Chapter 39
April – Age 19 – Freshman Year – Spring
Their semester was winding down and things were getting easier. Santana had no more papers for Psychology and Sociology, just a final left. She thought her Microbiology class was too easy, and she thought the lab was a joke. Her two nursing classes weren't tough per say, but just a lot of information. Finn's classes were going strong. He was acing his Spanish class. Statistics was his hardest subject, but Santana was trying to help him when she could. The rest of his classes he really enjoyed and put in the work. There were a lot of papers, but he only had 3 left and two of them counted as his final exams.
This little lull in their semester meant they could take a Saturday off from school and go to the amusement park. Charlotte was so excited. Her first job was to pick up some snacks to pack in Santana's book bag for the park. Santana printed the tickets she bought for half price online. Finn got sunblock, bug spray, and a basic assortment of medicines ready. They were on the road by 9 and got to the park early.
With sunblock on and ready to go, the trio hit the ground running. They tried to get on all the rides that Charlotte wanted, and some she was even tall enough to ride a regular ride with one of them. They went on three little roller coasters, teacups, bumper cars, and saw a street parade. They headed back to the car to have their lunch, which Santana dutifully packed as to not pay amusement park prices for lunch. But they did get a little something sweet from the vendor, a large churro to share, and a treat. After lunch, they went on the swings, a pirate ship, saw a magic show and went on the hymmalayah, a log flume, and an airplane ride.
Charlotte was beaming the whole day. She was so excited to do all these cool new activities, and all the new experiences were just simply amazing. Finn and Santana took turns riding the rides with her, and taking pictures and holding the bags. This trip was such a success, that Finn had plans to come back here during the summer, and maybe even for her birthday. With the half-price tickets that Santana found, which he was super excited about, were well worth the expense for the amount of fun they had for the day.
As the sun started to set, Charlotte was walking more and more like a zombie. She was starting to fall asleep walking. Finn picked her up and cradled her to his chest as they walked out to the car. She continued to sleep as they buckled her in the back seat of the SUV. Santana wasn't feeling too awake at this point either, but she was muscling through until they got home and got everything settled for the night.
"I can't believe she is still sleeping," Finn commented as he carried his sleeping daughter through their front door.
"She had a long and very exciting day," Santana replied. "I completely understand. I am exhausted too."
"Same, our bed never looked so good right now," Finn joked. "I will put her in bed, can you lock up?"
"Sure," Santana said. "I know it's going to make me sound like an old lady, but I just want to go to bed, and it's not even ten yet."
"I'm right there with ya," Finn agreed.