Weekend Recap - Adventures of Panicz and Ceily head to KC

This weekend I took a much need mini-vacation home with my ship/pair/anchor/bestie Panicz. We left Friday after I got my hair done so I wouldn't look a hot mess when I met her parents. I had on wonderful time meeting her family. We're pretty sure her brother thinks i'm a stalker (it's a long story), her papa is hilarious, dad looks just like her, mom acts just like her, and grandma is adorable (btw: fun fact about her grams - she was a regional midwestern director and crossed at Alcorn State in 1948, ZPhiB So Sweet!). So yeah her family is adorable and they all live near each other. Kinda makes me sad my family isn't like that, but then we wouldn't be the Strongs so it's all good.

Anyhoo on Friday night we spent so fun times at this club called Orlando's and watched the ratchets that KC - Kansas has to offer do their think. Then we headed over to UMKC for a house party at some Alpha's house that ended up being really lame so we just hung out at the dorms with some friends. Then sleepy time.

Saturday night we went out to the Power and Light District downtown. It was a definite #win (yes, I also add hashtags in other places besides twitter...so #sueme). We partied at Mosaic and the outdoor place too. It's basically like a bigger, better (more expensive though) Landing, for all my WU and STL folk. The only downside was evading the middle aged man who said he was from Nigeria but lived in Nebraska who kept following Panicz around. (In case you were wondering he was not cute, tucked in his shirt with a belt, and was wearing running shoes with his slacks and dress shirt #ew #doubleew #puke #epicfail)

And then, we drove home today. It was a wonderful adventure. The end.

Traveling

You know the book "Around the World in 80 Days" by Jules Verne. I distinctly remember reading it in 5th grade, re-reading it and using it for a book report in 6th grade, and the movie that came out with Jackie Chan some years later. I love that story. And I really want to end up with friends all over the world and I want to go all over the world.

Because I'm an insomniac and cannot fall asleep until at least 2 I spend a lot of time thinking at night. Last night I pondered how I was going to travel especially with my lack of funds. i thought about all the places I've already been: many states in the US including Puerto Rico, Ecuador, and Spain. That's a lot considering I've never been rolling in dough or anything, but I still feel like it could have been more. As such I have recommitted myself to making these travel plans happen.

I am excited for this semester. I will be:
-going on a cruise with my roomies to somewhere I've never been
-visiting one of my best friends in Canada
-???? who knows what else

If anyone knows cheap places to travel too or has any suggestions about websites to check out, please let me know.

Thanks bunches!