Today was the only day we went to the beach. We went to Clearwater. I got sand everywhere and very very burnt (the worst sunburn i’ve ever had). Needless to say, I was not a fan.
In the evening, we went for supper and to the Orlando Eye.
Breakfast: At the house - toast with jam, orange juice
Lunch: Snacks at the beach - chips, licorice
Supper: Charley’s Steakhouse - steak, mashed potatoes, pepsi, gaelic cheese buns
Thursday, 29 March 2018
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Orlando, Florida (2018): Day Eleven
Today we went to Animal Kingdom. We haven’t been there in about eight years so it was kind of a new experience! The park opened an hour earlier than the others (8AM rather than 9AM) but we learned later that the park “unofficially” opens at 7AM! So we went straight to the Flights of Passage ride but waited an hour and a half because we were there an hour later than everyone else! It was worth the wait though, it was like a more intense version of Soarin’! After that, we went on the Safari ride, and then used our fastpasses on the Kali River Rapids. Everyone except me and Jacob went on Expedition Everest to end the day.
In the afternoon, we picked up lunch and relaxed by the pool.
In the evening, we went for supper and then to the outlets. Then we came back to the house and had ice cream sundaes.
Breakfast: At the house - toast with jam, orange juice
Lunch: Chick-Fil-A (at the house) - chicken burger, chips, root beer, fries
Supper: Cracker Barrel - smoked ham, fries, mashed potatoes, coke
In the afternoon, we picked up lunch and relaxed by the pool.
In the evening, we went for supper and then to the outlets. Then we came back to the house and had ice cream sundaes.
Breakfast: At the house - toast with jam, orange juice
Lunch: Chick-Fil-A (at the house) - chicken burger, chips, root beer, fries
Supper: Cracker Barrel - smoked ham, fries, mashed potatoes, coke
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Orlando, Florida (2018): Day Ten
Today’s park was Hollywood Studios. Me, Sophia, Olivia, Dad and Auntie Deena went straight to Tower of Terror and for on pretty quickly, then waited about 20 minutes in the single-rider line on Rock ‘n’ Rollercoaster, then waited an hoe and a half for Tower of Terror again (not our best decision) before meeting up with Mom and Jacob (who had been at the Toy Story ride) for the Indiana Jones show which was great! We had some Disney revels while watching. The park was a level 10 on business, so it was packed today!
In the afternoon, we picked up lunch and came back to the house to relax by the pool. Me and the siblings came up with a game to play in the pool called KIU (pronounced like Ky-you and stands for Keep It Up) which is really fun.
In the evening, we went to Disney Springs (I still like to call it Downtown Disney) for supper and shopping. I got all my souveneirs for my friends, a mug for myself (I want to get a mug for every place I visit), and a grad gift for my friend (Mickey dressed in a Gard outfit). It was a good time, but my feet still hurt a lot (Auntie Deena even gave me a foot massage by the pool!)
Breakfast: At the house - toast with jam, orange juice
Lunch: Chick-Fil-A (at the house) - chicken burger, chips, root beer, orange, two fries
Supper: Splitsville - pepperoni pizza, root beer
In the afternoon, we picked up lunch and came back to the house to relax by the pool. Me and the siblings came up with a game to play in the pool called KIU (pronounced like Ky-you and stands for Keep It Up) which is really fun.
In the evening, we went to Disney Springs (I still like to call it Downtown Disney) for supper and shopping. I got all my souveneirs for my friends, a mug for myself (I want to get a mug for every place I visit), and a grad gift for my friend (Mickey dressed in a Gard outfit). It was a good time, but my feet still hurt a lot (Auntie Deena even gave me a foot massage by the pool!)
Breakfast: At the house - toast with jam, orange juice
Lunch: Chick-Fil-A (at the house) - chicken burger, chips, root beer, orange, two fries
Supper: Splitsville - pepperoni pizza, root beer
Monday, 26 March 2018
Orlando, Florida (2018): Day Nine
Today we did our first ever “open and shut down the park”!! Not everyone participated, it was only me, Sophia, Mom and Auntie Deena. But it was such a great experience! We did this at Epcot. First, we went straight to Soarin’ (this is always my least favourite part of the day - speed walking super fast to the first ride in order to get on before everyone else), then Living with the Land, then the single-rider line at Test Track (a longer wait than last time - 40 min), then used our fastpasses at Finding Nemo (this is where Olivia realized she left her phone at the picture area in Test Track, so Dad and her went back to get it after Finding Nemo), then used our fastpasses at Spaceship Earth (except the fastpass line took about half an hour, this is where my feet started to hurt), and then Dad, Olivia and Jacob left the park.
