Soccer Saturday is back

With a blink of an eye we are in full mode of Soccer Saturdays......For now it is just Boo Boo and she starts off with a bang with a 3 game tournament hopefully progressing to the 4th game for the finals.

An early night Friday, Boo Boo's favorite NOT, for an early morning wake up call for our trip down to South Charlotte, about 40 minutes away or so.  With bags packed the night before it seemed a stress free morning or so I thought.

Rousing Boo Boo was like trying to start an earthquake, this girl will not move for ANYTHING, finally got her moving and boy was she grumpy, I could see this would be an interesting 1st game.  We get to the fields and had to park about a mile away (I know an exaggeration but it sure felt like it).  So with bags, camera and seat we made our way to the field.  Warm up was not impressive at all but y'know there has to be something said about Boo Boo and her warm ups.  If she has a bad warm up she tends to have a good game so here's hoping.

So 1st game up was FCCA and Boo Boo seems to have this thing about FCCA, they really have a love/hate relationship, more hate than anything, you remember the suspected dislocated jaw from a year back, right and then the comeback kid towards the end of the Fall 2011 season, well ever since then she is determined FCCA will never get the better of her...

So game on.....both teams came out to battle and given this was Boo Boo's 1st year with this new team it would be interesting to see how the girls jelled, boy did they gel.  Watching the play was great all the girls were passing the ball, Boo Boo was vocal as ever, this girl was on fire.  I know I am a proud mummy when it comes to the kids but this girl ROCKED it.  I have never seen her play as good as she did, complete SHUT OUT with some phenomenal saves we came away with a win 4-0 so I guess Boo Boo is keeping up with tradition in that bad warm ups = good games or in this instance GREAT GAMES!!!!!!

With a trip to subway for lunch it wasn't long before we were back at the fields for game #2.  We had called Bombshell during the break as he wasn't going to make the games on Saturday as he had a lot to do with Bambeano but I think with the excitement I told him about her 1st game he made it down to her game and she was pleasantly surprised.  I have this funny thing about Bombshell watching Boo Boo play, she has her best games when he is not there, funny that right.

So onto the 2nd game and this time it was Lake Norman, again another team Boo Boo has not had a favorable experience with them, in her words at the last game "mummy they even have boobies" so was there another opportunity for her to get her "pay back" as she likes to call it....well it didn't start off so good.  The refs called the game early before our coach even had an opportunity to be there (he had other teams at the same tournament) so the girls seemed a little on edge but they had some good attacks but the ball just would not go in the net, then from a goal kick the other team scored, having Boo Boo off guard but that was all the push she needed, that and her team.

They fired up the anti and came roaring back for a 7-1 win, now onto Sunday, another FCCA team and hopefully another win....but god had other plans.....

After waking up Sunday ready to get Boo Boo up for yet another early morning the storms rolled in accompanied with thunder and lightening, so here we were with a 2 hr delay and an opportunity for Boo Boo to sleep in a little but no sooner than that all games called off....so now what....a day completely free and an unknown of who would win, I wasn't sure but I thought it was based on points, 3 pts for a win and then if there was a draw it would be based on goals against, so a quick look at the standings we had 6 pts and 1 goal against, our rivals, yep you've guessed it FCCA, they had 6 pts but 6 goals against...

WE WON....1st tournament with a fairly new team and the girls did us proud all did a phenomenal job, now onto the regular season 9/9/12 not before Bambeano's games on 9/8/12

Hotlanta or bust.......

After a few weeks of catching our breath from our England trip it was time to enjoy a weekend with great friends and venture to Atlanta....after our successful Mountain Trip we couldn't wait to plan our next adventure and what an adventure it was.

Again we decided to not tell the kids where we were going or who we were going with....trust me 5 kiddos all bubbling with excitement before a road trip weeks before we leave was not something I think I wanted to handle.  Friday came and our friends met us at our house, after a quick switcharoo of kids in cars (we have Boo Boo and her best friend, while our friends had Bambeano and their twins) and off we went.

We had a busy but fun week end planned, hotel and pool, Coca Cola factory, Braves game and Georgia Aquarium were all on the agenda.  After a pit stop on the way for bathroom breaks and a stop at the mall for our Braves gear, we arrived at the hotel and checked in.   It was way past my lunch and those who don't know me should know when I don't eat I get cranky as ever!!!!!  I am not exaggerating just ask Bombshell and after this trip our friends can probably attest to this too.  A quick drop off of bags we made our way for a late lunch at a local pub that Bombshell had spotted driving round to the hotel, ahhhhh the refreshing wine and food NOW I was a happy camper.

