Ripley's Believe It Or Not!



Recently I found myself with two back-to-back days off from work.  The schedule was posted for two weeks in advance, which meant I had no excuse in not planning my time.  Knowing myself full well, the time would be wasted away in utter laziness if I didn't force myself to engage the outside world.  The morning began with treating myself to a full-body massage at the local community college's massage therapy clinic.  This really primed me to enjoy the day God had given.  Then, at the spur of the moment, I decided to take a drive to Grand Prairie in order to tour the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! museum.  As many times as I've driven past this place, I had never taken the time to stop by.  I was so glad a point was made to do so.  Ticket prices were tiered depending upon how many features I wanted to take in.  For roughly $30, I was able to take advantage of seeing the Oddities Museum and the Wax Museum.  Both were worth seeing, but the Wax Museum was the better of the two.  By the end of the visit, about an-hour-and-a-half had elapsed.  I was very pleased in how the day turned out.  A cold front and wet, rainy weather has now moved in making any plans for outside activity difficult.  Maybe I can figure out what to plan for any future days off once the new schedule is posted.  Any suggestions?!


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