Tayler

Dear diary, October 15, 07

I have been gone all weekend in California with my friends. It has been tons of fun with ups and downs but over all, I had a awesome time!

Thursday my dad took me over to the birthday girl’s (Nina) house around eleven o‘clock. I was second to last arriving but the last girl arrived shortly after I did. We loaded up the car then drove over to Nina’s Grandparent’s house to pick them up because they came with us. But for some reason it was taking a really long time for us to leave. Then we also had to go pick up Nina’s mom from her work and that took a long time. But we finally started driving out of town at about twelve thirty. The drive there was long but fun. It was long because it was loud and I was tired but it was fun because I had 8 of my friends around me with nothing to worry about. We stopped maybe three times. Twice because people had to use the bathroom and once for dinner. I didn’t have to use the bathroom the whole way there because it was a seven hour drive the same amount of time it takes to drive from here to Albuquerque from Mesa. So I am used to it. We drive to Albuquerque about twice a year, every year. So I learned how to hold it for seven hours. We stopped to eat dinner at Burger King. That was the first time I have been there that I can ever remember. So that was a new experience too. We arrived at the hotel at about seven thirty. We were all tired but we stayed up till midnight.

Friday I was super excited because we were going to SIX FLAGS! If you don’t know Six Flags is an awesome theme park, with the best roller coasters, in my opinion. We got there really quick because our hotel was about fifteen minutes away. We got in fast because we were there when it was just opening. Kelsie and Jill were leading the way because they had been there recently, so they led us all the way to a ride called the Tatsu. The Tatsu was a ride where you get in and sit down and buckle in. After everyone is in right the floor sinks and you get lifted up so that you are laying on your stomach. The whole ride you are looking straight down because your practically laying down. I was on the end and I was looking up to see where we were going and it looked like I was going to run into a pole that was part of the roller coaster. I was like oh my goodness but I didn’t run into it so that was good. The Tatsu was my favorite ride because I have never been on a ride like that and it was exciting. Right next to Tatsu is a ride called Déjà Vu. I dint like this ride because you get on it and it takes you backwards first then hangs you there. It wasn’t scary but when I was hanging there I had a lot of room to move around so I was scared that it wasn’t pushed all the way down or it was coming undone. But afterwards I found out it did that to everyone. Well after it hung you there for a while it shoots you back down then you pass where you got on and go forward and it hangs you there, so that’s why it is called Déjà Vu. Just wasn’t a good ride. Wasn’t bad but wasn’t good. I also got a headache from it. Not a bad headache just a little one. We decided to have lunch, but I wasn’t hungry because we had just eaten Mcdonalds two hours ago. They had a fruit cup for breakfast so they were hungry, but I had a sausage mcmuffin so I wasn’t hungry. So I didn’t eat lunch. Well then we were going to another roller coaster but we saw that the Log Jammer was running so we went on the Log Jammer. The Log Jammer is like the log ride at Disneyland. I went on it with Emily and Chelsey the first time and we hardly got wet. But we decided to go on it a second time but this time I went with Chelsey and Rachel and we got this boat that had about three inches of water in it already. So we knew that we were going to get soaked this time. We were doing fine until we went done the first big drop we got sprayed right on the face and our feet were went from the water in the boat. When we hit the bottom of the first big drop we almost tipped! Well I don’t think we really almost tipped but it felt like it. We were on our sides and our heads were right by the water. Everyone wanted to go a third time so we got back in line and this lady asked me how I got so wet I just said I was in a bad boat. Than Chelsey said “Don’t you know that girl with the white shirt on?” I was thinking how could I know anyone here? It would have to be a super small world for me to run into someone I know in a different state. But I looked at her and said “Sara?” and sure enough she turned around. Sara was a girl I sat next to in band last year but she moved so I hadn’t seen her since the last day of school. I was so excited to see her and shocked! She was there with her church. Almost everyone at my school goes to the same church and they take a trip there every year I guess. But I also saw some other people I know that go to that church but I didn’t realize Sara went to that church also. I thought I had recognized the lady who asked me how I got so wet because it was Sara’s mother! So I was wrong it is a small world, very small world! Thanks to Chelsey I got to see her! Well Chlesey, Rachel, and I went on the Log Jammer ride for the third time. Nina, Jaclyn, and Kelsey C. were right after us getting on. We got the same boat that we did the second time so after the third ride Chelsey, Rachel, and I were soaked. But Nina, Jaclyn, and Kelsey C. were barley wet. I was so happy that I saw Sara that I didn’t notice Kelsie M., Jill, and Emily had not gone a third time. So Nina, Jaclyn, and Kelsey C. wanted to go again so Rachel Chelsey and I waited right where you get off for them. We were there for about fifteen minutes when I decided to check my phone for any messages and I found out Kelsie M. had called me and left a voicemail that said they had left to go ride some roller coasters and to call them when we were done so we can get back together. So we went to go get Nina and them so we could go catch up with them but they wanted to keep riding the Log Jammer because they weren’t even wet yet. So Chels, Rachel and I called Kelsie M. to find out where they were so we could go ride the Batman ride together. So we met over there and rode Batman. It wasn’t scary at all. It was like a regular roller coaster, nothing special. Except your hanging there and you go upside down but it wasn’t as fast as the others. So it wasn’t scary. I still wasn’t hungry and my headache got worst. We went on SCREAM after Batman! Scream was one of my favorites too! That one had a lot of turns and was fun and smooth. It made me scream so that was awesome! But my head was pounding! We kept trying to get a hold of Nina, Jaclyn, and Kelsey C. but they weren’t picking up. We wanted to save the best ride so that we could ride it all together. The best ride is the Goliath. We all met right in front of Gotham city. So we went and rode the Colossus. I will tell you right now that ride is terrible! If you ever go to California and decide to ride the Colossus, DON’T! It is the jerkiest ride I have ever been on. The Colossus is a ride were you can pick whether you want to go frontward or backward. I wanted to go frontward because I had a terrible headache but everyone else wanted to go backward so I went backward and it was a nightmare. It was jerky and had a tiny little bar holding you in. I was getting thrown around like a rag doll. I was so sick! But then everyone wanted to get on Goliath right away so I went with them because Nina’s parents said no one can be alone. And I didn’t want to be alone because I didn’t want to miss them getting off the ride and walk around like a loner through Six Flags until I find them. So stupid me I went on it with everyone even though I felt like throwing up! We got on the ride and I felt okay because at least I was sitting down. I was fine on the ride because the wind was in my hair and I was sitting down. I felt so fine that I had my hands up in the hair. I felt like I was going to be okay. But as soon as the ride stopped I knew I was going to throw up! I was trying to hurry everybody up because I wanted to go to the bathroom but all of a sudden everything came up! I ran over to the side of the railing and picked myself up and threw up over the edge. I was terrified. I couldn’t believe that had just happened! Usually when I think I am going to throw up I never do. So I seriously thought I would never throw up because I haven’t for like a two or three years. But it really did happen. I was frozen for a second. It smelt so bad! I put myself down and everyone was looking at me. I had throw up all over me. On my mouth and my hands. I didn’t even know my shirt was covered with it until we had walked all the way to the bottom. I pulled my shirt off right away because thankfully I had a undershirt on. I went to the bathroom and rinsed out my mouth and washed my hands and face. I threw my shirt away too because I didn’t want to carry around that nasty, disgusting smelly shirt around for the rest of the time. I really liked that shirt too. I was so embarrassed and cold. It is a lot colder there than it is here. But my jacket was in a locker me and Chelsey were sharing so we didn’t have to carry around our purses so I was really cold for a long time until I decided to go and get my jacket. I didn’t want to ride anymore rides because I was afraid I would throw up again. And since Chelsey is such an awesome she said she wouldn’t ride anymore rides with me. I felt bad because I didn’t want to ruin her fun but I was going to try and make her have as much fun as possible. Before I got my jacket we tried to eat dinner so I got a sandwich but as soon as I started eating it I felt was really terrible again. I only ate half of the sandwich which means I didn’t have anything to eat for lunch and I only had half a sandwich for lunch. Plus I threw up all of my breakfast. So I was pretty hungry but I couldn’t eat because I would just throw it up! We went to a part of Six Flags called Gotham City, it was Fright Fest so we went to Gotham City right when it was starting to get dark because people dress up really really scary and jump out at you behind things and they sneak up behind you and yell in your ear. I thought it was funny but I didn’t like it because everyone would yell and scream even if it wasn’t really scary. There was this guy that had his hand tucked in his sleeves with a rope hanging off his arm and he would go around swinging it at people. And there were people sliding on their hands towards people. They would shoot out sparks when they slid on their hands too. One guy was giving out insults like I asked him “What happened to your hands?” like where did they go because they were in his shirt. He was the one with the rope instead of a hand. He said “What happened to your face?” I just said “I know, I know angels have touched it!” he just walked away after he realized he wasn’t scaring me anymore. They all had lots of make-up on which is weird because they were all guys. And they had more make-up on then me and all my friends have ever had on out faces out together. It was crazy! I bet they have a lot of zits right now. I feel bad for them because some teenagers can be really mean to them. And mostly teens go because it is more fun to get scared and scream with friends than your family. But I have high hopes that me and my family go to Six Flags soon because my mom loves roller coasters and so do I so we will have lots of fun on all the many roller coasters there. Fright Fest was fun they had lots of smoke and fog around. But we left because some people didn’t like to be scared and we walked around for awhile until everybody wanted to ride the Batman but me, Rachel, Kelsey, and Chelsey didn’t want to rid eit so we went to go look around and shop a little bit. We ended up getting massages. It felt really nice. We lied on this bed filled with water, like a water bed, but it pushes water up really fast to give you a massage all over your body and I put my feet up so my feet were getting the best massage on my feet because my feet were killing me. They felt better until I started walking again. I didn’t but anything until the end when we were leaving. I got my family some souvenirs too. I got my sister a ring but I felt bad because it didn’t fit her finger but she can put it on a necklace. I got my dad a shot glass form Hollywood, I liked the picture on it. It was really cool. I also got my mom a key chain for her car keys. Her key chain says # 1 mom and blinks back and forth. I like it and she put on and I was happy to see it on there. I hope they all liked their gifts. We all left the park and went back to the hotel. I took a long hot shower as soon as we got there because I needed it! It felt good too. Well that was my day at Six Flags California. I had a lot of fun there. Except for the throwing up part.

Since this is such a long story of saying what I did in California with all my friends I need to split it up in two parts. So to be continued…