Louisiana Part 1

Saturday
We woke up at 3:30 in the morning to drive to the airport and catch our flight to Dallas. I fell asleep in the car on the way there, Mom got a random TSA pat-down, and I felt like Atlas, since I was carrying all of European history, which is basically Europe, on my back in textbook form.
On the plan, none of my family had seats together. Ariel was one seat behind me, and Mom and Dad were both a couple rows up. I was next to two girls about my age who were very intrigued by the MTV Spring Break playing on the airplane TV. I was not so intrigued. I fell asleep for most of the flight.
As we were waiting to get off the plane after we landed, the flight attendants, Ariel, me and a couple other people in the plane were very entertained by the little boy on the plane, who was being adorable. We all wished him a happy birthday (he was three that day) and then finally got to get off the plane.
Dallas felt wonderfully warm and humid. I love the heat and I love humidity. Everything was green there; it was shocking! I absolutely loved it.
We got our rental car, and began our drive to Monroe, Louisiana. We stopped at the LDS Dallas Temple on the way there, and it was beautiful. Then I fell asleep for most of the ride to Louisiana. Did I ever mention that I cannot stay awake while traveling?
We finally arrived in Monroe, and unpacked at the apartment that Dad's company has rented for him to use until we buy a house. It's a nice apartment. Then we went and picked up a sport coat that Dad had ordered, and took him home to watch a BYU Basketball game while Mom and Ariel and I scoped out the local mall and bought groceries. The Walmart here is exactly the same as the Walmart at home.
People here are so friendly! It's quite incredible. Dad needs the computer again, so more to come later!