C's Blog

At the change of Winter to Spring and Summer to Fall every year, it reminds me of the scent of Six Flags, St. Louis, where I worked for 5 seasons.

It's a bitter-sweet feeling.

Why? It reminds me of a place where I met so many of my great friends, not to mention, my best friend, Sarah. However, as the seasons passed, my time there drew less exciting. The park changed ownership a few times and the quality of service and management went WAY down. By the time 1999 came around, I was ready to leave. It really wasn't very much fun to work there anymore.

I've talked with many of my friends who worked at Six Flags with me who have similar sentiments. I also have friends who still work there. : )

It's a wonderfully fun and exciting time in my life to remember.

To be quite honest, when I think about it, almost all of my friends that I still talk to and hang out with are from Six Flags. : )

By the way, it's important to mention that on June 6th this year, Sarah and I will celebrate our 10 year anniversary of the day we met. We met in our Six Flags orientation class and she's been my best friend ever since.

I guess I need to start shopping for something tin, aluminum, or diamond. According to this website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~sek/wedding/anniversaries2.html that's what you give at the 10 year mark.

Here are two nostalgic photos of us. Ten years ago, I had long brown hair and Sarah had bangs! : ) I wonder what we'll think of ourselves in ten more years! : )

Needless to say, I'm a little behind on my birthday wishes.

I owe two very important people in my life "Happy Birthday Blogs". : )

Happy Birthday to Sara (her birthday was on April 3rd) and to Dad (his birthday was yesterday, April 27th)!! : )

Sara is my little sister. (Yes, even though she might be as tall as me, she'll always be my little sister.) She is also one of my closest friends and was throughout our entire childhoods. She is also the best dance teacher assistant I've ever had and one of the hardest workers I've ever known.

Sara is also a person of many nicknames. Some call her "Sara Belle" others call her "Sara Yellen" and Ryan often calls her "Bear" or "Sar-Bear". But, my favorite nickname for her was given to her by our nice, Reese. She calls her "Ra-Ra".

So, Happy Birthday, Sara! : ) I'm sorry it's so late! I hope this year is one of the best yet! : )

I love you!

"I feel so lucky!" *wink*

(The Handimann's Biefal!!)

My dad is the father of four girls. It takes a very special kind of person to be able to stay sane in a house with five women! He helped tie our ribbons in our hair, triumphed through us using him as a human jungle gym, and cheered us all on at our pom and dance competitions.

He's also one of the most patient people I've ever known. (I guess that comes with the territory of being the father of four girls, though.)

I love remembering "strong arms", "hot burning coals", and the hugging contests that he and I used to have every night when I was little. : )

Our Dad also lights up when our niece calls him "Papa" and I can't wait to see her enjoy his silly songs and dances as much as we did!

I love you, Dad! : ) I hope your birthday was wonderful! xoxo

There are a few links on this blog and moblog that highlight both Dad and Sara including some fun moblog photos from Dad's birthday dinner at the Pasta House last night! : ) Enjoy!