So I was on a quickie vacation...

Hello! I was on vacation last Thursday and Friday, so I didn't have a chance to blog. Not to mention that I was in a terrible, terrible mood.

I started out at the beginning of the week absolutely dreading the two-day trip to St. Louis, even though it had been my idea. My two sisters, my niece and nephew, and my DD were the original group. Then my brother-in-law decided to come along, bringing his 15yro nephew who was visiting from Montana. We therefore were forced to bring three cars. (My BIL met up with us later.)

The trip down on Wednesday night was uneventful. We got to our hotel around 9:15pm, and went straight to bed.

The next day, we got up around 7:30 and got ready to go to Six Flags. We arrived right as the park opened and didn't have to wait very long in traffic or in line to get in. My sister had some discount coupons, but it still cost us $163 to get in--for seven people (three of them little kids). If you don't have a discount, tickets cost $41.99 at the gate. That is for admission to Six Flags and to Hurricane Harbor, the waterpark. DD and I spent most of our day at the waterpark. My sisters went on a couple of rides, but they said the lines were so long that it wasn't hardly worth it to stand in line. They also took my niece and nephew on a few rides, like the carousel and the go-carts.

Even though we got rained on early in the day, I enjoyed myself, DD had fun playing in the pool and sliding down a couple of waterslides. We ended up leaving the park around 4pm and went back to our rooms to change our clothes and then go out to eat.

I think we were all in bed early that night. DD was asleep as soon as she settled in under the blankets. I, however, had a headache from squinting all day and didn't get to sleep very fast. I also watched a movie starring Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke called "Taking Lives." It was an interesting mystery thriller.

On Friday, we went to Purina Farms, where we watched a dog agility performance, saw the famous "cat house," and my niece got to milk a cow. This farm is for city folk who have never been on a farm before. The kids enjoyed it, but having grown up on a farm, it was kind of old hat for my sisters and I. And the best part is that it's free! :) (My BIL and his nephew did not go with us; they had to return home on Friday.)

Later, in the afternoon, we went to a mall. I spent too much money and the kids enjoyed the two-story carousel. The mall has three levels and I was quite exhausted when we left to go home.

Although we left St. Louis around rush hour, traffic moved at a good pace. We got home around 7:30pm on Friday night. I immediately threw in some laundry and finally sat down to relax around 8pm.

The next day we had to go to a family reunion, and I was almost too tired to go. :)

It definitely helped to get away for a couple of days. Although I spent more money than I wanted to spend, I needed some time away from the workaday world. I almost wish I could do that every week. Heh.