Rollercoaster

I was talking to my mom the other day about a theme park that we use to love going to when I was a kid. It started bringing up the fun memories of going there with my family. It made me smile. Sadly they tore it down to build a large hotel complex in the late 90's. What theme park? It was Opryland! 

Now what stands on the site is the Gaylord Orpyland Mall and Resort. I've never been back since they tore it down and built the mall. I probably won't return. Anyways, that got me to thinking about my all time favorite roller coasters. Not just at Opryland but everywhere I've rode rides at so without further ado, here's my top five roller coasters that I remember fondly...

1. Chaos.

 

Choas was an indoor rollercoaster at Opryland. It didn't go upside down but it was indoors and completely in the dark. They played crazy music and used tons of different lights but it made you feel like you were in an inspector gadget episode. Loved it!

2. The Hangman.

This ride was also at Opryland. It was one of the first rollercoasters that I went on that your feet had to dangle. After Opryland closed the Hangman found a new home in Vallejo, California which isn't far from me! It's now there but as the Kong ride. I'm only about an hour from this park but I still haven't went to it. Hopefully, I will soon now that I know one of my old rides is there!

3. Raging Bull.

I rode the Raging Bull when I was in Chicago visiting my uncles. My mom, my uncles and I drove over to the Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. My mom to this day is still scared of this ride. In her defense it was pretty scary. It's top speed was 73mph. It's still at Great America so if you go, ride it and you'll know why she's still scared.

4. The Pirate Ship and Ghost Town in the Sky.

Ghost Town in the Sky was only accessible by riding a sky lift. Once you got up the mountain you were in a ghost town. They had it set up like a creepy ghost town with fun carnival rides. The best one for me that I remember was the Pirate Ship. Not only was it fun but scary. It was literally positioned right beside the mountain drop off. When ship went into the air all you could see was straight down the mountain. The ride literally sat on the edge of the fence that kept people from falling down the mountain. Sadly this place is closed too!

5. Blazing Fury.

This ride has been at Dollywood for as long as I can remember. It's nothing super special. It's an indoor roller coaster ride that doesn't go upside down. This ride however, takes you through a town that is on fire. The fire is literally above and around you as you ride. At the end of the ride you find out if you've got the fire out!

So there you have it. Some of my favorite rides!

Five First World Problem Questions

I'm going to go ahead and just say it. This entire post is going to relate to my wedding.

I was brushing my teeth this morning and I thought, "I need my teeth to get way whiter for the wedding" so I started to think what's the best whitening toothpaste. Then that made me start to think of other things that I've been thinking about for the wedding...

1. A whitening toothpaste.

Which whitening toothpaste do you think works the best? When I was younger I use to use to the Crest whitening strips but they started bothering me after a few uses. I switched to the Crest Whitening toothpaste but once I ran out I just never bought it again. So my question is which one do you think is the best whitening toothpaste out there? Thoughts?

2. Reslin Injections.

I apparently laugh and smile a lot. I've started to get a line on one side of my mouth that is a laugh line. I put lotion on my face in the mornings. I put primer and make up on and it's still getting in that line. I really want to get a reslin injection but Beezy thinks that is insane. So I need an alternative. My skin is very sensitive and breaks out so easily. I tried Arbonne and it broke my face out almost immediately after touching it. I use a lot of Neutrogena products so if you know of something let me know. I need it.

3. Make up for the wedding.

I always do my own make up. I've only had my make up done by one person and it was awful. I went to a MAC make up store to have them do my make up. I came out looking like a snow beast. Now I love MAC make up but the girl working there must have been use to painting houses instead of faces. Now I have to figure out who I'm going to have do my wedding day make up. The most important day of my life. I can't be looking like that snow beast. So now the hunt is on to find someone. I thought about doing my own but I don't want to the stress of having to do my own while having someone else do my hair etc. How much is a good price for wedding day make up? Thoughts?

4. Working out.

Everyday I wake up knowing that I should work out. I've been wearing the new fitbit that I got since Christmas and I've only hit 10,000 steps three times. Yep. Not kidding. I've done better this week though and even did a few sit ups. I've hit the 10,000 steps twice this week alone. I'm trying to get it together. I've also been doing better with my eating habits. I'm in this weird window of weight since I already have my dress. I can't lose more than 1o pounds which is what I'm shooting for but then on the other side of scale I can't gain more than 5 because they can't add fabric to it. So I've stepped up my game on this losing weight thing. It's definitely not as easy as it was when I was younger.

5. Wonky Hair.

Lately, one side of my hair won't hold a curl. I've never had this problem before but in the last year anytime I've went to curl my hair one side will look great and the other side doesn't want to keep holding the curl. Does anyone know why this is? With my engagement photos coming up and other important life events, I need to figure out why this is happening. I haven't been using any odd products. I haven't had a Brazilian blow out. Does anyone know what can fix this?

Weekend Review

This weekend was a big one! It was Super Bowl weekend!

For the first time we hosted the Super Bowl together at the house. Last year we went over to Beezy's cousins house. This year the entire gang came to our house. We started prepping the night before the big game by getting the ribs ready. We also hit up Party City for some cute decorations and plates. They had patriot napkins but we only chose to get our hopeful pick.

We had a packed house! The party was good but the game... not so much for us. Everyone in the house was rooting for the Seattle Seahawks and then they blew it in the end. Beezy's family is really big and this was the first time all of them were together in our house. It was special to have them over.

Beezy did get me flowers. That made the loss easier to take. I always love it when he does cute things for me. It's the best when you don't ask for it.

 

I was also able to squeeze in getting my hair colored and cut. I also got my nails done because this week we are taking some of our engagement photos!! I can't wait to take them! I even started looking for outfits for our other photos being taken later this month. It was pretty productive.

Now it's back to the work week but a short one since I took the day off for our photos.