Branson, MO

A co-worker and I took an overnight trip to Branson, MO. this weekend.  If you’re not familiar, click on the link and check it out.  

I’m going to try to write this without it sounding like a commercial. 

I had to go to the Titanic museum; loved it.  It is very informative and interesting.  Before you enter the museum, you get a boarding pass describing one of the real life passengers.  At the end of your tour, you find out whether or not your passenger survived the tragedy.  Ours survived.  Focusing on the fact that these were real people and not just a story was emotional for me and I found myself taking some deep breaths to keep myself together.  There were other factors involved too.

Tony Roi, The Elvis Experience – My co-worker is an enthusiastic Elvis fan.  I enjoy the King of Rock and Roll more than the average person, but I am not a fan of impersonators Tribute Artists.  I have to admit though, he was good.  Here is the undeniable evidence that I was there. 

We also went to a show called SIX.  It was very cool.  Six brothers performing songs Acappella.  Not only singing, but using their voices to replicate the sounds of instruments. 

I choose this video to post because I wanted to mention the fact that EVERY show in Branson recognizes our veterans and does some sort of tribute to them.  This is another thing that tugs at my heart strings.

The rest of our time was spent eating and shopping.  I got some sweet Christmas decorations.

It was a good weekend, but I was ready to come home.  I mentioned before it was emotional.  Our last family trip with Peyton was to Branson.  Peyton & I had been to Branson several times with friends so there are lots of fun memories there. 

One of my favorite Peyton/Branson memories – Peyton was around 12 or 13.  We had come back to the condo and gotten cleaned up and into our pajamas.  We walked next door to where the girls were staying.  The girls were on the pull out sofa bed watching TV.  Peyton runs and lands on the bed telling the girls to scoot over.  They are looking at him like he is crazy.  He says “come on, we can paint our toenails and talk about our feelings.”  His mind was so quick and he was never at a loss for words. 

I miss you Peyton Douglas Jackson, even in Branson.