We walked a few blocks down to the World of Coke and made our way to the entrance.   Damn this place was busy.... I am not sure how I felt about the place.  On some aspects I felt like cattle being herded from one exhibit to another, they obviously have not got the Disney memo.   The kids seemed to enjoy it so that was the main thing especially when it came to try the various drinks, the place was a mad house, it was a special treat for some of the kiddos who do not normally have the treat of soda.

After the hustle and bustle of the World of Coke we made our way back to the hotel to get ready for our next adventure a Major League Baseball game, Atlanta Braves vs, Philadelphia Phillies.  So with the cars in valet a call was made to have the cars brought round while we started to get ready and then we would make our way to Turner Field, or so I thought............Bring on meltdown #2 for the girl who hasn't eaten.

Our friends car made it round and some of the kids were bundled in while we still waited for my car, 5 minutes nothing, 10 minutes nothing, 15 minutes nothing so I went to the desk to ask about my car and if it was coming anytime soon.  Just when I thought I would not experience any more madhouses I was never  more wrong.  There was a family reunion trying to find out where their two rental vans were, one had "disappeared".....hmm not a good sign....finally I got the attention of an attendant and asked her for a status on my car, she asked my ticket number and disappeared, it looked like she went to the board of car keys but alas my car keys were not hanging there so without giving me any update she proceeded to the back of the office (where I could still see) and started to talk to the "runners" who collect the cars and the "runners" were glancing back at me....ARE YOU KIDDING ME not so much of an update!!!!!!!

Finally I collared another lady and told her that I was not being told of anything related to my car, she proceeded to call up to the main entrance and try and describe my car and keys.  I was just about done with all the mayhem and heat (we were in the underground garage).  Finally Bombshell had this "bright" idea that as there were 4 vehicles all the same model as mine we would go up as one was bound to mine.....Considering none on the key chains she described were mine I was not as hopeful.  Sure enough after traipsing back upstairs round to the front not only were there no vehicles the same model as mine but mine was NOT there, how's that for a surprise, they lost my car!!!!!!

Back downstairs we went and en route I received a text from our friends confirming they could see my car, it was now miraculously found.  I was so mad, hot and disgruntled I grabbed the keys from the attendant who had the gall to gleefully say "we found your car" and stormed off, and no I did not leave a tip, are you kidding me, this took about 30 minutes of my life away!!!!!

We made our way to Turner Field and parked, the place was bigger than I imagined and there were so many fans.  The last MLB game I went to was NY Yankees in 1994 when Bombshell and I were living in White Plains, NY.  Our seats were a far walk away but when we got seated they were great views.  The kids were in front and the adults sat behind.  Braves came away with the win and we stayed for fireworks.  It was touch and go whether we were going to leave after the 6th inning and make our way back to the hotel.  You see our hotel rooms both faced Turner Field, but as it turned out the kids wanted to stay.  I am torn on whether this was a good idea or not, the fireworks and atmosphere of being there was phenomenal and the kids made the jumbo tron but the exit from the parking lot was not the best experience to say the least.

The next day we had to be up fairly early as we were meeting the manager at the Georgia Aquarium.  The food service and catering is run by the company Bombshell and I work at.  The place was huge and enjoyable from the start to finish.  Lots of great educational pieces for the kids and the exhibits, especially the
Ocean Voyager with the underwater tunnel after taking in about half of the exhibits, grabbing some lunch and letting the kids run off some steam, we decided to make our way back to the hotel for some pool time and chill before returning back to the Aquarium for the Dolphin Tale Show.

While I chilled at the pool our ever so resourceful friends and cooked up an idea to consume the adult beverages we brought with us on the trip.......Welcome the new Deer Park "chardonnay" water only available on a Bowden/Woodward road trip.  So while we enjoyed relaxing on the side of the pool we also enjoyed some quiet time enjoying our chilled wine while the husbands entertained the kiddos, this is what I call HEAVEN :)  Thanks guys we owe you.....

