It's kind of like whack-a-mole but more like...

Yay for 90's music! I've changed my blog song from Strawberry Swing (from the new Coldplay album which is very, very good I've discovered after some pestering by Josh) to a classic 90's song, Semi-Charmed Life by Kaitlin's favorite. It's so catchy (must be those do do do's) despite the actual meaning that it just makes you feel good in a way.

Saturday morning Jimbo, Jackie, Dan and I packed up our things and headed out on a road trip to KC! Needless to say, there were a lot awesome memories made in the following days. We ended up at Jimbo's lake house on Lake Lotawana where I fell in love with his dog, Tess, a cute and playful creature that refuses to sit still. It was so much fun tubing with Jackie! Every time we thought we'd fall off, we'd laugh a little harder until our stomachs were as sore as our arms. Jimbo and Dan rocked their wakeboarding skills out on the lake while Jackie and I took pictures. After we docked the boat we traveled to a Peculiar place (ha ha punny!) and spent the night at Jackie's. In the morning we pulled ourselves out of the sinking couch, ate breakfast/lunch, crippled Carl stopped by, and then we were back on the road to the Plaza. For those who have never been to KC, the Plaza is an outdoor shopping area in the downtown section. It's a really beautiful area architecturally. I've only been in KC when it's cold so it was refreshing to see people outside in the restaurant courtyards and people walking about the streets. They even had a live band playing outside an Eddie Bauer store. Random, right? It was fun to wander the streets and explore the different shops. Later that night we returned to Jimbo's, went tubing/wakeboarding again, ate a delicious dinner made by his hilarious Mom and talked outside for hours. We eventually retreated from being eaten alive by mosquitos and watched the Olympics inside. After Bolt's cocky but impressive Gold Metal showdown, the gladiator pose made a distinct mark in our expressions the following day when we went to Worlds of Fun. We started our theme park adventure on the Spinning Dragons, a kid's roller coaster where the cars spin along the track. The highest hill was maybe 150 ft tall but for a man such as Jimbo who has never ridden a roller coaster before, it proved to be scary! Jackie started laughing as he screamed the way down thinking that Jimbo was joking... haha it was hilarious but he conquered his fear and we ended up riding the Patriot (ride on Patriot!!), an inverted coaster like the Batman at Six Flags, the Detonator, the Timber Wolf (a rickety wooden coaster that jerked you out of your seat), and the most intimidating of them all.... THE MAMBA! It's one of the highest, fastest, and steepest roller coasters in the world and you can see it from a few miles away. Definitely intimidating reporting by the girl who is afraid of heights. We made our way up the hill and I squeezed Jimbo's hand into a million pieces when we went screaming down it! Crazy scary ride, but we defeated it! All of us ended up riding it multiple times along with the other less intimidating ones. Overall a great weekend with amazing friends and hilarious adventures! It was nice to get in a few days away with good friends before this busy semester starts...