Wisconsin Dells|August 2011

 If you didn't already know, I was just at Wisconsin Dells over the weekend. It was really fun! Here are a few pictures!

 Wood roller coasters. They were really scary! One of them went under ground and I seriously thought I broke my back on that one because it hurt so badly.

 Architecture that is supposed to look ancient, but really felt like Styrofoam! The theme of the whole place is ancient gods and goddesses.

 Race cars... I totally forget what they're called. It was my first time and people called me a grandma because I drove so slow!

 I huge tidal wave! I was freaked out to go right in the front, but I got pretty close!

 I went with my girl scout troop and those two are two of my good girl scout buddies! They did "The Almighty Hermes."

 Water slides. The water slides were probably my favorite part! They were SO much fun!

^That was where we stayed: The Mykonos Village

I have a TON of other pictures, but I thought I shouldn't share them because I took about 100 a day. So, that would be a lot of pictures to post!

Have you been to Wisconsin Dells? If so, where did you stay?

Vacation!

Hey Blogging Buddies,

As you are reading this, I will be on the road to Wisconsin Dells! I am SO excited and I can't wait to share my adventures with you! I will be having a wonderful guest post on Sunday that you should be looking forward to because it is really good!  I will be back Sunday night, so I'm not gone long.

Have a wonderful weekend everybody!

Where did my inspiration go?

My post title explains it all. Sadly, I have tons of pictures to share with you, but I can't because there's just no way to... Well maybe there is, but it goes really slow! I am running low on inspiration right now. I can't upload pictures to my computer so they are sitting on my memory card. I have only a few pictures available. Maybe I should get a new memory card. Hmm!

I've been really busy... typical excuse though. I'm so sorry I haven't posted in like a week. Wow! That is crazy!

To find inspiration, I've been obsessed with Pinterest. I've been looking at a lot of the crafts, because I am a very crafty person. Should I do like an art week where I explain some really easy crafts? Tell me what you think in a comment! I really respect your opinions!

I am writing this at my grandparents' house. I had a ton of fun here, but I'm ready to go home. Being busy is a part of my life, but it brings so much stress. I'm NOT going to complain though, because I've rather be busy than bored, so... I hope you all have a fantastic day! Be looking forward to some of my trip posts.

P.S. Anyone interested in quest posting? I'm not going anywhere, I just need the time to think of posts and put pictures in posts! :O

Bible verse of the week #13

LOVE this picture!

This verse is really reassuring. There are no more trials... it's over!! That's all there is to it! This also reminds us of the promise that God gave to Noah. That there wouldn't be another flood as great as the one that Noah survived. The "covenant" is what Jesus did on the cross. He saved us from all of our sins. We are washed clean from our sins. Isn't that just a comforting thought?

My daily doings

What I did when I was in Nebraska and Colorado.
***BE PREPARED!!! This is a long post!!***

Day 1:

• We left at 3:15 PM
• We went to a few stores before leaving
• I watched Despicable Me in the car 

• We arrived in Nebraska (NE) at around 10:00 PM
• There was a b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l sunset! (it was the one I entered in Kiley's contest)

I think this is a different photo, but it's the same sunset.

 Day 2:

• My mom and my younger brother got a haircut
• We bought fireworks

• My grandpa (I call him Opa) made us brotchun (a kind of bread)

• We visited with family
• My friend Megan came and visited 

• We had a firework show at my grandparents house

• We had potatoes, fruit, and pork for dinner 

Day 3:

• I woke up at 5:30 AM
• We left for Colorado at 7:00 AM
• There were stinky cows... random.
• We had Runza for lunch

Runza is a restaurant that well, sells runzas! They aren't very common, but it is a very good restaurant.

• I slept in the car for 2 hours
• I watched "The Dark Knight"

• We crossed a time zone difference. It is one hour earlier than in the Twin Cities
• We were at my grandparents' condo at 3:25
• I went swimming with my family
• We had meat loaf, corn, and fruit for dinner

Day 4:

• Opa made an egg casserole for breakfast 
• I ate a sandwich for lunch (start counting how many sandwiches I ate!)
• I went swimming again
• I posted here on my blog
• My mom, Luke, and I played tennis

• We went to a very cool firework show, but we had to wait for 3 hours!