So after some quick showers we left for the Aquarium to catch the show and finish off the exhibits before dinner.  I really enjoyed the dolphins but could have done without the theatricals and singing but it was still good.  Of course before leaving we had to hit up the gift shop Bambeano and Boo Boo both getting cuddly toys, for a shock while I scored a Christmas tree ornament and Bombshell bought we a stuffed toy too, how sweet.

Dinner choice was picked by Bombshell it was a little Italian pizza place that he had tried out while he visited Atlanta on business.  He raved about the place so we were all up for trying.  Must be good if the have a police officer outside directing traffic and parking it was that busy.  No frills here just BYOB and find a table.  We arrived and the place was heaving and we had 5 hungry kiddos but with pizza how wrong good you go. We entered and made our way to the kitchen out back where they had large bench tables family style.  SO the 9 of us sat and waited patiently for others to leave and seated at a table where another party were at the end.  Bombshell ordered the pizza and no joke 5 minutes or so the pizzas arrived.

Most people now my husband is a trained chef and loves experimenting and trying new foods.  I on the other hand am the most pickiest eater there is, just call me plain Jane.   I will admit since I started dating Bombshell some 18 years ago he had broaden my palette but I still like my comfort food.  So the pizzas arrived a cheese one for the kids and the some others, that I shall call froo froo pizzas.  Our friends and Bombshell started eating while I sat and sulked....I just wanted my plain old pepperoni pizza.  The kids were fast running out of the cheese and Bambeano also wanted pepperoni.  My super husband stopped what he was eating and went up and ordered another "plain Jane" pepperoni pizza, ah the things he does to make me happy (or should we say to have an easy life, I prefer the 1st option)

So after dinner we made our way back to the hotel and decided to give the kids a  treat and take them back down to the pool for a late night swim.  The adults enjoyed some down time with adult beverages again and just chilled.  After some time we took the kids back up to the rooms to get them settled while the guys went for a drink at the hotel bar.  I was exhausted and it wasn't long before I fell asleep.

The next morning we had to get packed up and leave our 2nd road trip adventure behind.  I later found out that the guys returned back to the room sometime after midnight and could not get in the rooms.  With the rooms joining the just took one key but it turned out Mummy safety mode was in full force as the security bolt was placed over the door.  They tried and tried to wake my friend up even calling the front desk to call the room with no success so it resorted to banging the door VERY loudly until one of us woke up, three guesses it was NOT me......I slept through the whole thing :)

All packed up and ready to go we left Atlanta behind and started thinking about where we could have our next road trip and when......THANKS GUYS for another successful road trip it was a blast

Part 3 But does it really have to end....

So our last week of our England trip had come upon us and it was a bit of mixed emotions...I and the kids were really missing Bombshell, who we had left at home, but I was also becoming comfortable being back home to the point it was becoming natural.

Monday we just chilled out resting from our trip the previous day at Chessington.   Packed up and made our way over to Grandma's house.  It was a windy day but we made a trip down to the marina so the kids could do some crabbing.  Now the sun was shining and we had the Carolina blue but oh my the wind was sure whipped up down by the water, and here I was in my shorts freezing my ta-tas off.

Bambeano loved throwing the line into the water and catching the bite but when it came into actually seeing the crab or unhooking that was another story, the darn kid didn't realize that although the crab was on the end of the line he was still holding the other end of the line so no matter how far or where he moved to the crab followed, that was until it got loose and start to crawl to find the water.  I tried my hardest not to laugh but it was interesting to watch to say the least.  

Now Boo Boo on the other hand was getting a real hang of the whole thing and loved trying to beat the size of the crab she hooked with the next one, she too was a little squeamish when it came to unhook, I was having none of it, and you wonder where they get their fear from.  Grandma on the other hand came to the rescue.

With the wind and movement of the jetty it wasn't long before we decided to leave.  Poor Cilla (Grandma's dog) was not too impressed with the whole thing.

The next day we pottered around the house, took the dog for a walk and had lunch before we ventured out to Tiptree Jam factory for a true English afternoon tea, clotted cream and all.   Boy was this just heaven, good ole English tea, jam, scone and of course not to forget the cream!!!!!  We left there and ventured back to Grandma's.

Card games and wine flowed and we even caught some of the Euro 2012 soccer which Jack loved.

This was also the great week to catch up with some great friends.   Tuesday was an afternoon at the Castle Park again meeting up with my oldest friend from college who also happens to be Boo Boo's godmother.  After the kids burned out their energy it was time to grab some dinner before heading back to Grandma's.

