1, 2, 1-2-3, I've got a ticket, so ride with me

We came, we saw, we rode the roller coasters.  Cas and I used the Groupon I got for Six Flags today.  It was kind of a huge bargain.  We got parking, two admissions and two meals, which is supposed to cost $200.  The deal made it $119, and I had 20% off.  I felt like a bargain-hunting ninja for that one.  Total cost $95.20.  Go, me!

We got there within ten minutes of the park opening for the day, and we immediately proceeded to a roller coaster.  Then, we went to another one.  We were on a mission to ride coasters.  We did divert our attention for a moment to get on the Texas Sky Screamer, a ride that paired people on swing-chairs, lifted us 400 feet in the air and whipped us around in a circle.  One of the instructions they gave us before lifting us off the ground was that we should keep our hands and feet inside.  That was a real puzzler.  Inside what, exactly?  Our feet had nothing to be inside of.  I'm a big fan of stupid warnings, in fact.  A few of the rides we enjoyed warned us to keep all of our parts inside the car.  We both puzzled at that one.  It may be best not to ask specifics about our parts.  One ride required that each participant possess two naturally, fully formed and functioning arm extremities absent of prosthetic devices.  Seems harsh. 

It was pretty and breezy most of the day, and we were only uncomfortably hot for a little piece of time after two in the afternoon.  We finished our day on the Texas Giant and walked out to his car after five.  I was never happier to be dating someone whose vehicle had a good air conditioner in it, and the shower I took while the rest of the city sat down to dinner was the most welcome weirdly-timed one I can remember.   

Cas will be headed out for his big Ireland trip soon, and I will really miss the whirlwind of activity that we have been enjoying.  Waiting in line for one ride, we looked down on people racing around in little cars like they have at Speed Zone.  I thought about that- we had been dating for only five weeks when we raced tiny cars; as of today, we haven't even been an item for two months yet.  It's been a strange almost-two-months.  We have spent so much time together.  Teacher+Teacher+Summer= any day of the week is fair game.  It's a Monday today, for Pete's sake.  We just spent almost seven hours on a Monday at an amusement park.  Who does that?  Teachers in June- that's who. 

Tomorrow is our last trivia night together for a while.  I may go the following week without him, but I am pretty sure he is our team's secret weapon.  We shall see how well we fare without our resident math nerd, but we won't be seeing that tomorrow...