Vacay!!!!!

Soooooo...this last week, for four days I got to go on vacation with my Mom and sister!  It was sooooo much fun :D  as well as very needed!!!  We went to Branson and had a blast.  One day we got to go to Silver Dollar City, and...I rode the Giant Barn Swing by myself!  For those of you who don't know, I am afraid of heights, and most rollar coasters and thrill rides tend to scare the living daylights out of me.  And that might possibly be an understatement...because I hyperventilate...Yeaaa, it's pretty bad.  BUT...I don't like the fact that they scare me, and I want to be able to ride them.  The only way I know how to get over it is to make myself ride the rides over and over again.  So that is my plan lol.  I really think it helps me too...some rides don't bother me until they're so high that I can't see anything but the sky...like the Giant Barn Swing...but i'm coming along on that one.  However, there are other rides that I don't want to get used to, so I probably won't try very hard to get used to those lol. (;

Anyway, SDC was having World Fest while we were up there, so we got to see some pretty amazing people and cultures, as well as flags.  I was hoping to see a Croatian flag (I'm a little partial) but unfortunately I didn't.  ):

We also went to the Dixie Stampede, which was tons of fun...and the South won!!!!  Woo woo...:D  I've got southern pride haha. 

Brandi and I went miniature golfing one night while Mom kept score...I won :D  by one point hehe :P

We also went to the wax museum.  I've been there before, but there's something about wax museums that fascinate me, so I always greatly enjoy going. 

Another night we went on the Showboat Branson Belle.  That was also fun, but I must say that I discovered boats are not my thing.  Talk about sea sick, ugh, it was not fun! 

Needless to say, I actually found myself feeling queasy during a lot of this trip ):  the barn swing along with a couple roller coater rides...the showboat...Brandi's driving :P  but overall I had such a wonderful time with Mom and Brandi. At SDC I found a little clay vase type thing with my name on it, and a scroll inside of it.  The scroll tells the personality that comes along with your name.  It was a little too accurate on some points.
We got to go shopping one day and I found me a new pair of shoes, as well as a very cool pink shirt :D

Here are some pics...