Black Friday

As we all know, the day after Thanksgiving is a day for many Americans to get up before the crack of dawn and try to get to stores earlier than the early bird to get the best deals. Somehow, I don't think of that as a whole lot of fun. Instead, I joined some of the women on my mother's side of the family for a day in French Lick; where, although we did do some shopping, we didn't have to get up early to do it, and there weren't any crowds to fight either.


When we got hungry, we went to the French Lick Winery for some lunch and wine tasting before hitting a couple more stores.


Making a day of it, we visiting the newly remodeled/restored West Baden hotel, which contains mineral hot springs and a host of other activities. We were there on the day of their tree lighting ceremony, but it wasn't in our plan to stay until it got dark, so we took in the grandeur before the tree was lit. It was beautiful all the same.



After West Baden, we went to the French Lick Resort Casino also newly remodeled and only about a mile down the road. After everyone lost money in the casino, we walked around the hotel to see the new modifications and, unscheduled, ran into Santa Claus. What a great day! Maybe we can do that again next year.

Now I know that several of you may be asking. What?! Where?! If I'm not mistaken, Al Capone hung out in French Lick in the 20s before Larry Bird brought fame to the small town in the late 1900s. So what do you mean..what...where? French Lick, that's what and where.