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My Dad’s Birthday!!!!

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Hi everyone!!!

We just celebrated my dad’s birthday!! We go to his favorite restaurant every year and he always wears the same sombrero and the waiters and waitresses sing the same song!! It’s a tradition!! My dad is big on making us all laugh!! He will say and do the funniest things!! We all love his silly personality, and he is always teasing and playing!!  Love you Dad! Happy Birthday!!!

In other news, it has been a great summer so far. I have been going to the beach, swimming in the pool, hanging with friends and family, going to the movie, working out, and just living life!!!! I am so excited for next week because I am volunteering for VBS at my Church. PLUS……… It’s SHARK WEEK!! I love Shark Week so much. If you do not know where this is on TV, it is on the Discovery channel. There is so much to learn about the different kinds of sharks, their habitats, and their migration patterns. I am not sure why I am interested in sharks, but they fascinate me in a “I’m scared to death of them” way. Between VBS and Shark Week, it will be a fun week!!!

My New Kitten Alice!!🐱

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Hi everyone!!

I hope you guys are having a fantabulous week so far. Today I wanted to post about the new kitten that I got the other day!!

Before I start talking about the new kitten, I thought it would be good to tell you about my other cat that died about a month ago.  When I was little I had always wanted a cat of my own. One weekend we went to my grandmother’s house and she had an adorable litter of kittens. My parents let me pick one out. I fell in love with a Calico cat with green eyes and the sweetest face. I named her Callie. I had her for so many years but about a month ago, she died. We could tell she was not feeling well so we took her to the vet. The vet ran lots of tests, but they found nothing wrong. The morning that she died, she started convulsing and was dead within a minute. I grieved  so hard and did not want to replace her.  I felt like there could never be another Callie.

A couple of days ago,  my dad walked out to the backyard and heard something meowing (crying). At first he thought it was a bird, but he found the tiniest little kitten hiding in the bushes. It was terrified. It took a while for it to come out, but we finally coaxed it out with food. I took it inside and gave it more food and water. The poor kitten was starving and scarfed the food and water down. Upon inspection, we discovered the kitten was a girl!! My parents said that I could keep her so our next step was to name her. Just so you know, I am very well-known in my family to change something’s name more than one time!! First I named the kitten Belle, then it was Contessa, and then it was finally Alice (Ally for short!). She is the sweetest little thing and so tiny. She is literally pocket sized (no joke!!). I love Ally so much and she makes me laugh For example, the other day I was on FaceTime with a friend and Ally sat on top of my keyboard and turned on Siri. I laughed so hard! It was adorable! I know that I cannot replace Callie with another cat, but I am making room in my heart for this little one.

A Wedding, WWII and a Haunted Hotel

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Hi everyone!!!!

I hope your summer is going well! This post is going to be all over the place because I am going to talk about a wedding, WWII, and a haunted hotel. LOL!!

To start, my family and I went to a wedding of a family friend in Texarkana,Texas. We had so much fun! During this wedding it was my job to babysit the ring bearer. He was ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!  He was a busy little guy and so smart.  He loved the cake and managed to get pieces from several different people. It was funny to watch.  The venue for the wedding was absolutely stunning. It was in a huge barn with a large outdoor porch.  White lights were draped everywhere.  The bride was beautiful and the groom was handsome.  One fun thing they had at the wedding was a photo booth.  My parents and I enjoyed dressing up in goofy props for the photos!!

My parents and I had some time to kill on the day of the wedding so we went to the downtown area of Texarkana. When my parents were in their 20s they would go to see my great grandfather and grandmother who lived in Texarkana. My Pawpaw would tell them stories about the town. My mom has always told me these same stories, but I was never that interested. I guess I was too young to appreciate stories from the past. This time I was very interested. One of the buildings that we came across was the Union Station. According to my parents my great grandfather (Pawpaw) left for WWII in this exact station. When they told me this, I thought that was pretty neat. The Union Station was built in 1929 and it is on the National Register of Historic Places. The train station sits on the state line of Texas and Arkansas. When we saw the station it was very worn out, old, and rusted but still had its original antique beauty.  It was just hard to imagine my Pawpaw walking up to this station to head off to war.

