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Birthday Weekend Wrap-Up.
Jul. 20th, 2005 01:04 pmWuf. Long weekend.
The party on Saturday was very nice. Some unexpected (but welcome) people showed up, other loved ones showed up, my mom & Z's mom got to bond, many people gave me champagne or prosecco (P, I drank the champers you gave me on Sunday night. Thanks, sweetie), it was all good.
Karaoke at the Market was fun. A little raucous, but what else do I expect? Z got amazingly drunk, so I decided to drink Pineapple Upside-Down shots in retaliation. I don't know why, don't ask why, there was no logic. My mom ended up having to drive us home. Poor Mom.
Monday, we staggered out of bed, dropped my mom at the airport and went out to Valleyfair! The first two rides we took were on their two wooden roller coasters, High Roller and Excalibur. Z then talked me on to Wild Thing, but I don't think I opened my eyes at all during the ride.
Have you ever been on a ride where you went beyond the fun scared and into the edge of sheer terror? That was me on Steel Venom, and I seriously thought I was going to die during the ride. That's one of the scarier things I've ever done, and I'm not eager to repeat it. There would have to be some serious cash on offer to get me back on that thing, like 6 figures or more. I've never cried on a ride before, but I cried on that thing. Ugh.
After that, there was no way in hell Z was going to get me on the Corkscrew, but he refused to go on the Power Tower, so we called it even. There were a few rides that we both agreed would be a bad idea in our slightly hungover state, mostly the ones involving being upside down for a good length of time. We did go on the spinny-type rides that I enjoy, like Mad Mouse and The Monster and Tilt-A-Whirl. Best part, though? The water park, with the various water rides and slides. They have 3 waterslides called "Fast, "Faster", and "Fastest", which were a LOT of fun, there's a couple raft rides, one with people and one solo, and then there's the gentle float that goes all the way around the perimeter of the waterpark. Just you and your inner tube, floating. Yum. If they had a wave pool in there, it would be perfect.
All in all, we spent 7 hours at the amusement park. Pretty fun. Pretty expensive, but that's why we haven't gone before.
Also, I lucked out and didn't tan very much. Go Team SPF 45 and Multiple Re-Applications of Such!
The physical and financial recovery from the weekend is going to take a bit. I was in bed on Monday by 9, last night by 8:30, and it's a sure bet I won't be going to karaoke tonight, but instead will be in bed by 10:30. I'll be lucky if I get a run in. Also, we love ramen and we love the fact that produce is cheap right now, yes we do.
Worth it. It was all worth it.
Can I go nap now?
The party on Saturday was very nice. Some unexpected (but welcome) people showed up, other loved ones showed up, my mom & Z's mom got to bond, many people gave me champagne or prosecco (P, I drank the champers you gave me on Sunday night. Thanks, sweetie), it was all good.
Karaoke at the Market was fun. A little raucous, but what else do I expect? Z got amazingly drunk, so I decided to drink Pineapple Upside-Down shots in retaliation. I don't know why, don't ask why, there was no logic. My mom ended up having to drive us home. Poor Mom.
Monday, we staggered out of bed, dropped my mom at the airport and went out to Valleyfair! The first two rides we took were on their two wooden roller coasters, High Roller and Excalibur. Z then talked me on to Wild Thing, but I don't think I opened my eyes at all during the ride.
Have you ever been on a ride where you went beyond the fun scared and into the edge of sheer terror? That was me on Steel Venom, and I seriously thought I was going to die during the ride. That's one of the scarier things I've ever done, and I'm not eager to repeat it. There would have to be some serious cash on offer to get me back on that thing, like 6 figures or more. I've never cried on a ride before, but I cried on that thing. Ugh.
After that, there was no way in hell Z was going to get me on the Corkscrew, but he refused to go on the Power Tower, so we called it even. There were a few rides that we both agreed would be a bad idea in our slightly hungover state, mostly the ones involving being upside down for a good length of time. We did go on the spinny-type rides that I enjoy, like Mad Mouse and The Monster and Tilt-A-Whirl. Best part, though? The water park, with the various water rides and slides. They have 3 waterslides called "Fast, "Faster", and "Fastest", which were a LOT of fun, there's a couple raft rides, one with people and one solo, and then there's the gentle float that goes all the way around the perimeter of the waterpark. Just you and your inner tube, floating. Yum. If they had a wave pool in there, it would be perfect.
All in all, we spent 7 hours at the amusement park. Pretty fun. Pretty expensive, but that's why we haven't gone before.
Also, I lucked out and didn't tan very much. Go Team SPF 45 and Multiple Re-Applications of Such!
The physical and financial recovery from the weekend is going to take a bit. I was in bed on Monday by 9, last night by 8:30, and it's a sure bet I won't be going to karaoke tonight, but instead will be in bed by 10:30. I'll be lucky if I get a run in. Also, we love ramen and we love the fact that produce is cheap right now, yes we do.
Worth it. It was all worth it.
Can I go nap now?
