Crowded Post

Last year, my friend and I decided to take another friend of mine to a Red Sox game because he LOVED the Red Sox but had never been to a game before.  So, being the fabulous friends that we clearly are, we bought three (cheap) tickets and went to the game.  Now, we weren't able to plan this part, but the game happened to fall on one of the ridiculously hot days last  August.  IE it was 95 degrees at 9am.  The game was luckily an evening game, but we arrived a few hours early and it was still literally 100 degrees. And our seats were in the sun for the first hour or so.  Not only was it crazy hot, but it was SUPER crowded.  Fenway is a popular and crowded place to begin with, but with it was that hot out, boy it was awful.  The game itself was fun and my friend caught a homerun ball which was a FABULOUS birthday present!  But the worst part was when the game was over and we had to leave.  We drove and parked about 3 blocks away, but it was so crowded it took about 2 hours to get out of there and my friend was driving whom had never driven in Boston before; my desire to control everything was outrageous.  I just wanted to scream at everyone to move.  Overall, it was a wonderfully fun evening, but the heat and the crowds nearly ruined the evening. 

Exhausted Travel

Not intending to dwell on the Disney trip constantly, it's just fresh on my mind, one particular day in Disney this past January would definitely qualify for a trip that ended in utter exhaustion.  On our third full day in Disney, my fiancee and I went to EPCOT.  Now, I knew a lot about EPCOT from popular culture, but I had never been; he had been 3 three times, so he knew the ropes.  I assumed it would be as happy and fun as Magic Kingdom with characters hugging you and a wonderful glowing castle that turned colors at night.  Nope.  We got there early-ish; certainly by 9:30 or 10 in the morning.  And it was immediately clear to me that it was not as happy and care-free as Magic Kingdom; it actually reminded me a lot of Six Flags- lots of concrete everywhere.  We went over to Futureworld to hit up some of the big attractions and our first stop was the Ellen DeGenerous Ride. Random.  It was relaxing, though 30 minutes long.  However, HUGE screens that project images that makes it feel like you are moving make me incredibly dizzy and nauseous, and I didn't know that prior to this trip.  And this ride had tons.  So after feel slightly dizzy and just overall meh, we decided to go on Mission Space.  REALLY bad idea.  I was already not feeling too happy, and we went on the low level of the ride.  Inside, I was MISERABLE and nauseous and dizzy and very very nonplussed.  After Mission Space we walked out, got me a drink and sat down for a while.  That's when we noticed every single kid in teh world sobbing, yelling, pitching fits, being awful. And that's when I lost it.  I was done. Finished. NO MORE. So we went back to the hotel.  I took a shower and a nap and checked out of the world for a few hours.  I felt loads better afterwards, but I was SO unhappy during that morning. I learned not to go on ANY rides like that ever again, and I learned that bad parenting is a horrible disease that many families in Disney have, and I learned that next time I go to EPCOT I am skipping those two rides and drinking a LOT of coffee.