Archives for July 2007

How’s that for just plain dreamy? That is a four-bedroom lodge in Branson, Missouri. I, personally, would like to call it home – not vacation spot. I would kill for a home like that! And I’ve heard so much cool stuff about Branson. I’ve just had fun this morning checking into some Branson real estate – I’ve found out all kinds of cool information, including how great their schools sound! Now, someone correct me if I’m wrong, but, I’m thinking of Branson, as the place where an asian guy who is a FABULOUS country singer or something, went and turned this place into the next Las Vegas. And now it has all these casinos and stuff. I think I might be way off base here, folks. Someone correct me…. But I did read some wonderful things about the place. Along with a great, hip and happenin’ night life, they’ve got amazing geographical beauty and wonderful outdoorsy stuff to do! You know I dig that! And like I said, it also sounds like they’ve got really great schools! Anyway, my family and I stayed in a lodge like that in Colorado, and I just loved it – I think it would so cool to actually get to live in it!

I could sure use one – I’m completely exhausted. I was meandering around on the web and I found some really nice sites in Pennsylvania that I would like to see. It would be really cool if I could take a little vacation there. It would be so relaxing to stay in a Pennsylvania bed and breakfast. And then each day, head out and see some cool sites. There is a really neat building built by Frank Lloyd Wright there. It’s called ‘The Falls’ as it was built right on top of a waterfall. I’ve always been interested in architecture by him. There was a theatre in Dallas that we used to go to that I was told was built by him, too. The house embodies a very powerful ideal – that people can learn to live in harmony with nature. I love the sound of that! And speaking of nature, I’d love to see some of the beautiful foliage that surrounds the falls in the Poconos, that are known as the ‘Niagara of Pennsylvania’. It really does sound like a beautiful place – a really good place for me to get some rest. 😉

One of my Punkymom friends just got back from Maine and she let us see all of her pictures. It just looks so beautiful and idyllic. They were there ten days and had only two days of sun, but, even in her cloudy pictures, there is something so peaceful and ‘storybook’ about it, you know? That was one of my folks’ favorite places to travel and I can definitely see why. My friend has family there, so she of course stayed with them, but, I think if I went I would definitely try to stay in a Maine bed and breakfast. Ever since my brother’s wedding, where we stayed in a B&B, I’ve become sort of obsessed with them! I’ve always been obsessed with old houses, though, so I don’t know why it took staying in one to make me so crazy about them. Maybe it was too many years of watching Newhart, that turned me off prior to that! Theirs wasn’t a really old house, though, so it just seemed annoying. It might have just seemed annoying to me, because, it was from the owner’s perspective, and owning one, I’m sure – could be a pain in the neck! But Maine just seems like the most perfect setting to stay in a B&B! The whole historical, and laid back, atmosphere would be just right!