Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Florida



 
So you can see I have been absent I guess? Sorry for no warning life got so hectic before we left with my Mom’s surgery and tying up work. So we embarked on a family of five vacation which we do every second year. Two days Orlando and half a day surfing on cocoa beach and then a cruise in Caribbean for  7 days! We booked this more than a year ago and have been anticipating it for what seems like forever!



 

Orlando highlights:

 

Downtown Disney nice lunch and roasted garlic

 

Wonderworks and comedy dinner show

 

Pool in morning and kid’s sun tanning. They are at the age they actually sit and suntan-love that peace

 

 Kids decided on SeaWorld over Universal to save us money :))

 

Rollercoaster scariest of a lifetime upside down whole time!!!!!!

Best luck ever no line on Easter on rollercoaster two times!!

 

Great pasta and pizza bar at lunch

 

Dip Dots at 12 dollars? (our preretirement funds!!!)

 

Allowed saying “phoque” all day :) since at SeaWorld and that means seal in French. How liberating for kids!!

 

Bear promising he will take us all back to Florida one day when he makes a lot of money and needs to find a way to spend it. Bring it on!! (he said as long as they get to say phoque all day again)

 

Highlights Cocoa Beach

 

Worst motel of a lifetime so yucky and eww. Loved that my kids realized that money does not grow on trees as we deliberately tried to choose a cheap motel on ocean to surf.  We had fun late at night in the crappy MacDonald’s and filled with obnoxious loud people at 11pm. The kids are often also loud and obnoxious and so gave them a taste of their own medicine

 

Me in yogurt shop and tasting yogurt and not buying it and humiliating my entire family

 

Surfing lessons early in the morning for the boys:)) they loved it. I have always thought of them as surfers.

 

Beach for me and girl and Daddy:))) yummy Thai noodles from the pier and lovely walk down the beautiful cocoa beach

 

All in all a great start to a wonderful week on a cruise which we board at 3 pm Sunday. A great way to unwind and relax before this magnificent sail abroad. Despite the crappy motel and packing and unpacking in two different hotels and places it was relaxing and sunny and wonderful. Feels also great to not be so connected to back home

 

Happy Easter everyone! First year for us no ham and Easter hunt although when I can find that suitcase kids will have a little treat on cruise when they wake up tomorrow.