Natalie arrived on Thursday night at 11:30 pm. We were both so excited and not too tired so I gave her the grand tour of the house, she met Benny and then we went to bed and being girls, we did the norm and stayed up talking until 2 a.m. You know there is so much catching up to do! :-)
We didn't really have any plans set during her trip except to go to six flags. So Friday we got settled, and kinda bummed around. I gave Natalie the short tour of Fort Knox and where are my favorite places to go. We hit the Old Navy store and Goody's, plus we grocery shopped so we wouldn't starve, then chilled that evening.
Saturday we bummed around for a while (we did a lot of that) then we headed out to one of our favorite spots.....Kart Kountry! We played mini-golf and rode Thunderbolt go-carts. I knew I always had a bit of competitiveness in me, but I didn't realize it's full potential until we went on the go-carts. Whenever Jason and I go to Kart Kountry we ride the fastest go-carts and race each other around the winding 1.5 mile track. Well, needless to say, I left Natalie in the dust! At least the first few times.....
We had so much fun at Kart Kountry that after church and the FRG get together at the park, we headed back there! Natalie's putt-putt skills as well as her driving skills improved a lot overnight! Watch out everyone...she was hot and ready to go! :-) It was a blast!
Natalie had brough the BBC series called North and South. It was 2 DVDs. We watched it that night and just at the end of the first DVD when I was left wondering what would happen we decided to quickly, and I mean quickly, run over to the Asian restaurant to get a bite to eat. I ate in anguish, but soon it was relieved as we finished the movie. It was very good, btw.
Monday was our first day at 6 Flags. We decided to split up our time so as to not feel rushed and spent one day riding the rollarcoosters and the other at the waterpark. Monday was rollarcooster day. We got there right after lunch and rode to our hearts content. It was perfect! The longest we ever waited for a ride was maybe 25 minutes!
We of course had our favorites: Breakdance and Thunder Run in particular. We both were screamers and it wouldn't be right to ride without our hands in the air either. Needless to say, the next day left us just a bit hoarse! But hey, that's just part of the experience!
Here we are enjoying some Dots Ice cream and a bit of shade!It wasn't really that bad, but we're goofs! We really play off eachother well!
Tuesday was the waterpark. Now we couldn't go back without riding Breakdance JUST ONE MORE TIME! And another time, and another time.... So here we are....and it was worth it. It was our first and last ride of the day. The last time was definitely the best! We were so busy soaking up the sun that we forgot to take pictures so this is the only one we have for the waterpark. We rode all the rides. From the lazy river, to the water cooster, to the funnel thing that you ride up high on the sides in a raft. That one was really fun, but for some reason the poeple up top had the hardest time believing that I didn't want to go down backwards so finally after the 4th time, I got to see us wooshing down into the funnel as opposed to just seeing why Natalie had a semi-frightened look on her face. :-) It was great!
On Friday we had gotten some Pina Colada mix so finally on Tuesday night, we blended it up with the ice and drank up.....virgin ones of course.
Wednesday was the worst day of all....Natalie had to go home. But we made the most of it. I know Benny was bummed to see Natalie go as much as I was. He really bonded with her. When we walked in it was like" Forget Mom, Natalie's here!" Just kidding, not QUITE that bad. LOL But He loved walking over to her side of the bed in the morning and sticking his cold wet nose in her face.... 
As much as I was bummed to see Natalie go, I was SO GLAD THAT SHE CAME!!!!!!!!!!!! It was like a little piece of heaven on earth! Thanks for the fun times Girl! Your the best! I love you!
