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Had a great time with my sister yesterday. . . It had been quite some time since we had an entire day to just hang out and laugh!!  The kids played great in the house mostly, while we took our camera's outside and took pictures of the beginning of her NEW HOUSE!!!

They started digging the footings and then poured the concrete!!  She is very excited about it!  It was a nice day, full of fresh air, fun, good converstation, delicious food and of course, MY SISTER!!!

So, this year the girls decided for us to go on an overnight trip to Hot Springs, AR.  For those of you that might not remember, there are 3 of us in our little group that have birthday's really close together.  Angela's is Jan. 29th, mine is Jan. 30th and Julie's is Feb. 1st!  Last year we did the limo around town and had blast!!

Because we were in the middle of an ice storm and we didnt' have electricity, I was VERY excited to go and didn't feel too much guilt because the day before my husband was able to procure a generator so the fridge, heaters and tv worked!  LOL

So, here is our trip . . .(it is about 3 hours south, give or take . . )

Here is where we stayed!

We were on the 9th floor and had a great view off the balcony!

Very spacious!

Plenty of room for 5 girls to get ready and spread thier stuff out!  LOL

Here is our view . . .I really enjoyed it!  And the balcony was HUGE!!

Susan made us an amazing King Cake!  Angela ended up with the baby Jesus, so she has to bring the cake next year, but she is threatening to bring brownies instead!  LOL

Birthday Girls . . Julie, Angela and me!

Group shot one:  Me, Julie, Stephanie and Susan.

Group shot two:  Stephanie, Angela, Susan and me.

We stopped and took our pictures by the Hot Springs Sign . . .(didn't decide to post all 5 of them . . .dont' want to lose my readers!) LOL

We ate at Angel's . . .It was delicous, the bread was HOT and FRESH and we ate a TON of it!

Me, Susan, Julie, Angela and Stephanie

Angela and I

We went to a couple of clubs, did some dancing and then headed back to the room for more King Cake!  The next morning we got up and Julie had a massage and facial, so the rest of us headed out to shop a little bit and grab a bite to eat.  There is entire strip called "bath row" that is nothing but bath houses and it is pretty amazing!

Lots of quaint little shops on both sides of the street and everything within walking distance of the hotel.

We ALWAYS crave Mexican, and this place had amazing food!

Julie got back from her facial and massage and we said goodbye to Susan who had to head home and tried to decide what else we wanted to do . . .

The ponies were running so we hit the races!!!  It was so much fun!

Julie was giving advice on how to pick our horses, but we ended up betting based on names only!  LOL

This guy won us $1.80!!  WOO HOO!  LOL

Okay, then for the best part . . the trip home!!!  LOL  Seriously, nothing beats you and your close friends in a car for 3 hours, with nothing to do but sing at the top of your lungs, laugh, cry and eat!  Ha ha ha . . .  We had sworn off McDonalds the entire trip and did good until we got about an hour from home!  I finally broke and then they were craving ice cream, so we hit the local grocery store!

After that, it just went down hill!  We sang until we laughed and laughed until we cried!  When I got home there was still no electricity, but my family was happy to see me and I was rested and excited to see them!!

It was a great weekend, and I am already looking forward to next year!