Guess who's back from Louisiana 8D
Yes, I am finally back from the Louisiana trip and in my own home, on my own bed. With internet connection. Thank god, because another day, and I may of gone batshit-crazy. No internet connection for my laptop in Auntie's house. Blargh.
BUT NONTHELESS! I <3'ED THE TRIP!
The long part of the trip goin' to and from Louisiana was actually getting out of (and into) Jacksonville. I swear, the hours felt like days and months. But going through Alabama and Mississippi was fun. I saw the Gulf of Mexico, and saw & smelled the Mississippi River (God, did it reek something strong! Like someone threw up fish all over the river. >_<). I took a picture of the battleship in Alabama, and a picture of the water-tower in Biloxi.
And now for Louisiana itself! It's really big, and while we on our way to Auntie's house, I saw some of the houses and buildings that Hurricane Katrina hit. Man, some of them look terrible, roofs torn, debris all around the houses. Some houses looked liked they would never be restored, they looked that destroyed. I felt a little sad.
Moving the sad aside, we got to Auntie Mae's house in 9 hours (arrived around 2 PM or 3), and who answers the door? Nikki, my 15 year old cousin, who I javen't seen since we were little kids. For the record, 'Nikki' may sound like a girl's nickname, but Nikki the cousin is a boy. ^^ Anyway, Nikki let us in, and he was sleepy because he was taking a nap before and we sorta interrupted that. About 2 hours later, my dear cousin Samantha arrived, with her crazy mom, Auntie Fae.
Let me tell you, I haven't seen her in 5 years, and at 13, she looks so pretty and grown-up. It sorta irks me that She a little taller than me (Me = 15), but aside from that, I was happy to see her at last! She's about to enter the 8th grade, and she has a boyfriend named Jacob who she adores. They've been together for.......wait for it.....2 WEEKS! XD Whenever she talked about him, it really sounded like they've been together for months!
So, last Sat., we went to Blue Bayou, a kick-ass water park. I swear, everyone got a sunburn except me. Auntie Fae got the worst sunburn: the entire upper-half of her body was lobster red. (My brother, Sam, Nikki, and I were all poking her shoulders afterwards. xDD;) Unfortunately, I had my period, so I spent most of my time in the Lazy River, a water-tube ride that circled some of the water park.
Sunday, we stayed at Paragone Casino & Resort, and it was fun. The pool was so big and cool; and the arcade. Holl hell bats, the arcade was so fun! I got 4 stuffed animals from the crane machines, and gave my cousin 2 of them. She loved them. I bought a lobster/crawfish/shrimp plushie at the gift shop. (Ok, it's actually a lobster, but his name is Crawdad, nickname is Dinner.), plus a nale file with a flamingo on the top. Samantha bought snacks and a $22.50 ring. It's very cute!
Sam and I didn't really sleep until midnight; we first talked and perused the balcony that looked out on the entire lobby. We tried going to sleep, but then we talked again - this time in our bathroom. xDDD
I was disappointed to leave the hotel, but even more when I had to leave Auntie's house. I really had fun there; I learned Mahjong (not that I'm any good at it), got to tease Samantha about her boyfriend (she's 'clusterfobic' XD), and having all the soda I wanted. I really miss Nikki, Auntie Mae and Fae. Both of my aunts are very crazy, weird and loving. ^^
Alright, I'm really tired, and I'm gonna go nap near the computer.
Random leaving note: Sam and I watched Kill Bill, Volumes 1 and 2. ^^ SO FREAKIN' AWESOME.
BUT NONTHELESS! I <3'ED THE TRIP!
The long part of the trip goin' to and from Louisiana was actually getting out of (and into) Jacksonville. I swear, the hours felt like days and months. But going through Alabama and Mississippi was fun. I saw the Gulf of Mexico, and saw & smelled the Mississippi River (God, did it reek something strong! Like someone threw up fish all over the river. >_<). I took a picture of the battleship in Alabama, and a picture of the water-tower in Biloxi.
And now for Louisiana itself! It's really big, and while we on our way to Auntie's house, I saw some of the houses and buildings that Hurricane Katrina hit. Man, some of them look terrible, roofs torn, debris all around the houses. Some houses looked liked they would never be restored, they looked that destroyed. I felt a little sad.
Moving the sad aside, we got to Auntie Mae's house in 9 hours (arrived around 2 PM or 3), and who answers the door? Nikki, my 15 year old cousin, who I javen't seen since we were little kids. For the record, 'Nikki' may sound like a girl's nickname, but Nikki the cousin is a boy. ^^ Anyway, Nikki let us in, and he was sleepy because he was taking a nap before and we sorta interrupted that. About 2 hours later, my dear cousin Samantha arrived, with her crazy mom, Auntie Fae.
Let me tell you, I haven't seen her in 5 years, and at 13, she looks so pretty and grown-up. It sorta irks me that She a little taller than me (Me = 15), but aside from that, I was happy to see her at last! She's about to enter the 8th grade, and she has a boyfriend named Jacob who she adores. They've been together for.......wait for it.....2 WEEKS! XD Whenever she talked about him, it really sounded like they've been together for months!
So, last Sat., we went to Blue Bayou, a kick-ass water park. I swear, everyone got a sunburn except me. Auntie Fae got the worst sunburn: the entire upper-half of her body was lobster red. (My brother, Sam, Nikki, and I were all poking her shoulders afterwards. xDD;) Unfortunately, I had my period, so I spent most of my time in the Lazy River, a water-tube ride that circled some of the water park.
Sunday, we stayed at Paragone Casino & Resort, and it was fun. The pool was so big and cool; and the arcade. Holl hell bats, the arcade was so fun! I got 4 stuffed animals from the crane machines, and gave my cousin 2 of them. She loved them. I bought a lobster/crawfish/shrimp plushie at the gift shop. (Ok, it's actually a lobster, but his name is Crawdad, nickname is Dinner.), plus a nale file with a flamingo on the top. Samantha bought snacks and a $22.50 ring. It's very cute!
Sam and I didn't really sleep until midnight; we first talked and perused the balcony that looked out on the entire lobby. We tried going to sleep, but then we talked again - this time in our bathroom. xDDD
I was disappointed to leave the hotel, but even more when I had to leave Auntie's house. I really had fun there; I learned Mahjong (not that I'm any good at it), got to tease Samantha about her boyfriend (she's 'clusterfobic' XD), and having all the soda I wanted. I really miss Nikki, Auntie Mae and Fae. Both of my aunts are very crazy, weird and loving. ^^
Alright, I'm really tired, and I'm gonna go nap near the computer.
Random leaving note: Sam and I watched Kill Bill, Volumes 1 and 2. ^^ SO FREAKIN' AWESOME.