we're back on the road...! back to our 14-inches of leather. any personal space is filled with coolers and bookbags, but somehow i like it. comfycozyy! (we'll see how long that lasts.) i'm camped out in the back right next to kristina. cobra & TP are right in front of us, jorge is behind the wheel (lord, be with us) & billy's ridin shotgun with his hair undone.
we arrived at cedar point around 5 last night ("...just in time for happy hour"-tp.) we tossed our things in the room & went for a long walk to loosen up & get a little energy out after being cooped up for 7 hours. since our hotel was right on the amusement park's premises we stumbled across the ripcord skycoaster - a bungee type contraption that hoists you up suuuper high & drops you, leaving you swinging hundreds of feet in the air. tric, jorge & i jumped on it once we calculated it would cost us a mere $14.67 each if we all went together. (drifter gossip: billy said "they're already in the hole 15 bucks")...unfortunately i cannot reveal who i received this information from but a word for billy: I ATE $2 BAGS OF VEGETABLES AND OATMEAL FOR A YEAR SO I COULD EXPERIENCE THIS TRIP. anyhow, the view from the top of the ripcord was beauuutiful -- overlooked lake erie & the whole park. we hit the jacuzzi when we got back & then tric joined me for a jog along the beach :) walked to TGI fridays right off erie for apps. kristina sipped on a water and anxiously awaited the grape poptarts we had back at the room. she is undoubtedly in the lead for least money spent (frugal franny award)...coming in with a whopping SIX DOLLARS. we officially nicknamed her "the scavenger" after she slipped away to use the restroom & we found her rummaging through the restaurant dumpster.......just kiddiiiin. in the meantime, cobra was hit on by liz (our waitress) - she caressed his shoulder and pretended to be an avid sports fan just to stand by his side watching the game & making passionate comments whenever the celtics missed a shot. apparently the party wasn't over for uncle jorge and cobra cause they headed back to friday's later on that night as the rest of us rested up.
woke up early to pack up the durango & fuel up at perkins for a long day of walking and riding coasters. this is where you find me now...kris just found a place for us to crash in downtown chicago. but since we're ahead of schedule, we're taking a little detour to check out notre dame! 3 things im lookin forward to tomorrow!...seeing the sear's tower (where gramps worked most of his life); meeting up with mikey (my buddy i met in FL a few years back and kept in touch with!); and rootin for the cubbies in the mecca of baseball fields!! -- WRIGLEYYY.
random snippets:
-billy has ringworm.
-i forgot my license. momma's overnighting it to minnesota. thank you mommaaaa! :)
-cobra left his camera on the top of a garbage can and ran back 20 minutes later to find it just where he left it.
-"what's the difference between an ocean and a lake??" -TP
-& on a more serious note, there was a horrible car crash while i was snoozin & the rest of the drifters saw a few dead bodies :/ i guess it will inspire us to drive safely.
ta ta for now.
a.hendricks
To your random snippets:
ReplyDelete1. Give Billy more than his 14 inches
2. Always give thanks to Mom!
3. Never leave your camera on top of the car...it won't be there.
4. If you are in the middle, it won't matter which it is.
5. Always drive safely!