Wednesday was an afternoon catching up with more great friends.  Darren is also Boo Boo's godfather and spent 18 months in Charlotte with Chris when they were interning.  His wife, Martine, and I first met when we both traveled to Charlotte for one Christmas while both Darren and Chris were living there and we hit off immediately and had a very memorable night New Years Eve 2008 at the now defunct club, The Hut this was followed up by kicking up a storm on the dance floor on my wedding day, glad YouTube wasn't so popular back then!!!!  Their 3 boys and Bambeano hit it off just as well when we walked up to the "Rec" and they kicked around a soccer ball.  I think the fact the boys all had on soccer strips, 2 of which were Tottenham, Bambeano was super excited.  Martine was able to stop by before she had leave for a school function she had to attend with her being a teacher.

After freshing up and handing off babysitting duties to Nannie and Grandad.  Grandad dropped me back off at Darren's so Darren and I could enjoy dinner, you've guessed it another Indian!!!!

Saturday came around real quick and this was Boo Boo's long awaited request, a trip to Buckingham Palace and a chance to catch up with their other cousins.  Grandma drove us up to Uncle Paul and Auntie Liz's house in Enfield and from there we caught the train into London.  We made our way through the crowds to the front of the Palace, this palace was HEAVING!!!!!  My first thought was surely this cannot be the lines to tour the Palace, I was kind of nervous as this was the opening day of the palace due to the Jubilee events but we made our way to the gates.  It turned out to be the ending of the changing of the guard, how neat, of all my years leaving in England I never experienced this.  Boo Boo grabbed her brother's hand and her cousin and squirmed their way to the front, Boo Boo armed with her camera took some great shots.

After some lunch we made our way to the Palace for our tour, it was busy but interesting, the crown jewels exhibit was a bit of a shambles but that is the British way I guess.  No air conditioning and the lack of controls of crowds in large spaces made for some uncomfortable times, I think a training session from Disney would fix that right up.  The gardens were unbelievable and the sun was shining what more could you ask for.  It was quite amazing that this beautiful Palace and grounds were smack in the middle of the hustle and bustle of London.

Sunday the kids spent time with their cousins before leaving Grandma's and making their way over to Nannie's to catch up with their other cousins.

Bowden & Humberstone Cousins (Bombshell's sister's children)

Now the time had come to start packing up for our return home, mixed emotions came as I was excited to see Bombshell and friends but so so emotionally draining to be leaving.  We had spent so much time at home catching up with family and friends that it really did bring home what I miss living in America.

A final hurrah dinner Monday and the cousins (my sister's kids) got to enjoy each other's company before having to say goodbye

Bowden & Cooper Cousins (My sister's children)

Tuesday was a day of drizzle and some final shopping before we left for the airport hotel.  Picked up Bambeano's soccer cleats (Football boots to my English friends) for his birthday and some other last minute goodies before packing it all up to leave for the hotel.

I was hoping the day of our flight the kids would do just as good as they did flying over and maybe US Airways had my name flagged in the system in a good way after our experiencing flying to England.  Well the morning did not start good as both the kids were both very tired and Boo Boo was not feeling too good, geez cannot I not catch a break!!!!

After several trips to the bathroom throwing up and a nice episode on the curb outside Gatwick you could say I was just about done.  However, not to be out beaten by his sister, Bambeano started to join in on the act, so make that 2 kids throwing up before our flight, FUN FUN FUN.  To make it a little easier Gatwick now has a family and need assistance immigration so after some tearful good byes we made our way  through immigration, it was a breeze.  This was  a VERY hard good bye only made easier by being strong for the kids.

Until next time England, thanks for the fun times, great memories and last of all the weather!!!!!!

Can't wait to write about our next adventure, ATL BABY!!!!!

Vacation Part 2....

Wow it has been a month since we got back from our England trip and boy does it feel a distant memory....

We had so much fun and the weather was very kind to us.  All my stress of packing two season for the 3 of us was not needed.  After arriving on English soil with no sleep I got my 1st taste of the English breakfast I oh so miss....we ended up at Lakeside at Tescos (to my US friends Lakeside is a huge shopping mall and Tescos is a grocery store similar to Super Target)

Full and happy we made it to my old house, why oh why everything looks so small I will never get used to that, unpacking started while the kids played on the new found trampoline in Nannie's backyard before we made the trip to Grandma's for lunch.

