Sunday, July 31, 2011

Adventures in Alabama

Well yesterday I went with Sugoi, Kevin, Kinsman, and Andy to Alabama Adventures for a little while. It's the first time I had gone in like, two years. It was a blast, that's for sure. I rode one water ride, and waited for Kinsman, Andy, and Kevin to come down the huge slide that makes me want to throw up just looking at it. Then we headed off to the real rides. We rode Buzz Saw Falls. Now, it's not your typical log ride. This is like, ultimate log ride to the max. The front of the cart is shaped so that when you hit the water at the bottom, it creates this HUGE splash of water. It creates, like, a tunnel you go through. It was awesome. But, let me tell you, the best part is after the ride, when  you stand on the bridge that is right in front of where the cart lands. Oh man. This girl, maybe about 15, got thrown on the ground by the force of this epic splash. It was so totally wicked.
After that, Sugoi and Kevin went to find refreshment while Kinsman, Andy, and I went to continue our adventure. We rode the Stratus Fear. You get strapped into these seats and it slings you straight up into the air and then you fall, and then you go up again, and then you fall. And you repeat that a couple more times. It's way fun. It helps me over come my fear of falling. Then we rode the slingshot ride. I can't remember what it's called, but it's pretty much a slingshot with loops and barrel rolls. So funn. Except it made my head hurt and my stomach didn't like it all that much either.
Finally we met up with Sugoi and Kevin to eat and drink and be merry... Ok, maybe not. We did eat and drink and then we took our seats in the stadium thing they have to wait for Mike Posner to come out and sing to us. It was a pretty enjoyable concert. I didn't know most of his songs, but he is a good stage performer. Around the time it was time to go, I'm pretty sure my ears were about to burst. These two annoying girls behind us were screaming every five seconds at a pitch level I didn't know could be reached by a human. They sure did prove me wrong.
Once we got into the parking lot, we noticed that there was a couple making out in their car.. We really couldn't just leave them be. So we drove around them once, just to make sure that they actually were making out. And then Kinsman jumped out, pounded on their window, and ran away. I'm pretty sure that couple won't be making out in well lit parking lots any time soon.
Finally we were home. Once my head hit that pillow, I was out like a light. But it was definitely and enjoyable day. Now, I must go nap or I won't make it through the rest of the day.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Jimmy Time

Well, well, well. So much has happened since my last post. Mostly I've been working, failing at saving up for school. So far I have pretty much spent all of my pay check. I literally live pay check to pay check and I hate it. I'm working on it, I really am. But it's not going to well.
Last weekend I went with Morgan Lane to her mothers camper in Pell City and I got to see her country side. Man, I thought she was country before, but no. The Morgan I saw last weekend is country Morgan. It was amazing. I also got to meet her wonderful mother, and her new friend Jesse. He took us to dinner at Waffle House. That was quite the adventure. Afterwards we went swimming in the lake. I floated around staring up at the stars thinking about how beautiful it is. I wish I could have grown up like that. Being able to float in the lake on a hot summers night and stare up at the stars and just think. I thought about a lot of things. Nothing huge or important. I just pondered over my life and my actions. Some of them I'm not too happy about and some of them are the best things ever. Like meeting Morgan. That's probably the best thing that could have happened to me since I have moved here. She is just... Amazing. I love her to death. She's taught me a great deal about love and life and I owe her so much. After we went swimming we played card games.. We didn't even get through one round of Gold Fish (yes, GOLD fish, not GO fish) before we got bored. SO we moved on to B.S. I won. Of course. IDK why Morgan never called me out, she always knew when I was lying. But hey, it's what best friends do, I guess. LOL
We finally rolled into bed around 3 in the a.m. And whew! I was wiped out! But it was a great night and I definitely don't regret it. We had to wake up barely three hours later because I had things at home to do and she had work to get to. That was soooooo hard!!! Only three hours of sleep! That's not even a nap for me! I don't know how I made it home. Maybe because of the biscuit Morgan bought me? Or the fact that even though we were in different cars, we managed to dance to the same songs. Who knows? We're a wild bunch... Well, pair.
I attempted to sleep, and failed so hard at that. So I got up and helped my mother a bit with the kids she was watching for Victoria, who was around the corner building her house. Eventually I made my way down there, helped raise one wall and then called it quits. I didn't even make it through my lunch break. I crashed pretty much as soon as I laid down on my bed and slept for four hours. I woke refreshed and ready for anything.
So I went and hung out with some friends in Wilsonville and stayed out entirely too late, like always. I feel like this summer is a plethora of late nights and early mornings. I'm going to be burnt out before I even start up at school again!
On Sunday Morgan came and visited me and we hung out. We realized we owned the same shirt, so I convinced her to wear it to FHE and match me. We looked so cute! LOL. We picked up Russell and according to Morgan "He's so cool. Hehe". Morgan and I have actually decided that he is the male us. It's weird but awesome. I feel like we have gone from the Dynamic Duo to the Terrific Trio. But that's for later..
Fhe was... Something. I had fun catching up with everyone I hadn't seen in a week. We aren't having it next Sunday and boy! Two weeks with out seeing these kids! I don't know how I'll survive... A trip to Pell City this weekend will just have to suffice:)
Today. Oh boy. This is the real stuff right here. I got off work semi early and came home and... I honestly can't remember. I know I was on my computer doing what I do best: Funny websites. But I think my brain decided to take a nap until Morgan called me, because I really have no idea what I was doing. Well, she called me and told me to look pretty (when don't I??) and that she was coming for me. We got together to do something and when we couldn't decide what to do, we decided to find someone who could. So we picked up Russell. Oh boy. Best decision of the day!! He is definitely a fun kid. Funner than I remember him being. Maybe his mission and his best friend's marriage has loosened him up? Well, whatever it was, I like it!
We hit up Books a Million, like the nerds we are. But after a while Morgan got bored, so we put food in Russell's belly and headed to the park. He introduced us to a game called Monkey on the Ground. It's like Marco Polo but on a jungle gym. That was pretty funny. I'm pretty sure the guys playing basket ball thought I was insane when I started screaming cause Russell was trying to reach me through the bars. But hey, what the heck! It was fun and I felt young again. Then it was off to my house to get some appropriate cow tipping clothing. Sadly, we couldn't find any cows to tip.. This time. The cows we did find were protected with electricity, and no way am I messing with that stuff. No sir/ma'am. We stole some corn and trespassed on someone's property. When we were walking through the corn rows Morgan and I managed to lose Russell... That, of course, didn't end well. We told him that if he made us scream he'd walk home. But still, he sneaked up behind me and had me screaming like a child. Which of course startled Morgan.. And the dogs.. And that's when we booked it back to the car, with our three ears of corn. It wasn't the BEST because it was still pretty young, but it tasted good because it was stoled. Haha. Oh the things we get in to. After that, Morgan and I came to the conclusion that Russell must hang out with us a bit more. So we tasked him, when we dropped him at home, with coming up with more things to do the next time we had Jimmy Time. (That's what we call it when we get together because we ride in Morgan's Jimmy.) And now the night is winding down. We both have tons of things to do in the morning. And the morning being 5 hours from now.. Joy. Why do we do this to ourselves, Morgan?
Well, that pretty much sums up what I've been up to. This summer is getting to be... SUPER FANTASTIC!!!! Good knight:)