May 20, 2015

SURPRISE!

Hey loves, so you all will be very proud of me. I finally made a trip happen in 2015! Woohoo! This trip was very special to me because I got to travel up to Holyoke, Massachusetts to spend time with my sister Talore (pronounced Taylor). Her birthday was May 11th and she had absolutely NO idea that I was coming.



To be able to spend some time with her really made me happy. She lives so far away and we only get to communicate by phone, text, or FaceTime which just isn't enough. I was there from Thursday to Saturday.

I took the bus up from DC to New York and our friend Porshae picked me up. The ride from NY to Mass was around 3 hours because of slight traffic. Porshae helped me put this plan into action, so again a huge thank you Shae for everything! I haven't been on a bus trip since I went to NY last year so it was cool to get on a bus again. I spent most of my time reading a book and being amazed by nature.

Massachusetts Welcomes You sign



I surprised her when she got off of work. Her reaction was priceless. I told her that I would be at home all day lounging around and getting into my new book so imagine how shocked she was to see me come out screaming happy birthday. Here are the videos of her reaction.


 

 The first night we went to Friday's and tried out a bunch of their new appetizers since they were $5. Since we went to Friday's I didn't take many pictures the first night because we were catching up and just enjoying our time together. 

The second day we went to breakfast at Sylvester's Restaurant in Northampton. Northampton is a cute little town with lots of shops and beautiful scenery. I really enjoyed eating in that little town and walking around and looking in some of the stores.



The most exciting thing, other than seeing my sister, for me was the cookout that we had. We put together a grill, with the instruction of Porshae and we had some of the best food. It was my favorite meal while I was there. Not pictured was the best beef burger I've had in a very long time. And I'm not a huge beef eater.


The funniest part of the trip was us putting together the new grill. Seriously y'all, I am not a labor kind of girl. I much rather let a man put together a grill for me. BUT we did it and now I know that I can do it again. But I don't have any plans on doing so in the near future. Lol. 


Overall the trip was spent with us doing a lot of bonding and have girl chat. I really, really appreciated this time with Talore. After losing someone so close to me (Karis) it really makes me happy to cherish the time I have with others. I thank God for blessing me with such a wonderful sister and I really am glad that I got to surprise her and remind her how much I really love and miss her.

Here are some other pictures from my trip:




Downtown Hartford



Took this pic on the side of the road lol



NY scenery as I was riding back to DC





Sign from Steals & Deals



Abby the sleeping dog. So cute.




There's always time to be goofy!




 





Talore & Porshae I really hope you guys enjoyed my visit! We must do it again. And to my lovely readers; I hope you all enjoyed these pictures and videos from my trip to Holyoke. Talk to you next time.

Peace&Love,
Janisha


2 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow looks like so much fun! Thanks for taking us there with your pictures and vivid imagery. :) Looks like yall were so happy and what great memories and friendship! Ps that food looks bomb

Janisha Travels said...

Awww, Joi thanks girl!! I really appreciate your comment. We had a wonderful time. Next I need to come to Atlanta so we can have a good time too!

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