Thursday was our down day of just chilling with nothing really planned as the next day we had to get up really early to catch a plan to Uncle Martin's to Belfast.  I was looking forward to this trip probably the most.  I haven't been to visit since my Nannie passed away in 2002 and the kids had never been.  I wanted them to see some great sights that I had taken Bombshell when we got married.  My first rain started when we landed and boy it really put the shock in me on how cold it was, as soon as we get to Uncle Martin's the jeans were coming out.

I hadn't seen the new house since they moved and they since have 3 horses so of course despite the rain and mud Boo Boo was eager to go see and ride the horses.  We waited until Lizzy (my cousin) got home from school and she went horse riding while my Aunt and I went to the store.

Saturday my mum and I went to my Grandad and Nan's grave to visit and leave flowers, Friday was the 10 anniversary since my Nan had passed, it was another wet and dreary day.  In the evening we ended in Belfast played bowling, which I won (of course) and then finished the night with a Delicious and I mean Delicious Indian.  Sunday turned beautiful we made our way up to the coast of Antrim first stop Carrick-a-rede rope bridge and we all made it across, with great views seeing Scotland in the distance.

Monday back home to England and the rest of our adventures were to begin.  A picnic in the park with some great weather, Shorts and T-shirts and blue skies followed by some time at Grandma's that included a trip to the beach.    On our trip to the beach we had English chips on the beach, some paddling by the kids, a visit to the old haunt of mine and Bombshell's college before finishing it up with some amusement rides on Clacton Pier.

A quick stop shopping where I got some great gifts for our friends back home before we started to make our way back to Grandma's.  Next on the adventure was a surprise trip for Nannie and the kids, Grandad (Nannie's Grandad the kids way of distinguishing between the the two grandads) had helped me plan by ensuring Nannie was free on Friday.  We got up fairly early and packed a small suitcase as after the day's adventures we would be staying the night in London to enjoy Saturday at Tower of London. 

We made our way to our secret destination which started with a delay......we had a sick one....oh my this would be interesting....so I switched seats with Boo Boo she sat up front with Grandad while I squeezed in the back with Nannie & Bambeano.  After a few moments I realize the reason for Boo Boo's queasiness.  Nannie's perfume was a tad overpowering, with a cracked window we were on our way to "the secret"..... after an hour or so we made our way through Enfield in which Boo Boo thought she was going to see her other cousins that lived there, but nope, that wasn't the right answer....we continued on through Edmonton and that is when Nannie knew where we were headed but the kids still had no clue........Boo Boo saw the signs for Tottenham (the town) and squealed at Bambeano that she saw Tottenham...the penny will drop in a few minutes....

We continued on till we found the destination, made a turn and Boo Boo squealed to Bambeano she saw Tottenham Hotspur yep we were at White Hart Lane.  To see the look on Bambeano's face was priceless he was in awe that we were actually here.   It was the one thing he had told me he wanted to do when I asked the kids one thing they wanted to do.  I had been planning this for a while and had been working with the tour manager to arrange.  There was a main tour and our VIP tour.  I decided on the VIP tour as I thought it would be better for the kids and I was not wrong.  The regular tour left the store about 30 minutes before ours and it was a mass of people herding behind the guide, I want to say there were about 30 people or so.  Ours left soon after (yes it took them that long to get organized) and it was just the 5 of us, heaven.  Our guide John was fantastic, he grew up supporting Spurs (Tottenham Hotspur) and had a wealth of history and knowledge.  We made our way into the press room and the kids got to experience sitting in the press chairs.  Next up the suites, if you could call them that, again that smalls vs. US big comparison came to mind.

We made our way into the stadium and sat in the seats as if we were watching a game, looking at all the details of the stadium, one fact that I found interesting was the stadium was on the grounds of what used to be allotments (gardens with vegetable patches).  We saw the police pod that was suspended from the roof that enabled the police to zoom in on any trouble and radio to the stewards and police on the ground.  After soaking in the ground and stadium we made our way to the trophy room and changing rooms (or as US call Locker rooms).  The referees had their own and when they are ready for the game to start and make their way to the tunnel they ring a door bell that rings in the changing rooms of the visitors and Spurs, another mouth dropping moment for the kids, they loved ringing the bell.

