And now for something completely different...

Most fun EVER!!!!! If you EVER have a chance to go to Cedar Point, I can't recommend it highly enough. Even though I chickened out and didn't ride Top Thrill Dragster, Chuck put it in perspective for me. "you only chickened out of the fastest, second tallest roller coaster in the world..." And now, I don't feel nearly as bad about not trusting my life to a piece of steel.
In line for Millenium Force. Did I mention it was down right COLD that morning and sprinkling on and off? I didn't bring a jacket so I bought one there. I told Chuck even if I never wore it again, that was the best money I had spent in a long time... Did I mention it was cold?
Eating lunch. We felt like poor college kids again, packing a lunch to save a few dollars. But then againg, it was $10.00 for a combo meal at Chick-Fil-A inside the park, so maybe we weren't poor, just smart...
Taking a rest. You don't realize how out of shape you are until you try to walk around a huge amusement park. We spent about 1/2 hour in the arcade. We got enough tickets to win a beautiful Shrek plush toy. It was the most beautiful toy you'd ever seen in your entire life and what does Dacian do? She goes and gives it to a crying child. The nerve of some people! I was going to keep that doll forever and ever...(if you can't read the sarcasm in this paragraph, call me and I'll say it in person.) :)
Right after lunch it actually did rain. Most of the rides shut down for about an hour. We didn't mind. We had fun standing under Chuck's patio furniture umbrella and playing the movie game. In case you don't know, I'm HORRIBLE at the movie game, so I was out first every time. We did have a good time though. The funny thing is, the harder it rained, the more "friends" we got. At one point, there were three teenagers under the umbrella, in addition to us.
Did I mention this is a BIG unbrella?

Have you noticed how my arms are crossed in every picture? I can't tell if it's to ward off the cold air, or the coldness that I felt because I was so stinkin' scared...Why, I"m not sure, I was fine after we got on every ride, it was the anticipation that was so horrible.This was us in line for Top Thrill. I might be smiling, but inside I was having a schizophrenic talk with myself about whether I should ride this ride or not. After all, we didn't write a will before we went...
These are more genuine smiles. THey couldn't wait. In fact I would use the word giddy to dscribe them. Duane got more and more like an eight year old on Christmas morning the closer we got to the front of the line.
This is them at the top of a 420 ft. drop going roughly 120 miles an hour, with just a lap belt to hold them from certain death. Can you tell now why I was scare senseless?
As you can tell by the fact that I'm not in the picture, my more mature, reasonable side won out on this one, and I stood by taking pictures. Do I have any regrets? Maybe a small one, but there's always next time. I'm hoping I get braver each time we go (and I do intend to go again!)

Here's us standing in line for the FRONT SEAT of Millenium Force. That's right, the FRONT seat. After I chickened out of Top Thrill, I thought I might be able to make up for it by appeasing Chuck and riding the front seat. This was Dacian telling us to smile for the picture.
This is Chuck telling me to show the camera how I "really feel" about being in this line.
We actually got in trouble for taking pictures, but Dacian asked permission to take this one of us since it's so special. They finally got me in the front seat!!! And I have to admit, I had a BLAST! It was awesome! It was even cooler because it was night out and we could look out over the Lake-well as much as you can going 92 miles an hour. :) There was just one problem riding in the front seat at 10:10 at night...
We had a slight bug problem! You can't see it in this picture, but this was taken right after we got off the ride. We counted and I had 32 dead bugs on my shirt and Chuck had about 25. It was insane!
Well, that about sums up our trip. We had a long drive there and a long drive back, but we enjoyed every minute of it-even the traffic jam. I hope we go again sometime soon, because it was well worth the time and money! Thanks Duane and Dacian for helping us have such a great trip!