San Antonio

I'm pretty sure this was the first time I went on a vacation in the U.S. that wasn't in California. The people that went on this trip were my parents, sister, a family friend from Germany, and I brought along a friend as well. All I knew about San Antonio was that I would be going to Sea World. However, for some reason I only have one picture of the one fantastic day I was there.

Our group at The Alamo!

First time to ever feed a Dolphin. Sea World has them all squished in a small pool. =[

My sister's 16th birthday at The Rainforest Cafe.

I have  a slight obsession with going to a zoo every time I go to a new place. I won't torture you by posting a ton of animal pictures.

Disneyland 2009

One thing you will find out as I post more in this blog is I have a slight Disney obsession.  It sort of runs in the family. The first time I really took pictures when I went was in 2009. There really isn't much to say, so I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

Oh, and this time we went for my 18th birthday.

This was me trying to get over my fear of roller coasters.

It's s Small World- Best ride ever!

This is the Alice in Wonderland ride. I actually have a story behind this. My cousin Andrea and I were behind a father and daughter waiting to get on this ride. We started talking to them and found out they had never been to Disneyland. They also knew absolutely nothing about Disney. We explained to them what Alice in Wonderland was about. It was just really weird to encounter someone who knew nothing about Disney...NEVER shelter your children from Disney!

To California and back

In 2007 my dad, sister, and I drove from Oklahoma to California to attend my great uncle's funeral. This is the first real road trip that I remember. Well, we've travelled this route once before, but there was no sight seeing or anything. On the way to California we drove north and then west from Oklahoma. I remember driving through Utah and stopping to pick up a chunk of salt from the side of the road. On the way back from Oklahoma we stopped by Las Vegas. My very first time in Vegas and I couldn't do a damned thing because I was sixteen. I tried to convince my dad to let me wander around alone. At the time I was pissed off because he said no, now that I'm older I understand. No way in hell would I ever let a sixteen year old walk around Las Vegas alone at night.

We stayed at the MGM hotel; the best bed i've ever slept in. However, when we first got to our room the bathtub was filled with water. My dad complained about that and we got two free tickets to eat at the buffet. If you've ever been to Vegas you should know how expensive it is to eat in those incredible buffets. Instead of paying $81 for all three of us to eat, we only had to pay $27. We left Vegas the next day and headed east.

Before going to the Grand Canyon, we stopped by the Hoover Dam. There really isn't anything interesting to say about it because we didn't stay long. Well, it was a very large dam...I'm pretty sure I got a shot glass when we stopped at a gift store there. I was surprised that we had to pay to see the Grand Canyon. It really was beautiful, and slightly scary. I don't think you ever really know how large it is until you see it yourself. Well, from there we went straight back to Owasso, Oklahoma. I like road trips, I do, but sitting in a car for that long is a pain in the ass.

I believe this was in Utah.

Obviously, the Grand Canyon.

A great travel blog

This is truly one of the most interesting blogs I have yet to discover. If ever I were to have an amazing blog, I'd hope it could be as amazing as this one. This guy really has travelled all over the globe, and definitely isn't done yet. The best thing about this blog is how everything is organized. He has a bar of countries/ continents at the top. If it's a continent, a drop down menu comes up with all the countries within that continent that he has been to. When clicking on a country, it will bring you to a page with several blogs that he wrote about his experience there. It's incredibly easy to navigate.

Although the layout is incredibly helpful, the blog wouldn't be as interesting if it weren't for the vivid pictures and the variety of information provided. He not only talks about his experience there, but also the history of the places. It definitely makes me want to travel even more and get better at taking pictures.

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