Last Thursday – May 20th – thanks to IZEA, I got the chance to head to SeaWorld in Orlando, FL to try out their new roller coaster – Manta!

Let me preface this post with this statement – I’m TERRIFIED of roller coasters. TERRIFIED.

The question can (and should) be posed, “Well… why go?”

Truth be told… this was the first time in 5 years where I wasn’t pregnant or trying to get pregnant… I was ready (beyond ready) to tackle this fear of roller coasters/heights/fast speed!

But before I conquered the Manta… I got to see some pretty amazing things at SeaWorld.

(Lori and Arianne – thanks for letting me video you!)

Yup… time for the Manta!

This was the most exciting thing I have done in a very long time! I have to admit, I closed my eyes a bit… but it was one of the coolest things in the world. From seeing the entire view of SeaWorld… to laughing and bopping around – upside down… to doing something that I have feared doing for a long time… it was just absolutely AWE-some! And… riding it with my friends – Lori, Arianne and Tara – it couldn’t have gotten any better than that! We laughed and giggled the whole night about the ride!

Thanks so much to SeaWorld and Izea – it was an INCREDIBLE day!