Orlando Vacation: Day 1 & 2

For those that didn't know, the hubby, kids and I hopped in the truck yesterday and took off for a week in Orlando, Florida. We have been looking forward to this trip for months now, and I can't believe it's finally here!

Day 1 (Friday) - Travel
The kids spent the night at my parents' house, and we picked them up from there at 9:00am and were on the road by 9:30. We made a couple of stops (1 in Moultrie, 1 in Lake City, and once on the Florida Turnpike). We were all settled in at the villa by 6pm. I took picutres along the way, and want to share them, but the laptop I'm on doesn't have Photoshop or any program that will allow me to resize these images to reasonable dimensions. In a nutshell, the road trip was fun, and the kids love the villa that we're staying in. They spent most of the day running around exploring. They have their own room, and are enjoying sharing a room for the first time! Went to bed excited about Magic Kingdom the next day!

Day 2 (Saturday) - Rethinking Magic Kingdom
So I couldn't sleep for most of the night. I had pre-Magic Kingdom anxiety! I was up thinking about what we would ride first, where we would stop for Mickey ice-cream, etc,...The sun rises in Orlando at 6:45am. At around 6:40 am I saw the light start to reflect off of the curtains, so I jumped up to wash my face, brush my teeth, and grab a cup of coffee from the kitchen. The master bedroom has a sliding glass door which leads to a terrace that contains a table and chairs. I couldn't wait to sit our there with my coffee and watch the light of day make it's appearance. I was out on the terrace by 7am. It was very chilly and the skies were completely gray. My heart completely sank. My vision of this Disney trip didn't include 50 degree temps and sunless skies.

During the next few hours, I felt myself drifting into pout mode. By the time that Chris and the kids finally woke up at 9am, I was a borderline emotional wreck. Chris and I discussed the fact that we could go grab some breakfast from I-Hop (our favorite place to eat here in Orlando) and make plans based on what the weather looks like afterward.

We got to I-Hop, and there were people waiting outside trying to get in just to put their name on the waiting list (the wait itself was 45 minutes). We looked across the street and saw a Sizzler advertising a breakfast buffet. We knew it wouldn't be Golden Corral, but figured it wouldn't suck as badly as the Ponderosa Steak breakfast buffet we had last time we were in Orlando. Our assessment was correct. It was nothing to write home about, so I'll stop writing about it. :-)

Long story short, the temp kept rising and dropping in 10 degree increments. We came home after breakfast took a nap, and got back out to have lunch at T.G.I.F. (superb as always). We've been in the villa for the rest of the afternoon and evening, watching the kids run around and play. We'll probably get back out in another hour or two to go to a bookstore, to grab some dinner, and maybe drop by the mall before it closes to get some Haagen Daaz ice cream on a cone.

There is good news, though. I saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to GEICO. And in addition to that, tomorrow's high temperature is predicted to be 71 degrees with no rain in the forecast. We'll see if we can squeeze in Magic Kingdom or Animal Kingdom tomorrow. I will not get my hopes up until I am walking down Main Street. :-)