Intro+vacation!

I am glad to have a blog and I'm actually surprised I didn't do this sooner! It's nice to have your thoughts written down as opposed to keeping them all to yourself. I think a lot, so this is perfect! Anyway, I had an awesome weekend! Last week on Aug 5th I flew out of Sacramento, CA to Indianapolis, IN to attend a church conference @ Calvary Tabernacle and I had an amazing time. During my stay I went to visit my 2nd cousin and my third cousin that I've never met before! We had a great time together! When me and a friend of mine arrived at their home, we looked at pictures of my dad when he was young and a few of the other family members that I've never met. It was nice to see pictures to match the names I've heard growing up. For dinner we went to Maggianos, which is a nice Italian restaurant in the area of Keystone. We were there for awhile and took some nice pictures. My Cousin Stacie has a son Skyler, and he is so adorable! He is three years old and has a personality already! I thought it was cute that he wanted me to blow his nose and take him to the bathroom. He warmed up to me right away. After Dinner we drove through the Historic District on Meridian St. and saw some nice houses! I love to look at big houses and imagine that I have one! I figure since I won't have one in this life time, I will have one in the next *John 14:2* =) While trying to get back to the freeway, we turned in the wrong section and almost died! Okay I'm exaggerating because there were no cars exiting the freeway but still...I'm telling you, the roads in Indiana are something else...I don't even want to count how many times we got lost because freeways merge into another without any notice! On Friday, we drove to Chicago to visit a friend that I went to Basic Training with. She works on Michigan Ave at the Water Tower Mall. That mall is seven stories high! I couldn't believe it. And I thought San Francisco's mall was elaborate. My friend Tosha took me to a hot dog joint and I had this crazy hot dog! It had peppers, tomato, cheese, pickles, neon green relish, etc...That was the best hot dog I've ever tasted! After eating that, how can I settle for an ordinary hot dog =). I had a great time there and I can see myself going back to see places that I didn't get a chance to see. It's Aug 11th now and I'm back to my "normal" life. I will be traveling to Santa Cruz soon, so I will definately post the details of that trip! Until next time...