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My sister and I travel to Little Rock!

Hey Gang,

Here it is. The update from my Little Rock, Arkansas trip. I am beyond tired and I can barely think, so bare with me. You may need to put off reading this til very very late, or early depending on how you look at it in order for some of this to make sense. But hopefully not.

It's a long story as to how we got to go, but I'll skip all that. Thursday night Dad drove us to a "friends'" house about an hour and a half away. I had met Sheila a few times, and her 30 year old son Richie, but I didn't really know them. (I do now.) LOL Anna and I stayed the night at Sheila's house and we left bright and early around 6-6:30 next morning.

We drove all day Friday, stopping only for food every once in a long great while, gas every now and again, and occasionally a needed bathroom/stretch break. LOL (sorry, didn't get any pictures of that) I did get some pictures though, and we'll see if I'm able to share them with you. I THOUGHT I took more, but after I got home I realized I hadn't. Oh well.

The scenery traveling through Missouri and then Arkansas was absolutely beautiful. It helped that it was a sunny day with blue skies and few white clouds. It was gorgeous!!!

One thing I tried to accomplish was to take an awesome picture of a HUGE flag. You know, one that is so big it's like a good third of the 50-60 ft. flag pole? Well, due to fast driving, not the most expensive camera, last minute notice when one was spotted, windows that glared, and obstructions such as signs, cars, telephone poles ect. I didn't get my perfect picture. I did get a few good ones though.

This one for example. I wish a little breeze would have made the massive thing wave a bit, but alas it did not. The weather was just TOO perfect.

Now this one I played around with. We were stopped at a gas station so I could get a pretty clear picture, but it was extremely overcast, and there was a large sign/figure right next to it so I didn't get my "dream shot." I still love how it turned out though. Neat huh?

This next one I happened to capture is probably the best 'scenery' shot I got during the entire trip. My sister Anna was begging and encouraging me to "take pictures of the rocks!" every time we saw them. (Which was often!) It turned out well though.

It's better when it's bigger. The weather was soooo nice!

After a bit we were hungry so we started looking for a place to eat. (That's what hungry people normally do.) We decided to stop in Branson, MO to eat and take a peek at "The World's Largest Banjo" while we were in town.

Anna and I look so small! haha It was really huge. The neck stuck out of the building too. Pretty awesome. And the back was signed by many famous music groups. Pretty sweet!

Some guy said there was a big violin too, so we drove around and found that. It was sticking out of the mall. Kind of hard to miss.

Can you see it? If you look hard the rest is behind the glass. We got more pictures of it from the inside but since it was way up high they looked kind of funny. Doesn't Anna make the cutest pointer? haha

Just for kicks here are a few pictures of Anna and I as we were bored stiff in the back seat ...... mostly on the way home though.

Yikes, I just put a picture of myself on my public blog. I am really losing it. Oh well. The world may as well see the prettiest girl in Humboldt, IA. (big laugh) Ok, well, Jesus thinks I'm pretty, my Mommy thinks I'm pretty, Grandma thinks I'm pretty, and my little sister (well actually all of them) think I'm pretty......... so guess what that makes me? hehe

K, enough about me.....

Here is my extremely beautiful sister Anna. I love her to death. She is so sweet and smiley all the time. (And you best beware when she isn't.) haha She has the loveliest golden blonde hair a girl could wish for. It is long and silky and oh my is it breath taking! She's a keeper!

Ok. When we finally reached our motel in Little Rock there was a block long line, times three or so rows of cars waiting to get checked in. While we waited I took pictures.

Yup, we stayed at the Peabody motel. It was pretty nice. There were even live ducks in a little pond area in the lobby. I thought the pansies and violets were adorable though. What do you think of the picture?

My all-time favorite shot from the entire weekend (except for Go_Granny..... long story) is this next one. I needn't say more.

I laughed so hard when I saw that. I am glad the picture turned out pretty good. Apparently the folks who did that job were NOT perfectionists. I am. And I had the urge to run out there and fix it. I hope others get at least a good laugh out of it though! hehe

And the last picture is from the old state building lot in AK. It was only a few blocks walk from our motel.

It looked really awesome. I love how black the canon balls and canon itself are. I wish I could have climbed the fence and taken more of the building and it's surroundings though.

So there you go. Those are a few of the pretty good shots I got from my Arkansas trip. It was a lot of fun, I took lots of notes during the awesome meeting on Saturday, and we made it back safely so all was well!

I hope you all enjoyed that, and let me know what you think of my pictures. I hope to be an awesome photographer someday. Long way to go I know, but I'm working on it in my "spare" time. LOL

I can not wait to travel again! And travel without to many rushed deadlines so I have time to stop and take those breath-taking photos every once in a few miles. hahaha

Ok, enough rambling. I'm tired. And I still have to finish the gift I'm making Mom for her B-day.

BTW, to all you Momma's reading this..... HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY on Sunday!

God Bless you All! Ciao~

haha!

4:32 PM, May. 13, 2006 .. Posted by friends4tea

Wonderful pictures! I loved them! Thanks for sharing all about your trip. I loved the picture of the man hole lid all out of wack! Hahahaa! Too funny! I'm the type of person who would say, "Okay, it's good enough. Who cares if the stripes don't match. Let's go home!" But my husband is like you. He'd have that thing lined up to perfection! Have a great weekend! ~Leah

Hi

10:55 PM, May. 13, 2006 .. Posted by Jocelyndixon

How are you? I see you had/are a trip. Sounds fun! We just got back from our mini-vacation. I'm very glad to be home though!

I thought I should stop by....
Sincerely,
Myrtle

great pictures

3:34 PM, May. 16, 2006 .. Posted by PinkFlamingo

Hi there,
I like your pictures. Looks like you all had a great trip! I love taking pictures and would also love to be one of those "awesome photographers" someday. :-)
Glad you're home safely!
~Ashley~

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9:34 AM, May. 17, 2006 .. Posted by Janne

I LOVE the giant banjo. :)

Hi

7:50 PM, May. 20, 2006 .. Posted by SuperAngel

It sounds like you had a good trip! We just got back from a trip like that!
Good FUN!
I am just stopping at all my friends blogs. Hope you had a great week!
I am having a contest too! Check it out!
Take Care!
Luv

Kryptonite Angel SuperAngel

*Rosie-Posie Iris Hardbottle* ~Luthien Alatariel Elanesse~

@M@ND@

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10:30 AM, May. 29, 2006 .. Posted by friends4tea

Just popping in to wish you a Happy Memorial Day! Hope you had/are having a great weekend!
~Leah

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1:44 PM, May. 29, 2006 .. Posted by friends4tea

Hi Stephanie!
Congratulations to your brother for reaching a huge milestone! It's a great feeling to know you've finally graduated. Seems like it takes forever and then before you know it you're done! I went to a friend's graduation last weekend. I used to babysit for her. Can't believe she's ready for college now! Where does the time fly?
Thanks for stopping in to see me! Looking forward to your next posts!
~Leah