" Traveling - it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller." - Ibn Battuta

I am just going to throw it out there that I LOVE TO TRAVEL. Ever since I was about 9, traveling was always a part of my life. I went to places I've never been, and then went back again. I've been to New Orleans twice, Mississippi twice, Arkansas, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Las Vegas. But yet, I still need more. I still feel the urgent need to get on a plane and fly to a place i've never been. I feel that traveling gives you so much happiness, peace, and stories to tell. Traveling is really awesome and I can't get enough of it.

Since I started traveling I decided I wanted to start a collection and bring something home from every state. So, I started my very own shot glass collection. My collection consists of over 30 glasses, all from different states I have been to. I always manage to get the coolest shot glasses I can find that kind of tell a story inside the glass to show people who have never been what it is like. Collecting shot glasses has been the most fun I've ever had because I get to pick the ones I like the most and add them to my collection. When traveling I suggest starting your own collection. Instead of just having pictures from the states you've been to, bring back objects too! You won't regret it I promise.

When you collect something from different places you’ve been, it is so much fun! It gives you fun stories to tell, and cool objects to look at. We have magnets, shot glasses, t-shirts, hats, keychains, and anything else we could possibly find to bring back with us, without going over the weight limit for our bags in a flight or making it to where we had no where to sit in the car. Traveling is just so Relaxing.

Now, I know that it is super hot, and that makes you not want to go outside because you don't want to sweat right? Next time you decide you don't want to get out in the heat, just go buy one of those HUGE bottles of water that's like 1.5 Liters or maybe even bigger, grab a hand held fan from the store and just get out and enjoy how beautiful it is! If you have young kids, take them to cool places! Get out and see the adventures life has to offer! Traveling is such a perfect way to relieve stress and just lay back and relax. It's the perfect way to eat a foreign food you may not try at home, like Alligator, because let's face it, that stuff is delicious. I really hope all of you decide to just get out and travel, pack a suitcase, or two and book a plane ticket. Go to Hawaii, Belize, The Bahamas, Jamaica, or even Mexico. Lay on the beach or lay by the pool. Take a break from work and busy life, to just relax and take some time to yourself! Live like you are dying because you never know when the last day you get on earth could be.