Amusement parks and anniversaries

Taylor and I took Rosie to Carowinds this week.

This trip was a flying success; thanks Taylor for the awesome idea.

We surprised Rosie, and left Mercy behind with Grandma Zippy and Papa Pack (Thanks again for the help!), and had a whole day to have fun. Taylor reached out to her cousin who lived nearby, and we were able to spend the day with Brantley, Brenden, and Aunt Luann.

They are season ticket holders, and this was awesome for couple reasons:

• We didn’t know which rides Rosie was tall enough for. It would be terrible to walk all around the park, and be disappointed to learn that 4’2″ Rosie couldnt do the rides she wanted to do.
• Cousins make everything better.
• Taylor and I didn’t have to make any decisions
• Taylor and I didn’t have to navigate the park via map on a tiny phone screen.

The last time I went was in high school, and sadly, the math says that was about 20 years ago. Back then, there were about 3 or 4 major roller coasters, and I remember having to wait in huge lines to ride any of them, especially the Wayne’s World Hurler, a huge wooden coaster.

Taylor and I really showed our age because though the ride is still there, it lost the “Wayne’s World” branding related to the movie 16 years ago.

The day was so much fun, and we paid dearly for it the day after. I felt like I got in a fight when I woke up Saturday morning. My fitbit said I did 20,000 steps, but it was the rattling around on roller coaster’s that made me feel my age.

12 year anniversary

Happy Anniversary!

It’s been 12 (mostly) amazing years- there have definitely been some hard years during that time, and I just want to keep it real about that.

Though the calendar says it was our anniversary, our plan to celebrate is our upcoming trip to New Hampshire and Boston to see a friend’s wedding in 2 weeks. I have never been that far north before, and am looking forward to seeing that area of the country. If you have any recommendations for what to see or do (or eat) in Boston, pass it on!

Since there isn’t a grand anniversary to really expand on, here are a few more pictures from the past 2 weeks: