C'mon Allie, Where Ya Been?

For those of you who followed reading the title to this post with ""troubles on the loose again" to the tune of the 1980s Scooby Doo intro I applaud you because that's definitely what I was going for.

Its been quite a while indeed since the last blog update, but two weeks and six non-texas states(Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Oklahoma) later here I am to greet you all once again! My family is huge on road-trips so this time around we took a journey through the Mid-West of the United states. Now now I know the mid-west is not known for its glam and excitement, but it was actually a pretty swell trip! Here's a quick highlight reel of the places I visited:

• Indianapolis, Indiana: Driving up to Indianapolis I wasn't very pumped. I mean what does it have besides race cars and cold weather, right? Wrong. Guys Indianapolis was cool. Really cool. I would seriously consider living there if it weren't for frigid winter-time temperatures. The downtown has such a great atmosphere and there is the canal district that is absolutely beautiful. Plus there were girl scouts who gave me ice cream sundaes and I had an almost-encounter with the Jo Bros(I know, way middle school throwback).

  

  War Memorial in the middle of Downtown

• Louisville, Kentucky: Louisville was grand because I got to see my Aunt and cousins that live there. They live in a beautiful historic neighborhood there. We also went to the Muhammad Ali Museum. I don't identify myself as a boxing fan at all, but this museum was actually pretty cool because it focused on the social-cultural issues going on during his career and the Civil Rights Movement. It was super well done.

  

  Super cool Muhammad Ali painting by Leroy Neiman in the museum

• St. Louis, Missouri: Not going to lie, I didn't get the best vibes from St. Louis, but seeing the Gateway Arch was awesome. Its absolutely an architectural achievement and innovation. However, there was a museum under the arch about Lewis and Clark and cultivating the West which was a complete disappointment because they COMPLETELY left out Sacagawea. Its like they forgot her crucial role as interpreter to the Shoshone people, finding edible plants for food, and a symbol of peace to the tribes Lewis & Clark met on their expedition. On top of all this she was pregnant AND gave during the expedition. It was an outrage. Lets get some girl power in there, am I right?

Don't worry Sacagawea, I recognize your significance.

For those of you who missed out on childhood: