me to a T - Tracey Odachowski

Yeah, I’m late. I just ordered Mother’s Day gifts, um, today. (mom, don’t read that). But I had so much fun with my own family that everything got put on the back burner.

What did I do/get you ask?

I spent 8 1/2 hours at Busch Gardens. That was exactly what I wanted.

My husband tells me that the men in his office are a bit jealous that he got away w/ taking me to an amusement park for the day. We have season passes, so technically, on Sunday at least, it only cost him a dinner at the Irish pub in the park, and ice cream cone for the 4 of us to share, and a tube of chapstick.

Yes, one of my gifts was a $1.29 tube of chapstick.

Is that you asking me questions again? Why chapstick???

Because the REAL gift of the day was that I got to ride all of the coasters I wanted all day long, no questions asked. The first thing that totally made my day is that Gabe was willing to ride the Loch Ness Monster w/ me. This was his first time on a coaster that went upside down. He loved it so much that we rode four times together! Previously, he would only get on the Big Bad Wolf; yes, we rode that one, too - his first time in the front carraige!

But what REALLY made my day came in the form of an announcement during our 3rd ride on Nessy…they were opening Griffon for the day! It wasn’t supposed to open for another two weeks, but they must have known I was there. My little legs couldn’t make it from Scottland to France fast enough! I think I pulled something along the way. And before the end of the day, I rode it six times! Hey, they have a single rider line, and I was actually able to ride it every 10 minutes at one point! WOOHOO!

(that’s me in the front row, 3rd from the right w/ my feet sticking out. )

So, by the end of the day, I’d riden every coaster except Apollo’s Chariot, which I rode the last time we went and, well, it didn’t do it for me.

But, ahhhh, Griffon - that is my new love.

So yes, I’m a thrillseeker. Label me. I could NOT have asked for a better gift. The fam is now required to take me there every Mother’s Day (there were NO LINES!)

And to our mamas - thank you, we love you, we’ll see 2 out of the 3 of you this weekend and show you just how much.