Well...we are back from another adventure. We just spent 5 days at Walt Disney World. We took in all four theme parks, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studio's, and Animal Kingdom. We also went to downtown Disney. Well to be truthful...it was a trip not a vacation. To me a trip is where you are going all the time and feeling like you have only so many hours in a day to see the sights. One must schedule reservations from eating to fast passes to ride a ride if you don't want to wait hours to do so.
A vacation is where you go, sit around on a beach. Your big decision of the day is where we might want to eat dinner that night, but not worrying that it may take some time. Another decision on a true vacation is how far to walk down the beach, or how long to lay on one side before flipping to the other for even sun. To me...that is a vacation!
We did get a day to lay in the sun on Monday. We hung around the beach at the Beach Club resort where we stayed. Katie stayed by the pool and swam. We also walked around the boardwalk a couple of times. Midway into the afternoon we took a ferry back to Hollywood Studio's to ride the Rockin' Roller coaster. We got there, went straight to the ride, and got fast passes. We then stood in line, rode it once then went back through with our fast passes. The last time we went through we rode in the front seat...it was a blast. After wandering back through HS we walked the couple of miles back to our hotel. We got back and cleaned up for our Dinner Reservations.
We ate at a "fine dining restaurant" uh (throat clearing) yeah! Why is it you wait 10x longer, even with reservations, everything takes effort, portions are smaller, and the price is higher?
And in the long run ,we all decided it wasn't worth it. Trust me, if we hadn't had the Disney meal plan, and have a bunch of points extra we wouldn't have wasted our time. The fillet was good, but I've had better. The appetizer was odd, and the dessert small. And we all know that is what most people are waiting for...right!!
But as a family we did have fun together. The kids bonded and did lots of things together. We got a ton of walking in...but ate enough to offset that. :) But truly it is good to be home.
We were so very fortunate to have some awesome friends do chores for us while we were gone. Thanks, BG and OBG!!! :) We love you lots!!!
Hope your week goes well and that you stay blessed! !~
Well, it sounds like you had fun in the long run! :)
ReplyDeleteAll the chores went great...no major issues! All the cows and horses and dogs, etc all stayed where they belong. I've got something to tell you though...later! :)
Thanks for all the goodies! So sweet of you all!
~Bethany~
I'm glad you guys had fun. We missed you! =)
ReplyDelete-Emily