Donny suggested that we spend the day in Jefferson for mother’s day. Well, heck yeah. It’s one of our favorite towns to visit. We had seen an expose on the news about how the downtown area was opening up again, so we thought we’d go see what there was to do.

We had lunch at Auntie Skinner’s. We decided to get appetizers so we could all try different dishes.

 

Not healthy by a long shot, but really good!

The kids love looking through the antique shops. We found one we hadn’t seen before that had a combination of new and old. Jack wanted his picture taken with Big Boy.

There was a cool piano you could sign.

I think I found my favorite store right around the corner. It’s called Made in the Shade. The name is completely deceiving from what it really is. They have really cute clothes, jewelry and well, just a lot of cool stuff. It’s also where I found my mother’s day gifts. 

I love vintage spoon rings. This is from the 1950’s Jubilee collection. It was handmade in Jefferson and I just love it.

I LOVE Zum products! I have always wanted to try the 3125. There are several places that sell the Zum products in Longview, but not this exact one. I had seen it in the Indigo Wild catalog, but didn’t want to order it until I could smell it. No two smell the exact same. It’s a compilation of what the zum factory smells like when they are making the scents. Needless to say, I loved it when I sprayed it on. I can’t explain the scent, but if you ever get a chance to try it, I sure would.

After a browse through the general store, it was getting late so we decided to head home. I’d talked about how gorgeous the yellow wildflowers were that were growing by the side of the road the whole way over. Donny had saved his ginger ale bottle and he pulled over so we could pick a few. I think wildflowers are my favorite.

We ended the evening watching Angel Has Fallen with Gerard Butler. Good movie! It was a really good day! ❤