Priorities.

Prioritizing has never really been my forte.  With that said, my stress level is always high up on the scale and I'm only in my mid-twenties.  Talk about being an adult.  Anyway, you might be wondering why I'm on this topic and my main purpose is to share my thoughts with anyone who reads this.  The past couple of years have been an emotional roller coaster ride for me.  I'm nowhere close to being an emotional wreck, but I must say I'm still clueless when it comes to choosing a career path.  My passion lies between travelling and writing (although I've never really had anything published before).

Wisconsin -- The Long drive

The weekend after Eureka Springs was followed by our trip to Madison in Wisconsin.  The drive there was just oh-so-long, it can't even be compared to our previous road trips.  We had to wake up really early just so we can be right on schedule.  That didn't happen, of course.  That's what people get for planning ahead... so lesson learnt, don't plan ahead!  Just kidding! :)

We left home at around 3:50 am and during those few hours before the break of dawn, I fell asleep even though I wanted to keep my sister company.  However, to stay awake the entire trip was just impossible.  I'm actually amazed at how my sister managed to stay awake during the entire trip... not that she was given a choice.  I honestly thought that my sister would be switching with our aunt at some point, but they didn't so she had to drive all the way there with a couple of stops.

We had to stop at a bunch of gas stations to get something to eat and drink and use the bathroom.  It's not easy being on the road for a couple of hours, let alone being on the road for 12-13 hours.  The only things I could do was take photos, listen to music, take naps, read my book and of course chat with my sister about stuff while our aunt was asleep because we had a bunch of stuff to talk about.  :)

Texas -- Fort Worth Travel Diary

(The continuation of our trip to Texas...)  The next day we woke up early for church and drove to Fort Worth to see the Water Gardens afterwards.  I had no idea that such things existed, so of course I was awe-struck.  It was nice to just sit down and hear the water flow all the way to the bottom of the steps (see first photo).  After a while, we just kept on taking snapshots of almost everything, or maybe that was just me.

I posted this photo on instagram too.  Follow mrsadventurer68 on instagram if you haven't already.

Our trip to Texas was all about the food and our time together (yup, just us siblings!)  It's been so long since the three of us were together and it was the first time for us to go on a trip alone, so you can bet that we all had a wonderful time.

We had lunch at this steakhouse where we each had a different kind of steak.  I've always known that Texas is known for their steaks and we were fortunate enough to have been able to try some.  The one I ordered was so good that words won't be able to describe how I felt while chewing that juicy piece of meat.  While I got a bite off of my brother and sister's steaks, I still thought mine was the best.  And of course good things don't come cheap, so after we finished our meals and were fully satisfied, we asked for the bill.  We weren't surprised when we saw that it reached up to more than a hundred and thirty dollars, but we were laughing and joking about who would be staying and washing the dishes at the restaurant.  Aaaahhh good times!  

We wandered around the stockyards for a while, looking for souvenirs/postcards for our parents and friends when something caught my eye.

Isn't this interesting?  I wanted to buy a lot of these and give them to some people as a joke, but eventually decided not to.

After walking around some more, we saw a breed of cattle called the Texas Longhorn wherein people could get on them and take a photo for five bucks.  I certainly did not let that opportunity pass because as my sister would put it "I was already there", and I believe that money I spent was definitely worth it.

Sorry for the photo overload (and for the poor quality of some as they were taken by my phone), but I hope you like them and stay tuned for more!  I hope you all had a great weekend! :)

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Photo Diary.

We could've been complete but our dad wasn't able to make it cos of work back home.  Anyway, this is my mom and my siblings.

Oh yes!  This book moves!   

The Hogwarts castle was simply breathtaking and everything just felt surreal.  It really was just like in the movies where an unknown vibe coming from every direction was simply screaming "Brace yourselves for the adventure of a lifetime!"  We entered through Hogsmeade and then later found our way to Hogwarts where we got on the ride called "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" which was pretty fun considering we were in Harry Potter's world.  I'm unable to explain the ride with words though, but it was awesome!!!!  

Afterwards, we went around the shops only to find muggles and more muggles, speaking of which there were a whole lot of us in this part of the park than anywhere else which was insane because Universal Studios is huge!  Of course there were wizards and witches doing skits and marching around as well.  After all, it is called the wizarding world.

Everything was just fascinating!  I felt like Harry Potter experiencing everything for the first time, except of course, he was a real wizard.  We got our first Butterbeer right after the ride and it tasted like heaven!  And after that, we were hungry so we had lunch at The Three Broomsticks!  The food was delish, the ambience was great what with Harry Potter soundtracks playing in the background - everything was just awesome and there was nothing more I could ask for!!  My dream of going there came true and I'm just really thankful for this opportunity and experience for God made it possible. :)

Universal Studios Orlando!

 The Hulk: the first roller coaster we rode on for the day. It was AWE-SOME!!!!

 We rode on this one too!  It was a splash thingy and it felt good!

Soooo here I am once again, trying to update you all with a new post.  And as promised, this post will be all about my adventures in Orlando, at Universal Studios to be specific.

It has always been my dream to visit Universal Studios in Orlando, mainly because of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which is totally shallow of me, but I know now that I'm not the only one as my sister told me that she and her friend pretty much went there for Harry Potter too.

Now I am not a big fan of roller coasters or anything of the sort which is ironic because I love amusement parks and there's just so much to see.  But when our sister pushed us to ride the Hulk, I was reluctant to do so.  You should know that I went for it anyway and it felt good!  Ah yes!  That adrenaline rush made me feel a little bit braver for a second!  It was pretty awesome and I remember screaming so much but asked "that was it?" when it ended.  I looked as though I was in so much pain when our photo on the screen came out and we all just laughed about how we looked.  I survived my first roller coaster ride for the day but I knew that there were more to come!

The next one we rode was the Spiderman, which was a lot different than the first ride because it had 3D effects and stuff.  We walked around a lot under the scorching sun which was fine until noon came.  That's when we kept going in to the shops to hide from Mr. Sun or got on rides that had something to do with water. :D

Our next destination was of course none other than the Wizarding World of Harry Potter which I'll be blogging about in my next post so stay tuned! :)

**Photos were taken by my brother, Miguel so all credits to him**