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When it comes to thrill seeking, I’m admittedly a chicken. You won’t find me jumping from planes or skiing the K-12. Heck no. Broken bones aren’t on this girl’s to-do list ever. I don’t think excitement should come with the potential for a trip to the ER…or worse.
What thrills me…is the supernatural (and not even the Jensen Ackles (yum) kind). I LOVE the spine-tingling, mind-scrambling high I get when I’m terrified. It’s delicious. And, because I have no history of a heart condition, harmless.
Now, most folks can get that kind of excitement from a spooky movie or chilling novel, but not this girl. They don’t phase me. At all. I know it’s a movie or book and nothing’s going to jump out and grab me. No heebie-jeebies here.
Haunted houses, not real ones- Halloween entertainment ones- usually don’t do the trick either. I’ve hit on two, in my life, that have really freaked me out, but after we hopped into our car, the thrill was gone. They’re fun, but the chill fades fast.
That only leaves me with one option. An over-nighter in a truly haunted house. I’m talkin’ keeping you up all night, antique furnishings moving on their own, bone-rattling sounds and the pies de resistance…an actual visit from someone who was a lot more alive before his or her funeral. Now that would be the ultimate.
And because I’m twisted, I’d love to bring my family along. Not so much my children, because they’re still very young and I’m really not wanting to traumatize them yet (psychiatrists aren’t cheap), but my husband, dad, brother and sister.
I think my sister and I would roll through, scared spitless, but able to deal. My brother, who is the king of logic, would be a skeptical, de-bunking machine…until something awesome happened. But the real entertainment would come from my dad and the hubz. Lets just say, I’d pack an extra pair of shorts for each of them.
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There are many alleged haunted bed and breakfasts in the US, but where I’d really like to get my thrill on is at a haunted Scottish castle. Not only would the ghostly experience be exhilarating, but the authenticity of the unfamiliar, cold, dark surroundings would amp up the energy.
So, there you have it, kids. My ultimate family vacation would be a haunted getaway to a poltergeist-infested castle in Scotland. Muahahahahaha….
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