Zorbing, zipline, luge and eurobungee, motorcyles and birthdays.
Today was a good day. After going to bed last night at midnight, I woke up today at 6:30am and got ready to go to COP. Ryan just bought a business on Wednesday, so he went to check on the store. I got the kids ready and drove them to Ryan’s parents house. I called Ryan to make sure he was going to meet me there, but no. He wouldn’t be able to meet me at 9am. I just didn’t care. I told him I was still going whether he wanted to come along or not. We were meeting friends there and I wanted to go on the luge, eurobungee, zipline and z-trip. I left and went out to COP myself.
I signed up for all 4. I did the zipline(they call it the skyline ride) first. I went ziplining in BC so this wasn’t anything new. It was from a really far distance, from the top of the ski jump tower down. The kids/teens that were running it was so unprofessional. They sucked. I think if you own the company, love your job and do it for a living it shows. These kids could careless. So we went up to the top of the tower. The height was crazy. I was on “monster left”, the girl undid my parachute and released the cable. It was fun, but it seemed to go slow. It didn’t seem like 120km - 140km like they were talking about. I think the parachute slowed me down too much cuz the other people got to hold their parachute and throw it out later, so they got more speed. ARG. Oh well. It was just a long drop, there was another zip down and that was it. It wasn’t worth the $50 I paid. I felt ripped off by doing all the things at COP. It’s not good value for your money. I felt the BC Zipline between the trees was amazing and I totally got my money’s worth for that one. But oh well. Now I know.
After I met up with Bri and her boy toy (I say boy toy cuz there is a 10 year age gap between them. She’s smart.) and we went on the z-trip or zorbing. Now I want to try this in New Zealand. This would be fun on a longer track. This cost $30 and it was fun, I just wanted it to go on for longer. You step into this plastic ball that is so hot inside, you feel like you’re in a green house. You strap yourself in and hold on to these straps. Nat and I were in there, Bri, being prego wasn’t able to go. It was a fun flip down the little hill. I think for that price you should be able to go twice. I should have asked, but I wanted to go on the eurobungee and luge.
Off to the Eurobungee. It was a tramp with bungee cords tied onto you so you can do flips and jump really high. Again, the staff were not very good here. They didn’t tie me up tight enough and the straps rode up and cut into my chest and didn’t fit my legs properly. I couldn’t breath very well and it just hurt. I made them come and adjust it abit. I jumped, did flips and flopped around. After 8 min, my turn was done. I was exhausted. Jumping on the tramp is a lot of work. It was ok, but I don’t think I’d do it again.
Ryan finally showed up at noon and we all went to the luge. Signed our waivers and hopped on this little sled. I curled my feet around the front and you push off, then lay down. It was a short, quick ride that lasted maybe 20 seconds. All this for $6? Once again I felt ripped off. We watched the athlete’s train for a bit, then took some mug shots on a bobsled. Then we said our goodbye’s to Bri and her boy toy and left.
*sigh* Ya, I’m never coming here again. I so didn’t get my money’s worth. It’s way overrated.
Ryan and I stopped at Earl’s for lunch and just caught up in what was happening in each others lives. We have hardly seen each other all week. I would leave the house at 8am go to work at 3pm I’d leave to go to my motorcycle class, sleep for an hour then take my class from 5:45 - 10:30, drive home arrive around 11:30am. Wind down and go to bed around midnight. Or else I was working the evenings. So besides giving each other instructions on what was happening with the kids we haven’t really touched base. I’m getting more independent. I think back to when we were younger and I would have freaked out. I wouldn’t have been able to handle the separation. Now, I’m like, ‘whatever. I’ll see ya when I see ya.’ I’m really proud of myself that I’m not so needy or as possessive as I once was. I guess I’ve grown up quite a bit…. maybe it’s cuz I don’t give a damn anymore… I dunno. I’m just so busy doing my own thing, I’m too busy to worry about him or anything. I figure he’ll always be there…. and if one day he’s not… Oh well. Next. I’ve really detached myself from him, which I’m glad about cuz now I’m just focusing on me and doing things I’ve always wanted and I’m just more secure with myself. I like the grown up me. Things are good right now. Maybe everything isn’t perfect, but it’s as good as it’s gonna get.
We picked up the kids and took them to the science centre. We then went by Peter’s (best drive in Alberta has to offer!) and got some yummy shakes and burgers. I hate fast food except I love their food. I wasn’t hungry since I had just eaten at noon. It was 6:00, but I still wasn’t hungry. We went to my motorcycle extra practice class. I practice more from 6:30 - 9:30pm. It was good. I was able to get a bunch of maneuvers down that I need to know for my test. I figure I’m not 100%, but I’ll challenge the test anyway. I just need to try to remember everything they taught me. I got to drive a Ninja 250R a 2008. It was AMAZING! I LOVED it! It was so smooth and it just purred. I took it for a few laps around the parking lot and just feel in love with it. The shifting was smooth, braking was smooth, cornering was a breeze. It was just a beautiful machine. I soooo want one.
I drove around, practiced all the skills I need to know for the test. The kids watched and then rolled down the hill. Ryan was talking to the instructors and they said I was the most improved, I was getting better and better every day and I was very tenacious.
Something that I just found out. I don’t need a license to ride a motorcycle. I can just ride with someone who has a license and that’s good enough. Hmm… who knew. Well, since I only know a handful of people who have one, I’m still gonna go get my license…. well, I’ll try anyway. I really hope I pass the test tomorrow and I don’t let the nerves get to me and I don’t make more than 4 mistakes. ACK! The pressure. I need to figure out a way to distract my mind and to calm myself down.
Today was a good day. It was also Luke’s 2nd birthday. We will celebrate it with cake and gifts tomorrow. He’s 2 so he just gets a family party. That and going to the science centre was his party. Happy birthday to my sweet little terror, Luke. I love him to bits. He’s such a monkey and gives me the most grief, but I love that little boy to pieces.