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When you live in Michigan Cedar Point is one of those places you assume everyone has been to. Just like you assume everyone has been to Canada. Since this is not the case let me give you a brief background of our (well...technically Ohio's) amusement park mecca:
Cedar Point is located in Sandusky, Ohio. It's about a three hour trip from Detroit. It's located on Lake Erie's shoreline and is the second oldest amusement park in North America (with history dating back to 1870). Crazy, right? Of course in 1870 it was far from what it looks like today. Instead of lightening fast roller coasters it was home to a small beer garden, bathhouse and dance floor.
Today you can find old favorites like the carousel (1946) and The Blue Streak (1964) along with modern day marvels like The Millennium Force (2000) with its famous 80 degree drop.
With an amusement park's reputation of bringing in the cream of the crop of trashy people I'll bet you're all expecting me to go looking like this:
Wrong!
(Photo credit top left: http://www.sodahead.com, top right: http://www.retroist.com, bottom left: http://www.sensualfitters.com, bottom right: http://www.cheaplacewigsonline.com - as always if you are the original owner of any of these images and would like me to take them down I would be happy to remove them at your request.)
My goal tomorrow is to show that you can visit an amusement and still look stylish. Here's a peak at my real outfit:
I bought a pair of legging shorts from Forever 21 to wear under my dress so that I can remain modest while enjoying the rides! (I actually switched these out for the my black pair at the last minute though!)
And here's my outfit for the car ride tonight:
Even more important than the outfit is the bag and what to bring in it. I'm going to be bringing two bags. My larger purple one to store drawing and reading materials and my American Eagle plaid bag (yes it's wool...shhhhh....it's the only bag with a zipper that matches my outfit!) because it has zippers and enough room to store my essentials. Also it has a long strap so I can wear it across my shoulder so I won't lose it during the rides. I'm going to rent a day locker for my purple bag and leave it there until I need it. The small shoulder bag I'll bring around with me for the day.
Here's a peak at what I'm packing:
A whole pharmacy's worth of meds:
Clean face and teeth (and feet):
Blotting papers:
Make-up:
Hair Stuff:
For Jewelry I decided to go with studs and a long necklace that I can tuck in during rides. I packed a few bracelets at the last minute too.
Swimsuit (kitty not included!):
And of course no road trip would be complete without yummy snacks!
Sadly I won't be able to go on all of the rides because of my back condition. This is why I'll be bringing a sketch book and reading material with me for the rides I'll have to pass on.
As far as make-up goes I'll definitely be using waterproof products and will probably keep things more natural looking. I'm not going to want to get off the log ride with mascara running down my face! On top of that if it's really hot outside I don't want to feel like my face is melting off all day.
Well, that's it for my amusement park tips. We're leaving tonight and sleeping in a hotel, that way we can fully enjoy the park from open 'til close. We'll be heading back Saturday afternoon. I'm so excited for the trip! Eeeeeeeeeee!
(I've still been feeling under the weather, but I decided to go anyway. Hopefully this fever is done with by tomorrow morning!!!)
Oh yeah, before you leave for any trip don't forget to say goodbye to your loved ones!!!!
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