Step Right Up to Go Upside Down

I am not going to write much tonight. I took half an Ambien an hour ago, and I should be getting myself to bed like right now. I took a half hit last night and it knocked me out. I was able to wake up at 9:30 a.m. though when my alarm stirred me with the rainforest sounds. I needed to get up early because we were going to Six Flags Elitch Gardens after lunch. The first of every month is Joel's home office day, so he finished up his business and off we went, though we didn't make it there til 2:30 p.m. We knew the weather was going to change so we prepared.

The park was pretty empty. Our first stop was the Minderaser roller coaster where your legs swing free. I got right on. No lines. After the ride was over, the attendant asked if I wanted to stay seated so I could ride again. I wanted to, but Joel was waiting with Tyson, and we were taking turns riding singly and then watching him. Unfortunately for Joel, just as he was about to get on, they stopped the ride to look for some kid's prescription glasses that had fallen off while he was on the ride. Dummy. 20 minutes later they're still not going. So Joel says forget it and gets out of line. Just then, the ride starts up again. We went on a few other roller coasters. There were no lines, no waits. It was great. I loved it.

It was a rather chilly afternoon. It began in the 70s but as the clouds blew in, the temp dropped to the 60s. I think that's why everyone stayed away today and they're going to come over the weekend because the weather will be sunny and warmer. Oh well. I prefer to just go up to a ride and not wait.

We ate burgers and fries and then took Ty over to the kiddie playground. He crawled all around and played with the styrofoam balls. We did that for a half hour. They announced they were closing at 5:30. I thought they meant just that attraction would be closing for the day. Later we realized they were closing the whole park early due to low attendance. Can they do that? I'll have to look that up. So we were kinda pissed off, but the storm had arrived anyway and it was starting to sprinkle. We headed home and got to get in the HOV lane on I-25 to speed our way home. Woo-hoo!

My friend Julia arrives tomorrow morning. Ty and I will drive out to the airport to pick her up and then we'll go to lunch. She'll stay at her mom's though for Saturday night. Later in the evening, Joel, Ty and I are going over to Brent and Maya's house for a barbeque that they're having. Should be fun.