And back at it...from a mini vacation

I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July!

I sure did... I traveled to the Black Hills of South Dakota with the Brock family, some of my best friends from growing up in good ole Le Mars, Iowa. We were in the best setting, had tons of laughs, ate great food, and all in all had a wonderful time.

Here are some pics from the 'mini vacation':

We had breakfast at the Latchstring Inn in Spearfish, South Dakota. We were surrounding by waterfalls and trout streams... my only regret is that I didn't have the trout for breakfast! I would have loved to fish, believe it or not!

And finally here is a pic of our dessert from the Alpine Inn in Hill City. Teri, Libby, and I all split a Napoleon! Is it as delicious as it looked...This place also has a wonderful homemade (slightly tweaked but unbelievable) ranch dressing and prime rib every single night. That is the only item on their dinner menu, aside from tons of scrumptious (and splittable) desserts.

And now, back to reality. This involves work (although a little quieter right now) and tending to an oversized garden with wonderful heirloom vegetables and flowers... more to come on this.

Have a wonderful week-
J.

Latchstring Inn (http://www.spfcanyon.com/dining.html)
Alpine Inn (http://www.alpineinnhillcity.com/)