R.T. '09: Colonial Williamsburg

I am SO TIRED. People keep emailing me to say that I'm supposed to be relaxing, not posting on my hardware blog, answering emails, etc. Well, I think any day of work would be easier than a 10-hour day at Busch Gardens. I feel like a 90-year-old woman! Well, I guess I don't know what that feels like, but I'm walking like a 90-year-old woman. The worst part of a day like today is that the kids start getting giddy and crazy from being overtired, right when I start to lose it. We had a late lunch so we hadn't eaten dinner when we left the park at 8:30. We ended up eating pizza in our hotel room at 10 and the kids were out of control. Thankfully, the minute they laid down they were out cold.

Busch Gardens was really fun and not overly crowded. The kids went on just about every ride and Aliya even went on a couple of the big roller coasters. The poor thing had to go alone since Ben and I are big chickens. I think the last ride I went on was the Tilt-A-Whirl at Canobie Lake Park and I actually puked. It had to be like 20 years ago. I did go on the skyride today which I was quite proud of. I know it doesn't go fast but it's HIGH! Aliya kept talking and talking during the ride..."It's not really that high...well it's pretty high but we're not going to fall...well if we do fall we'll just hit the ground." ENOUGH ALREADY!!!

At about 3:30 there was an hour-long torrential downpour. We ran for cover as soon as it started because the clouds were really black and there were thunderstorms in the forecast. Unfortunately we didn't make it all the way to an eating establishment before it really started coming down, so we spent the first half hour waiting for it to slow to a regular downpour. Norah fell asleep and Ben had to stand there holding her the whole time. Then we decided to brave the storm and go to the closest cafeteria, but we only had my little purse umbrella. So I had the brilliant idea of Ben, Norah, and Aliya going with the umbrella, and then Aliya bringing it back for Adlani and me. It worked, we were starved and ate like hogs, and my intestinal tract hasn't retaliated, so it was all good. By the time we were done the rain had let up, lots of people had gone home, and there were no lines, no waiting.

Tomorrow we're headed for Water Country so I'll be walking like a 100-year-old by tomorrow night. Probably a burned-to-a-crisp-100-year-old. I'm so happy the kids didn't inherit my skin (or Ben's nose)...they get tan but they don't burn very often. Tomorrow is Adlani's 5th birthday so maybe there'll be cake. That makes any day better.

Lots of photos & videos to follow...probably not until we get home, but I'll get them up eventually.
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