The kids loved the changing room of Spurs, all the shirts were hung up with the players names and there was a white board with magnets.  Boo Boo screamed "They have a board like daddy uses for coaching" I smiled thinking "More like daddy has a board like Spurs" but I won't burst her bubble.  Now for the walk down the tunnel, AMAZING!!!!! and to finish up a chance to sit as manager for a moment....interesting given the owners of Spurs just fired the manager

So after a GREAT day at Tottenham and some goodies purchased at the store, unfortunately the new shirts were not out, we started to make our way to our hotel for the night...Not so fast as it turned out we had to stay out of London for 30 minutes to avoid the congestion charge ( A premium fee to try and discourage cars into the center of London) so we decided we had to try and waste some time, shopping and eating was out of the question so what would we come up with.......well Arsenal's ground was fairly close I mean that is why Tottenham and Arsenal a fierce rivals.  So we made our way over to Emirates Stadium.  I couldn't believe how Americanized the new stadium was, it reminded me of the Panthers Stadium the Oval feel as appose to the old school rectangular stadiums like Tottenham.  We parked up so we could take a bathroom break and take some pictures but Bambeano refused to get out of the car, what in the world, after back in forth discussion I finally asked him why was he not getting out of the car, he whispered he couldn't.  I asked why and he pointed to his shirt.  He had his new Tottenham shirt on and knew he was in Arsenal Territory, I smiled and passed him a different shirt.

After a rested night at the hotel we got up early and made our way to the Tower of London.  I had read up in Nannie's tour book that when visiting the Tower of London it is best to go straight to the crown jewels as lines can get long.  So we made our way in and started to walk towards the crown jewels at least where we thought we were going, so I stopped a "beefeater" to ask if we were going the right way and he immediately saw Boo Boo's Charlotte Soccer Academy sweatshirt and told us he had friends that lived in Matthews, WOW small world or what, so not only did he tell us where we needed to go he walked with us and gave some off the cuff history, nothing like a personal tour and we loved it even if it was short.

On our arrival to the crown jewels we stopped to get some pictures of the guard outside and to our surprise they started a change of guards, so we stayed and watched, another first for the kids.  We saw so much during the visit and the kids were very involved and interested with no whining "Are we done yet?" that I had prepared myself for.  Our stomachs told us it must be lunch after looking at my watch I was surprised to see it was 3pm.  Wow we had been in the Tower of London since 9.30am no wonder my stomach was telling me it was hungry, how time flies when you are having fun, a quick stop for lunch at Subway before we embarked on a river cruise down to Big Ben so the kids could visit Hamley's.

Our busy week end didn't end there......Sunday saw us make a visit to Chessington.  This truly was a family outing, huge mini bus to accommodate Nannie, Grandad, me and the kids and my sister, her 2 kids and her husband.  Weather started fairly reasonable, shorts but sweaters were still needed.  Upon arrival we made our way to the rides, Bambeano was the daredevil wanting to do all the "big rides" I was happy to oblige while Nannie watched the bags.  Boo Boo made it towards some easier rides with her cousin.  We came to one ride that none of the kids could ride so back to my childhood I went, Grandad (my dad, my sister and I) all made our way to ride Rameses Revenge.  This ride turns you upside down, spins you around and lowers you head first over water fountains well we were wet anyway due to HUGE downpour.  Nannie and my brother in law were on kid duty and thanks to the huge downpour we had no line for the ride.  We go on and it started.  The ride lowered us head first and soaked me right in the face, my sister was laughing so hard while I tried to wipe the hair out of my face, but y'know what the laugh was on her as she was laughing so hard at me she didn't see or realize the huge fountain aiming right for her....BAM she got hit worse that I did, my turn to laugh at her, so while we grasped some relief the ride started to make it's way back up, or so we thought, hmmm we were swinging back and forth a bit too long or were we.....An announcement then came over the speaker that everyone dreads while on a ride..... "sorry but we are experiencing some technical difficulties please bear with us while we try to fix the situation"....thankfully we were not upside down....so after a few minutes the ride started to make the descend.  It appeared that a man a few seats up was too "wide" as the attendant stated.  So while he was escorted of the ride, the sun now out, the line for the ride forming, the attendant asked all of us currently on the ride if we wanted to go again...HELL YEAH!!!!!

Well I will leave it there and promise PART 3 will come soon as well as our recent adventures to Atlanta......until then my friends :)