Big kids, little park

For Steve’s birthday, Anne rounded up a bunch of his friends for a little fun in the sun at Raging Waters in San Dimas. It was a lot bigger back when I was 8 years old, which was the last time I’ve been there! J The first slide line was a bust – we did a whole lot of waiting since everyone and their mama, baby’s daddy, aunt, uncle, cousin, sister, brother, step kid, in-law, friend, colleague, BFF, lover, ex, crush, and FTF in San Dimas decided to go to the park during this long holiday weekend!!

 

Check out these wait times:

 

- Bag check at entrance: 30-45 minutes (accompanied by ear piercing screaming by a child for about 5-10 minutes).

- Locker check-in: 30 minutes

- First slide line: 1.5 – 2 hours??

 

Luckily, most of the group was a bunch of calm, collected, and relaxed folks so it didn’t foul up the mood too much!

 

Toni convinced me into riding Dropout, reportedly the tallest and most vertical ride/slide in the country.

 

Toni: Joy let’s go!

Me: Ugh, my heels hurt and I’m tired of lines!

Toni: C’mon, the line is short, this is the perfect way to end your day!

Me: Fine, okay, let’s do it!

 

After climbing the 7^th story of stairs and getting a birds eye view of the seemingly 90 degree plunge-o-terror, I felt like punching her in the face. I saw two kids eagerly in front of me do it without problems. Then I saw two dare devil teenage boys sitting up right before they hit their descent (NOT a good idea, because you risk losing contact from the slide). Once I was up, the lifeguard told me to lie back, cross my ankles and put my arms across my chest. I tried to super glue my back to the slippery slide to ensure I wouldn’t lose contact and tumble forward into a free fall once I started my descent.

 

Lifeguard: You ready?

Me: Push me slow, please

(She heeds my request)

Me (as I fall at 40 mph): AAaaaaaaaahhhhhhh Shhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttt!

 

Once I came to a stop, I opened my eyes, pulled my bikini bottom back into position (it was halfway up my ass due to the g-force of water going the opposite direction), and got up and smiled. Since I survived with not a scratch on me, I was happy that I braved the insanity that just ensued!