M is for Missouri (a)

Mis·sour·i Pronunciation: /mɪˈzʊəri, -ˈzʊərə/ [mi-zoor-ee, by some residents mi-zoor-uh] –noun, plural -sour·is, (especially collectively) -sour·i for 3. 1. A state in the central United States. Capital Jefferson City area 69,697 square miles (180,515 square kilometers), population 5,595,211 2. (My Definition) Home of my Sister and BESTEST friend EVER (Jeannette), and her husband, James. Where rain is the common form of weather, people DON'T have to go to Driving School, therefore have no understanding of HOW TO DRIVE!!, and... Haha...ok ok, all joking aside, Missouri really is a lovely place, ish...I've only been there on the hollidays so maybe i'm not the best judge though. :) This past Christmas was my first trip out. I came at an interesting time...there had been an ice storm about a couple weeks or so before and the State was in recovery. Luckily when i got there, there was power and heat. James and Jeannette were working on remodeling their home, and i was grateful they let me come and be part of the chaos. I had such a blast just spending time with Jennie, we have so much fun together no matter what we do. I also had fun getting to know James and it just felt like the three of us have been friends for a long time. We spent Christmas with Jared, James' best friend, and his family. They were so nice to invite us for breakfast and keep us till dinner. :) We took rides on the ATV, Jared's Sister's husband was generous enough to let us, played Guitar Hero, took naps, and of course ate. James took me for a ride on the ATV and i'm pretty sure my face says it all. haha. Jennie and I had some fun with the camera too. :) 4th OF JULY was my NEXT trip!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the 4th OF JULY and this year i was exxtra excited to be spending it with James & Jeannette and even Jared!! :) I got there on Thursday the 3rd at about midnite...And of course Jennie knew how to start the trip off, with her camera in hand at the airport ready to take a picture as i'm walking out to meet them. Haha, OH DEAR. We spent the 4th with Jared and his family again. We had dinner and played some more Guitar Hero, talked and went to the park for the fireworks. My favorite was the after party!! They bought about $400 worth of fireworks and lit them off in James & Jeannette's front yard. BEST firework show EVER!! I was in my place!! I love fireworks and fire and lighting things off and the smell...Mmm good times!! :) The rest of the trip was spent laughing, playing games, watching movies, running errands with Jeannette, teasing James and supporting him while he rebuilt this old truck he bought, going on a special date with the cutest boy ever... it was one of the BEST trips i've EVER had!! Missouri 2008 is a memory i will cherish forever!! :)