Stormy Weather

It's that time of year again... you know, thunderstorm season. I captured these clouds as they rolled towards me and then I went inside the house and closed all the windows. Smart move too because a few minutes later rain was soon coming down in sheets and the wind was blowing it sideways. I will admit sometimes the wind causes me concern, but overall I love this time of year simply because I love watching the clouds and listening to the thunder rolling across the land. The lightening's pretty too.

Silver Dollar City

Yep, my third trip to Silver Dollar City. I love this place. Today I went with my parents for the purpose of catching some of the big World Fest shows. We picked a great day to go because we had no problem getting to see everything on our list. The two main shows on our list were the Zhejiang Chinese Acrobats and Fiery Fiddles, both of which we did get to see and both of which were amazingly awesome. Of course, we also took the time to ride the Flooded Mine and see who got the highest score from shooting targets.

Roadtrip to St. Louis, continued

Today with James & Travis included the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Missouri History Museum, lunch at Talayna's Pizza (very yummy) and a trip to the St. Louis Zoo. It was so much fun and I am so glad I decided to drive up and catch up with cousin James.

St. Louis Roadtrip

This morning I was sitting around, bored, and decided I needed to do something exciting. So I got out of my recliner and drove to St. Louis to visit James and Travis. Unemployment is awesome. When I got there they told me they were gonna take me out to eat, so I dumped my overnight bag and my camera in their floor and hopped in their car. After stuffing ourselves on mongolian grilled food and sushi, the boys drove me downtown near the arch to show me a cute little park that's been created since the city has started working on cleaning up the area. Remember the part where I said I dumped my bag and camera in their floor? Yeah, you get crappy cell phone pics of downtown. But the park was awesome. The picture above is one of those water fountains that are made for you to walk through and at night it's all lit up with different colored lights. So pretty. If you're interested, here's a 1 minute video of the fountain in action.

Here's a few other random pics from my cell phone that night.

Im A Loser

I bought this ticket last Wednesday at the bowling alley, but the drawing didn't take place until Friday night. With all of my running around this weekend, I forgot all about the silly thing until today. But it was a loser, so it didn't matter.

Charlie's Birthday Party

Charlie turns 10 on April 27th, so today we had his birthday party. He got lots of really cool presents and was all smiles the whole time.

The Most Important Thing I've Done All Year

This morning Mom and I drove down to the Pinnacle Hills Mall in Rogers, AR and participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Mom had signed up on a team with her boss from work because her boss is a breast cancer survivor. It was rainy, windy, and a bit chilly. We walked through mud and puddles of water. Our hair looked like crap, our shoes and socks were soaked. And it was totally worth it. I love doing these types of events and hope I get a chance to participate in more charity events this year.