Jackson Trip

Last week I went to Jackson, MS with my sisters and my mom for four days. You may think that I would have been excited because it is the capital. You may also think that we didn't have near enough time to do everything in four days. Well, if you did think those last two things, you would be wrong. There is nothing in Jackson but scorching heat, horses, staining red dirt, a large dusty stadium with an arena, and barrels for horses to run around.

Okay, maybe I'm leaving out the Art Museum and the Old Capitol building, but there is still so little to do in Jackson that you could see everything in half a day.

Now that I've vented a little, I can tell you about the good parts of the trip.

We had a nice hotel with a pool (even though we spent the majority of the time watching horses instead of swimming). I got to bring one of my best friends, Tara Roberts. We visited the Old Capitol, which was beautiful and very interesting. We also went to the Art Museum and saw the Mississippi exhibit. Emma ran her fastest time ever on Rope (15.911 seconds) and Claire had a blast riding her horse, Buckskin. One day we were feeding the horses when a guy driving by on the highway stuck his head out of his car and yelled, "FREE THE HORSES!". That made Tara and Momma laugh.

I had a good time, but I want to warn everyone else of something: Don't plan a trip to Jackson unless you like dirt, horses, and Taco Bell.