Jul 17, 2005 10:34
that's right, i've returned from florida safe and sound and not eaten by a shark. let me tell you all about it. saturday (jul.9th) we left ariane's house at 4 am, and around 1:30ish i took over driving in georgia, but soon had to pull over because the car that ariane was riding in had a flat tire. so we're in the outbacks of georgia, sweating like bill clinton in a strip club, hoping someone would pull over and help us. then a guy came out to help, the his brother pulled up to help us. then we found a new tire, and the men fixed the car, then we rolled out- almost 2 hours later. anyways, it started raining and i got scared b/c i never drove in wind-gushing, rain-splashing weather before. then we stoped at a car rental place so ariane's mom could change cars. then around 10pm we were finally in orlando- actually kissimmee, but it doesn't matter. our room was nice. it looked like a real home b/c it had 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen with a fridge, microwave, oven, stove, dishwasher, washer and dryer, a living room, and a wet bar. since i was the last one to come into the room, there were no more beds left, so i had to sleep on the couch for the entire time, but i was fine since i had my own t.v. and everyone else had to share. now to sunday. we found a outlet mall, but nothing was very interesting. then we ate at cici's pizza, which was connected to a souviner shop, so we went there after we ate. 20 minutes later, i saw i guy in a hat that looked familiar, so i grabbed ariane to come with me, and when i saw who had the hat, i got happy, b/c it was nick parker. no kidding, it was really him in orlando. he was with some friends and they came from some ddr-like competition. then he left, and we went back to the room. then ariane, her friend ebony, and ariane's cousin, shalonda went swimming, while me and the other cousin, marti, just sat by the pool. now to monday. we did absolutly nothing, but watched t.v and went swimming. now to tuesday. we all went to coca beach which was probably an hour away. the beach was beautiful, and the sand felt like fire on our feet. the water had a crapload of seaweed, but i didn't mind. the waves were big too, and they kept knocking me down, with saltwater in my mouth. eww. i got a whole bunch of seashells. then we left to go back to the room where we did nothing, but before that, we got lost, and ended up in some part of disneyland/world, which ever one it is. now to wednesday. we went to the florida mall, where spent 3-5 hours. that was the largest mall i've ever been to, bigger than st. matthews, which i think is big. i bought 3 dvds, a pillow, incense, and something else. then we left, and did nothing else. now to thursday. me, mrs. rosie (ariane's mom) and marti went to universal studios, which was like $61.75, but it was worth it. first, we did the terminator 3-d, which cool, then e.t which sucked, men in black was the longest line in the world. and it sucked. then back to the future was awesome just like it was 10 years ago when i first got on. then we got in line for earthquake, and while in line, i started to feel dizzy, and i was hot, sweaty, and i was hungry and thristy, since i didn't eat before we left, and i was starting to catch a cold, so all that together wasn't a good combonation. then i felt lightheaded, and i thought i was going to pass out, so i left the line, with mrs. rosie, and sat down, while she got me a drink. then i got on the bench, and took me a small nap, until marti woke me and asked if i was feeling better. i said yeah, then we left to get something to eat. while marti got a nasty looking turkey leg, i sat down, b/c i felt dizzy again, and then i went to some irish bar& grill, where i finally got to eat, then i felt much better. then mrs. rosie and me got on the revenge of the mummy, which is the best ride ever. it was very cool. then it started to rain a little, and some of the rides were closed. then we got on twister. it wasn't a ride, but you just stood there, while this mechanical tornado, rode though, tearing up the fake drive-in movie set, and then a cow flew in front of us. then we did shrek 4-d, which was awesome, when donkey sneezed on screen, water was thrown in our faces, like he really sneezed on us. then we got on jaws. i've never been so scared in my like before, even though it was fake. i was at the end of the row on the boat, and i forgot that i had gotten on jaws before, so i didn't know what to expect. then jaws was swimming in front us, went away for a second, then came out of the water 2 feet away from me, and i almost took a shit in my pants. it was great. then we left. now to friday. we went to the souvenir shops, and back to the same mall, and i bought a neapoleon dynamite shirt. and then we left. now to saturday. HAPPY HARRY POTTER DAY!!!! that's right, the book came out yesterday, and mine was mailed to me at my house. okay, back to florida. i got up around 6:55 am, and we left for louisville around 7:30. we rarely stopped except to potty, get gas, and eat. we also went throght atlanta, which was nice, but mainly i slept the entire way back. we got to ariane's house about 10:45, and my mom picked me up and i finally came home after being away for a week. i didn't have to go to church today b/c i'm sick, and i gotta wash my clothes. i just wanna say that i've missed you all, and now i'm tired. bye.