• We had tacos for dinner

Day 5:

• I ate pancakes for breakfast
• We went to a place called "The Y Camp"
• Sandwiches for lunch (2!)
• My family went on a 3.5 mile hike to a waterfall

• We played miniture golf
• Chicken, corn on the cob, green beans, and carrots for dinner
• All 7 of us (4 from my family, my grandparents, and my aunt Melanie), played Up and Down the River (it's hard to explain, but it's a card game)

Day 6:

• Eggs with bacon for breakfast
• sandwiches for lunch (more...)
• All 7 of us went to Rocky Mountain National Park (there was LOTS of elk)

• My family hiked 3 miles; the hike was miserable! It rained, it was lightning, it thundered... there was mud. AND!! I ruined my new shoes!

• We saw the Continental Divide 

• We had spaghetti for dinner
•  Swimming again
• My brother and I got souvenirs  

Day 7:

• I had taco salad for breakfast (I'm not a big breakfast eatter..)
• My brother, mom, and I went horseback riding for an hour. My mom rode a horse named Tork (male), Luke rode a horse named Slim (female), and I rode a horse called Junior (male). Luke and my horse's were mates.. [sorry! No pictures! My mom took all of the pictures because I didn't have a place for my camera!]
• We had hotdogs for lunch
• My grandparents and my family went on a free ski lift ride up a mountain
• I had pizza for dinner
• My brother and I went swimming {for the last time}

• I finished a book called Radical by David Platt

Day 8:

• Ice cream with cereal for breakfast (we had to finish the ice cream... can't take that in the car!)
• We left Colorado at 8:06 Mountain Time
• We were back at my grandparents house at 6:10 Central Time
• We had chicken nuggets, watermelon, fruit punch, and veggies for dinner 

Day 9:

•  My grandpa made brotchun for breakfast again (he makes it every Saturday)

• My family left at 10:50 AM
•  We had Burger King for lunch
• We were home at 5:05 PM 

Bye-Bye

Well, today I started my journey back home from Colorado. We made it to Nebraska and we're staying the night here. Tomorrow I'm back in Minnesota. It was fun to get away from home and work, but it's time to be home. The comfort of my home relaxes me like no other place. When I get home, everything will be hectic again, but that's my life. My life is just full of business and chaos. I just have to say my last good-bye's to everyone and everything.

 Good-bye Megan. (Megan is my friend from Nebraska. We've been friends ever since I was born!)

 Good-bye Colorado Mountains. Good-by Colorado.

 Good-bye condo that we stayed at. I loved walking down your hallways and spending time in your arcade, pool, and lobby.

 Good-bye Nebraska. (sorry for the glare!)

Good-bye long hikes. Good-bye family.

Hello older brothers. Hello Minnesota.

Road Tripping Part I

On Friday afternoon I started my trip to Colorado. We started our trip by driving 7 hours to Nebraska. We stayed the night at my grandparents' house. On Saturday we visiting other family and friends. I love going to Nebraska because to me, this is home. This is where I grew up. I made my first friends here and there are so many good memories here in Nebraska. Even before we left, I had to pack, obviously. :-) My suitcase is/was overflowing!! I can't fit everything in it. haha! I'm just that skilled! I'm now sitting in the lobby of my grandparents condo. I've been watching movies in the car because it took more than 10 hours from Nebraska to Colorado. My ears popped a lot, but I was fine. Sorry I haven't posted in about a week. I've been REALLY busy! I'm trying to get pictureson here... but the computer is SO slow. I've been trying to get some on here for a couple hours straight... plus days before now.

That's how full my suitcase was. I have yet another small bag. :-)

A prevew of the mountains... WAY more to come!!

This is a view from ur porch/balcony. I can't say this enough, but there are more pictures from the condo coming.