Another place my parents and I saw was the Hotel Grim. This hotel has been abandoned for years and is in very rough shape. When we got to the hotel, there was a gate in front of two stunning, but crumbling  French doors. We peeked into the gate and we were able to see into the back lobby. We saw crown molding, marble floors, antique railings, and beautiful swirly woodwork on the ceiling. We could also smell the very old, antique odor that came out of the door. Seeing the shape that this hotel is in now does not hide how breathtaking it was at one point. An interesting fact about the Hotel Grim is that it is said that Bonnie and Clyde stayed there at one point which I found fascinating. Yesterday I watched a video on YouTube about the Hotel Grim where two guys are videoing walking through the hotel. Here is the link if you guys are interested:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6PuWZxW2dg. I am not sure if it will work so here is the name of the video: Exploring the Abandoned Hotel Grim.

This trip was definitely an adventure and I hope to go again and discover more things in Texarkana!!!!!!!!!

Love this little guy!!

Fun in the photo booth with my parents!!

 

Photo booth with family and friends!!

 

 

Union Station where my Pawpaw left to serve in the Navy in World War II

 

 

 

 

Standing in two places at once! The Post office on State Line.

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Grim

This is a picture of the Hotel Grim on the inside that I found on the internet. I could not get a good picture of it when we were there because the hole that we were looking through was too small. In this picture you can see the details of the hotel that I was talking about. Isn’t it just beautiful!!!

I’m a Junior!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hi everyone!!

 It’s Memorial Day!  I had a great-uncle named Houston that died at Pearl Harbor.  This day is for him.

I am so happy…. I am finally a Junior!!!!!!! I had such a fun sophomore year. but I am glad it is over!! I cannot wait to see  what my junior year brings. So I just finished with finals this past week and I exempted out of five of them!! I had six A’s, one B, and one class that I am still waiting on the grade.  I was on the border so it could be an A or a B.  We will see.  I am definitely glad that it is finally summer and I do not have to worry about school until August!!!!!!

We started the summer off with a bang! My family and I went to Galveston for the weekend.  We walked  on the beach, ate ice cream, and looked in shops on the strand. Last year I watched Shark Week and I got so afraid of the water that I refused to get in. I mean really, no one wants sharks nibbling on their toes lol!!!! But this year I reluctantly went into the water for who knows what reason and I had a blast!!!! I’ll probably keep going in the water until I watch Shark Week again this year.  HaHa!!

Also, just randomly…………………………………….GOOO ROCKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I also want to thank all of the Veterans out there for serving in the military, and I would also like to honor those who have passed away fighting for our country. Thank you Veterans for all that you do for our country, and God bless those who are still fighting.

 

Happy Easter!!✝️🌷

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Hi everyone!!

I hope your week went well!!  I had a good week but I came down with a slight cold on Thursday.  I’m hoping it will pass soon so next week will be smooth.  Today I am going to talk about what my family and I did for Easter!! To start, on Good Friday my parents and I went to church. Our church encourages people to go to church early on holidays since Sunday service is usually so full  On Sunday, we did our yearly Easter egg hunt!! It was so much fun to find all the eggs and see what was inside!!!  This year, the eggs were filled with dollar bills and change.  I’m not going to complain!  Haha!!

After a fun morning, my family and I went to a hotel for a brunch. This hotel is an old historical hotel facing the beach.  It was built in 1911 so it has lots of stories and history.  It is an absolute beautiful hotel and we enjoyed walking around and taking it all in!!   As far as the brunch itself, I would describe it as a food extravaganza!  The tables were loaded with different things and the tables went on and on from room to room.   They had a huge seafood table, a waffle table, a pasta table, and so many more.   As always,  my FAVORITE table  was the dessert table!! I actually think you could call it a dessert room since the table was so long and covered the entire wall of one room.  My parents loved the Bananas Foster which they made right in from of you, but I went for the chocolate!!!🍫😂  If I remember correctly,, I tried two separate chocolate dishes and then finished off my mom’s ice cream!  We were stuffed!!

After we finished eating, my mom took some super cute pictures inside of the hotel. At one point, my grandmother started imitating me with my poses (chicken arm pose). I would put my hand on my hip and then she would put her hand on her hip.  I would cross my legs and then she would cross her legs.  It was just one of those funny moments of the day that I remember.  I started laughing, then my mom started laughing, and then my grandmother joined in.   It was such a special day and I will always remember it!

 

In other good news, I have three weeks left of regular school and then finals week!!  Yay!!  I am so ready to be done with school.  Bring on the summer!!!!

 

 

ALL MINE

Of course being the only egg hunter helps!! (Haha)