We celebrated our Frozen Waffle anniversary this week. We spent the day of our anniversary in Richmond and the day after we took the kids to Kings Dominion. We had fun both days but riding the new roller coaster ‘The Dominator’ was a lot of fun. I’d rank it on the top of list, the first time I rode it. The second time my youngest wanted to ride too. Thanks to the recent growth spurt that left me in tearful pools of nostalgia she was just big enough to ride. I wasn’t prepared for the fear I would feel just as the ride started. That’s when I realized my baby, who was just (like ¼ an inch just) big enough to ride, was going to
“fly through five inversions at speeds reaching 65 mph, including the world’s largest vertical loop”.
In my mind the shoulder harnesses and seatbelts were nowhere near adequate. The world is a totally different place when you’re a parent.
Just as the ride started moving I turned to MyHusband with a look of absolute panic. He has the amazing ability to read my mind and we both grabbed the handles on her shoulder harness and made sure she didn’t fall out. There was no way she was going to fall out but you don’t question a mother when she’s protecting her kids. You don’t tease her about it later either. Even if she can see it your eyes.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:48 am
Happy Anniversary!
Better you than me. I could not ride that thing.
(I mean the Dominator, not YourHusband).
:)
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:58 am
Thank you. You’re too funny!
How’s things going with the bean? I keep waiting for the news. I’m predicting a June 5th birth.
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:07 am
Bean is officially due tomorrow but he shows no signs of arriving. In fact he has regressed, in that he was 4/5 engaged and now he’s 1/5 again. He’s the nostalgic type.
June 5, aye? You could be right as I have an appointment for sweeping the membranes that day!
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:14 pm
He was handful from the start! :)
I’ll keep my fingers crossed. I know by this point you just want to get on with it.