Going Home

Well we arrived at our destination in Shreveport, Louisiana safely. We arrived late afternoon on Friday evening. It was not too long after our arrival that those who would be in the wedding left for the rehearsal. They were gone for a couple hours. When they returned there was a cook out at my aunt’s house as the rehearsal dinner. The kids played in the pool.

On Sunday night we went out to Cracker Barrel. Afterwards my cousins Angie and Steve and I went to the boardwalk and watched The Hangover. The Hangover, by the way, made me laugh. I don’t normally laugh that much at movies. The last time was when I saw Mall Cop. The Boardwalk was pretty cool. We had parked in a parking garage, which just so you know is the first time I have ever parked in one before. Shocking, I know.

On our way back we stopped off in Memphis, Tennessee. I took some pictures of the storm we passed through. We passed another storm on our way to Effingham again. We’re staying in the same place we stayed at last Wednesday. I took more pictures, including more of the World’s Largest Cross.

We also stopped back at the place where I went into the trucker’s bathroom area. We talked to a trucker who was in Shreveport, Louisiana yesterday and was on

his way to Detroit as well! Except, well, I’m on my way to Camden, not Detroit. My grandma and Frank are on their way to Detroit though. He answered our question as to why not all truckers stop at weigh stations. Apparently some trucks have a transponder that triggers something under an overpass that sends the information on their truck and load to the cops, and those trucks who don’t have them are to stop at the weigh stations. He was a really nice trucker. He was actually on his to Canada.

When we got to the motel, we went to Ruby Tuesday and I got to drive the Flex, which is my grandma’s new vehicle. I had not been to a Ruby Tuesday before. It was a nifty place, with lights that had glass fruit lampshades, as well as some plain ones. The food was fantastic and the waitress (Britney) was the best. Britney was on top of everything and she was very sweet.

I’m now using the last stop of high-speed internet to upload pictures and videos. I go home tomorrow. I then go to Holland on Thursday to hang out with and crash at Sarah’s place. Friday I am to hang out with Laura B, then go to Grand Rapids for LauRA’s wedding. After the wedding I’m crashing at Aubrey’s, hoping to hang out with her Saturday. Then going home Saturday. After this weekend ends I think I’ll be home most of the summer. I cannot wait to see how my garden and strawberry patch has fared in my absence.

By the way, all pictures were taken by me, except for the one of the car. I found it online at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpowers65/2599567870/