up late watching TV and laughing way too hard. 

The next morning we had to take a few pictures in the sweatshirts that Christie made us. They were so cute and so soft. 

Then we went to take an "Old Fashioned Photo" and laughed our way through that as well. 

We felt incredibly awkward and had to no idea how to do a serious face so we just laughed the whole time. 

Then we did a little more shopping and then grabbed dinner at "Local Flavor". 
I had the best chicken sandwich of my life. The food was so yummy. 

Then we drove back to Bentonville and did some more shopping. 
We closed down Marshalls and then drove home. 

Christie slept over at our house for the last night and the next morning I took her back to the airport. 

I was sad she had to leave, but we had the best time together. It doesn't matter how many months or years we spend apart- we always have the best time together. I cannot wait until our next girls trip. 
Until then, atleast we have the pictures to look back on.