Getaway to Charlotte

During our visit to mom and dad's last week Chris and I decided to get away for a few days to Charlotte, NC. The visit for Charollotte was for two reasons, one was our 9 year wedding anniversary and the other was so Chris could cash in on his b-day gift from last year, which was a Richard Petty Driving Experience. So we headed Charlotte and last Wednesday we celebrated our anniversary by going to Carowinds Theme Park. Chris and I had the rude awaken of our age and how our are age plus fast rollercoasters don't mix anymore. By are fourth or fifth rollercoaster we were done with the rides because we both felt like our bodies had been beaten to death so we were off to the waterpark to relax the rest of the day. We finished off the day by going out to eat at a Brazillian resteraunt called Braza's. If you have never eaten at a Brazillian resteraunt I would recommend it. The dinning experience and the food are amazing. Be sure if you go to have a very empty tummy because you get a lot of food. It is hard to beleive that we have been married for 9 years, it already seems like a lifetime, just kidding. In todays world were marriages break up almost everyday I am so thankful that Chris and I have managed to keep our together. I am looking foward to the many years to come.

Now, as for the part of our trip were Chris got to live out one of his manly fantasies, well it was exciting for him but boring for me. Last year for Chris' b-day I got him a certificate that gave him the chance to go and drive an actual race car 8 laps on one of 26 raceways. Since we were going to be in Charlotte he decided to head over to Lowe's Moter Speedway and cash in his cerficiate. The whole thing lasted about 4 hours, this is where it got boring for me. I had to sit in the heat for these 4 hours. Things you do for your husband. :) He got very minial training on how to drive the car, about 30 minutes and they were suiting up and putting them in race cars. Chris was one of the first 4 up to drive. He hopped in an took off and a few minutes later it was all over. After everyone is done driving they have a closing ceremony he gets a certificate and a sheet that gives him his laps times and his average speed. His average was 123mph, which was fine with me. I didn't want him crashing into any walls trying to go 180. He said he has a new respect for race car drivers. He was about to sweat to death after being in the driving suit and inside the race car for only a few minutes. He said he couldn't see how drivers did this for 3 plus hours. I guess all the money they make helps motivate them.

All in all we had a great few days away. We were glad to get back to the girls and spend the rest of our vacation with them.