Yay for St. Lewis!
Monty Python joke. Don’t ask. ;-P
Just got back from the wedding, which was short and sweet. =) My cousin, Bob, was the one getting married, and I haven’t seen him since I was two. His sister was there, as well, and people wouldn’t stop saying how much we look like each other- profile wise, at least. We both just smiled and tolerated it.
I met a TON of people who I didn’t even know I was related to, nor even knew that they even existed. I was just kinda walking around and saying, “Okay, and you’re related to me… how? Cousin? Uncle? ‘Kay, got it.” But still, I enjoyed dressing up a bit and wearing some makeup that I actually managed to put on without looking like white trash or something. (It’s a shame that my aunt didn’t get to do my makeup; she does cosmetics for a living!) All my relatives are really nice, and of course they all have to look at me and exclaim either, “WOW, you’ve grown so much!” or “Oh my gosh, you look so much like your cousin!”
Sitting in the back of the SUV is getting old really fast now, but I’m just glad that I have the laptop. I don’t know if I should try to play one of my games on my DS, (The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass or Pokèmon Emerald- go Nintendo!) read my remaining books, (Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception or The Book Thief- both very good) or attempt to draw something that is actually recognizable. It depends on how long we go before stopping again- blogging is keeping me pretty entertained right now.
Wow, I can’t believe we’re actually heading in the direction of home now. I want to stay! This is as close to an actual “vacation” that I’ll probably get this summer, with this stupid recession or whatever they’re calling it. (I blame everything on global warming- it always works, even if I don’t actually believe in it.) But still, it’s pretty entertaining to see signs directing you to Chicago or Indianapolis. Chicago is one of those places like New York- I always hear about it, but I’ve never actually been there.
Oooh- just now seeing “The Arch” on the horizon! We must be in/near St. Louis now. I took a TON of pictures of it on the way here, and I’ll probably post some later- when I get some internet. And now, we’re passing over the ol’ Mississippi River! I’m trying to remind myself not to look down at the water- I hate bridges. Especially when there’s traffic on the bridges. Or even changing lanes on bridges. Standing still is the worst.
Ya know, they should put solar panels on The Arch. The shinyness of it is reflecting into my eye, and I can’t help but think it would be more useful as electricity. 
Just saw a sign that says, “Hit a worker, $10,000 in fines and loose your license”. I’d better be careful when I’m older! But then again, I might not be driving in Illinois. Who knows! (But still, you can’t just go around road raging the workers in Texas, either. Darn.)
