We got back Friday afternoon from our trip to Disney World and a few
other short stops. We had a fun time, and the weather was GREAT,
although we hear we just missed some pretty bad storms one day. We only
had a little rain the last 2 days. It only lasted about 1-2 hours each
of those days. The rest of the time was warm, sunny, blue Florida
skies. What a rude awakening to come home to 29 degrees.
I had a first during this trip. At 41 years old, I rode my first
rollercoaster--kind of dumb, huh? I also rode my LAST rollercoaster. I
can spin on rides all day long, and they can even go up and down some
like the dizzy disk, but I do not like sudden drops. I've always hated
the log flume, and quit riding it years ago. Anyway, my first
rollercoaster experience was Space Mountain. For those who have never
ridden it, it really isn't a "bad" rollercoaster. The drops are small,
and it's older, so it doesn't do any loops or wild things like the new
ones. However, it goes about 90 miles an hour in the dark. I was
sitting behind Ashley (who rode kind of relunctantly, too, but did ride
twice), who was sitting behind Briana (who loved every second of it.) I
screamed hysterically the first half of the ride, resulting in a sore
throat. The 2nd half, I laughed hysterically. Ashley heard me
laughing, and she started laughing. By the time we got off, we were
both crying we were laughing so hard. Then, of course, Disney has you
step out onto one of their infamous "moving platforms". That did it.
Neither of us could stand up straight. We were laughing so hard and we
were staggering all over the place--a combined result of the
rollercoaster, laughing, and the "moving platform"! It was a fun
memory. I hope it's a strong memory, 'cause it won't ever be repeated!
My favorite rides are Small World, The Many Adventures of Winnie the
Pooh, Peter Pan, and Soarin' (in Epcot). We all also really like the 3D
show at Magic Kingdom called Philharmagic. My other favorite thing to
do, besides seeing the characters, is spending time in the World
Showcase in Epcot. There are 12 different countries represented, and we
love to shop and browse in the stores. This year we ate dessert at the
French bakery. MMMMMM. I used some Christmas money I had to do some
shopping--lots of fun.
On the way home, we took an alternate route, and stopped for a visit with
June
and her girls. This is the first time we'd ever met. They are a
really sweet family. She has five girls, and we have 4 girls, so it was
quite a time once they warmed up. I had a great time visiting with
June. We have quite a few things in common--even down to the car we
drive and the camper we have! We ate dessert at Cracker Barrel, then
the younger girls played outside on the porch for a while, while we
visited. Here's a picture of the crew. My poor outnumbered husband
took the picture!
Now for the Disney pictures... This is just a small sampling of the different characters we saw.
The first morning we had breakfast with the Princesses in the Norway castle at Epcot.
Helping Buzz Lightyear defeat the Evil Emporer Zurg! : )
Dressed up like Aurora, with Aurora.
This one is back at the princess breakfast. Mulan was so funny and sweet.
Green Army Man from Toy Story
These girls were really funny. The Stepmother and stepsisters from Cinderella.
On our way home, we took a small detour out to Tybee Island, GA, and drove through Historic Savannah, GA.
I'll post some Sea World pictures later. Hope you enjoyed a glimpse of our vacation.
Feeding the sea lions (and trying to not let the birds snatch it out of your hand!)
We also saw dolphins, beluga whales, penquins, sharks, and lots more.
" A cheerful heart is good medicine."