Diary Entries

I've been cleaning out my room and came across some old diaries... of family vacations!!! They're halarios (according to my 8 year old spelling abilities)! Here are some excerpts:

"July 25, 1993

Dear Diary,

Saturday we got up at 5:00 and left. We stopped only for lunch, breakfast, and snack (Also C&T's potty breaks). At 8:00 we arrived at the campground, set up camp, and then ate. When we finally got in the tent, we could not get to sleep. The frogs were too loud, and I was too hot also. Mom and I said a little prayer and boy did it help. That has to be the worst night.

Gotta go,

Kell"

"July 27, 1993


Dear Diary,

Two days ago, Monday, three days ago was Sunday. Sunday we got up and went to a church in Dickson. The preacher had a great sermon, but... he yelled. Boy did he yell. He reminded me of the preecher on poleyanna. they gave us bread and candy, though. The congregation was nice, though. Someone looked almost exactly like Mrs. Zinicher my school chior teacher. After Church, we traveled and traveled and traveled. Finnally we got to Wilmore, Kentucky. We went to her ?house? first and she (Stephanie) gave us a grand tour, they have a window in their shower room. Then we called Joel, and talked to him awhile. After that, we decided to go to Fazzolis Italian Resterunt. I had a childs double pepperoni pizza. Stephanie told us lots of hilarious, and some serious stories. Then we went to our hotel, it was the same holtel we stayed at last time. There I got to sleep in a bed and take a shower!!!

Kella!"

(note - only a Brashares would journal about being able to sleep in a BED and being able to take a SHOWER!! It obviously left quite an impression on me!)

Oh gosh, this one's good.

"July 27, 1993

Dear Diary,

Monday morning, we got up and put everything in the van. Then we ate blueberry muffins. Then... we went to Sims Drug store and had an old fashioned milk shake. Then we just traveled and went to the restroom, and ate. Finnally we got to Niagra Falls. Two hours later we found the campground. We got pretty familiarized with all the exits and detors. In other words we got lost. I'm not kidding. There were so many bridge closed signes that you wouldn't be able to find the camp site. We finnaly found it, though and got to bed.

Kelly"

"July 31, 1993

Dear Diary,

Wednesday we traveled and that seemed like all we did... Also I went to my first foriegn country... boy was that an experience. French. I learned a lot of it. Camping, I could write five pages about that. We had little bathrooms that were like little stinkers. We went wading in the water there. Saw a snake.

Movin on,

Kelly"

"August 1, 1993

Dear Diary,

Friday we went to old Montreal and Quebec... We ate cousaints. They were gross. They had lettuce, tomato and chicken on them. We ate dinner in Quebec. We camped at bug city. I came out with fifteen mosquito bites. Also, the water was brownish yellow. None was drinking water. It was real strange.

Here's the ha, ha of the day. We stopped at an ice cream place. Teri got chocolate chip, Christy got fudge, I got chocolate chip cookie dough, Jennifer did, too, Dad got rasberry, strawberry, blackberry, and berry, berry good, and Mom had Almond Joy. After we all finished we went potty in the... ?little? stinker and boy did it smell. I had my pants pulled down before I went in. Teri went in and came right back out.

Kelly"

Ha, ha, ha, he, he, he, ... Classic family vacation for ya!