Elation swelled up inside of me as we drove past the neon, illuminating the sky. Finally, after ten years of absence, I had arrived. It felt like being home again, and the familiarity of all the towering icons made me smile. I was filled with excitement, and even though my dad couldn't understand the rush of emotions I felt for this theme park, he smiled, too. It wasn't just an amusement park, though; it was an eternal time capsule, containing my childhood, my present, and my future.
As we watched the fireworks from our motel room, I was transported back to the time I sat on my father's shoulders as the sky exploded in light. I recalled the
Elation swelled up inside of me as we drove past the neon, illuminating the sky. Finally, after ten years of absence, I had arrived. It felt like being home again, and the familiarity of all the towering icons made me smile. I was filled with excitement, and even though my dad couldn't understand the rush of emotions I felt for this theme park, he smiled, too. It wasn't just an amusement park, though; it was an eternal time capsule, containing my childhood, my present, and my future.
As we watched the fireworks from our motel room, I was transported back to the time I sat on my father's shoulders as the sky exploded in light. I recalled the