Book Signing with Ree Drummond

Happy Friday Friends!

I'm linking up today with Andrea for my 

Friday Favorites!

We had the pleasure of meeting 

Ree Drummond also know as

"The Pioneer Woman" this week

at a book signing event in Raleigh, N.C.

We made a day of it with our girls.

Enjoyed shopping and of course yummy food at 

the Cheesecake Factory.

Of course this is what he does when I tell him to smile!

Ree was at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh and we had a

scheduled line up time for 7:00 p.m.

The event was well organized and we did not have to wait in 

line too long.

As soon as we spotted her we started snapping pics!

First thing Bailey said when she got a glimpse of her was about 

how beautiful her hair was.

I have to agree with her!

We quickly took a pic while she signed the book.

Bailey wanted to sport her Mercantile shirt from when 

we visited there this summer.

I rushed to tell her about our visit to Pawhuska and 

the Mercantile.  She sincerely thanked us several times. 

She told Bailey how pretty she was which made her day!

I'm sure she loves us...I just know it!

How pretty is my book now!!!

It's honestly a great cookbook.

It has lots of pictures with step by step photos

and she talks a lot about her family.

You can find her book HERE.

And this made me reminisce about our visit at the Mercantile this summer.

To read all about our trip to Oklahoma...CLICK HERE.

Drummond Ranch photo because we just had to!!

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO,

APRIL

Cross Country Road Trip- Days 3 and 4

I'm back today to share with you more family fun from

our Cross Country Road Trip!

If you missed Days 1 and 2

CLICK HERE.

Now on to Days 3 and 4...

We hit the road again early Sunday morning to make

our way to 

Oklahoma!

I'm a huge PIONEER WOMAN fan and so when we were planning this

trip I told the hubby I would love to visit her new restaurant/store and 

of course he's very familiar with the motto, 

"Happy Wife, Happy Life!"

We arrived in Pawhuska, Ok 

or more like the

middle of no where Sunday evening.

I seriously thought we lived in a small town, but

Marlboro Man & Ree got me beat!

Needless to say, I loved this small town!

 We quickly checked into our 

Bed & Breakfast that we would be staying at for the night.

It was super cute and right there in town walking distance

from the Mercantile.

We stayed at the Wah-Zha-Zhi House

and loved it!

Bailey watches the Pioneer Woman's cooking show with me a lot so 

we were super excited!

After unpacking it was time to do a little exploring.

Little did we know that just down the road was this

Tall Grass Prairie Preserve.

 After driving for what seemed like forever on a dirt path we finally

found tons of bison. We had to stop many times to let them cross in front of us.

 A selfie with the bison...because why not?!

Monday morning arrived and we were ready for breakfast at 

the Mercantile.

We got there early so we did not have to wait in line too long.

Lots of pictures in front of THE MERCANTILE!

I could hardly wait to go inside!

Once we sat down we quickly decided we would get a little something for

breakfast and get back in line to eat lunch too!!!

Yep...we liked it that much!

Ree's adorable menus!

 On the menu it gave some details about the building and how

it came to be The Mercantile.  

It's beautiful inside and you can see 

Ree's special touch from the hardwood tables to the silverware...

yes the silverware was amazing too(I should've taken a pic-sorry).

My girls just as excited!

And the hubby was pretty impressed too!

There is also a Coffee bar where you can order yummy drinks.

 We ordered the cinnamon rolls and devoured them so 

we could quickly get back in line for lunch.

Well, actually the hubby waited in line while us girls

shopped! 

There was just so much to take in from kitchen accessories,

clothes, jewelry and so much more.
I seriously wanted EVERYTHING!!!

We ventured upstairs to the bakery.

It was a very cute set up where you could order and sit down 

to enjoy your treat!

I had to potty and yes I took a selfie in the bathroom!!!

It was the prettiest bathroom with cow pics and they had

CHARMIN!!! Yep...after traveling for a few days I was happy to 

use Ree's Charmin!!!

Before we knew it...

It was lunch time!

Madison & I ordered the PW Lasagna and 

Gene ordered the Marlboro Man Steak Sandwich.

Bailey shared with all of us and really we all shared eating off

each other's plates.  We just couldn't get enough.  

It was all delicious.

Sorry...I was too busy eating to take pictures!

This girl wanted a pic before we left with her American Girl doll.

An outside shot of their sign!

So in case I've not made myself clear enough...

You need to visit 

The Mercantile!

Before we left Pawhuska I wanted to see
the famous Drummond Ranch.

And yes...we got out of the truck and used the selfie stick to 
take a family pic with the Drummond Ranch.
At this point we had drove 1,232 miles so why not?!

It was a great day spent with my loves that I'm sure we'll remember
for many years!
Thanks Ree!

Keep up with me on INSTAGRAM.
Thanks for stopping by!
Come back tomorrow to see where our next detour is!

XOXO,

APRIL