Mom, Auntie Deena, Sophia and I spent the rest of the day together. We first went across the World Showcase river on a boat to get to the American pavilion to get turkey legs for lunch (they were resllt good, but I’ve had my share of turkey for a loooong time now). It started raining so we ate them inside a dining area. Then, we went to the World Showplace Events Pavillion to watch AFV top two videos of the year, and to vote on which one was the best (the winning family will win a vacation to Disney) and got free t-shirts there. Then, we walked around the World Showcase. We watched a show in Canada, the Voices of Liberty in America (I tried talking to one of the singers after but I couldn’t think of what to say so it ended up being a bit awkward), a show in France where a guy balanced on chairs, had slushies in Africa, and rode the Donald Duck fiesta ride in Mexico. Throughout the day we took a lot of pictures, and played “1,2,3, He’s Yours” amongst ourselves. We also waited in a 75 minute line for Soarin’ again.
In the evening, Dad, Olivia and Jacob joined us to watch the fireworks. We got good seats at a table in Africa. I was so thankful because my feet had been hurting badly all day. I think I’ll be wearing runners tomorrow! We got Mickey Pretzels for “supper”, and some drinks from Starbucks.
Walking out of the park, some guys around me and Sophia’s ages, were sitting together and one of them said to us “hey, I just wanted to say you guys look beautiful, and I hope you have a wonderful night”. I responded with “hey, you too!”. I thought I should write that because it was a nice way to end the day.
I went to Target with Dad when we got home, and then we had ice cream sundaes while watching HGTV before bed.
Breakfast: At the house - toast with jam, orange juice
Lunch: Fife and Drum (at Disney) - turkey leg, coke
Supper: A food cart at Disney - Mickey pretzel, coke
Mom, Auntie Deena, Sophia and I spent the rest of the day together. We first went across the World Showcase river on a boat to get to the American pavilion to get turkey legs for lunch (they were resllt good, but I’ve had my share of turkey for a loooong time now). It started raining so we ate them inside a dining area. Then, we went to the World Showplace Events Pavillion to watch AFV top two videos of the year, and to vote on which one was the best (the winning family will win a vacation to Disney) and got free t-shirts there. Then, we walked around the World Showcase. We watched a show in Canada, the Voices of Liberty in America (I tried talking to one of the singers after but I couldn’t think of what to say so it ended up being a bit awkward), a show in France where a guy balanced on chairs, had slushies in Africa, and rode the Donald Duck fiesta ride in Mexico. Throughout the day we took a lot of pictures, and played “1,2,3, He’s Yours” amongst ourselves. We also waited in a 75 minute line for Soarin’ again.
In the evening, Dad, Olivia and Jacob joined us to watch the fireworks. We got good seats at a table in Africa. I was so thankful because my feet had been hurting badly all day. I think I’ll be wearing runners tomorrow! We got Mickey Pretzels for “supper”, and some drinks from Starbucks.
Walking out of the park, some guys around me and Sophia’s ages, were sitting together and one of them said to us “hey, I just wanted to say you guys look beautiful, and I hope you have a wonderful night”. I responded with “hey, you too!”. I thought I should write that because it was a nice way to end the day.
I went to Target with Dad when we got home, and then we had ice cream sundaes while watching HGTV before bed.
Breakfast: At the house - toast with jam, orange juice
Lunch: Fife and Drum (at Disney) - turkey leg, coke
Supper: A food cart at Disney - Mickey pretzel, coke
Sunday, 25 March 2018
Orlando, Florida (2018): Day Eight
Today was Auntie Deena’s first day at the parks! We went to Magic Kingdom. We went straight to the Peter Pan ride, then Winnie the Pooh where the ride broke down so some cast members had to come lead us off the ride (kind of a cool experience - we even got an extra fastpass!), Big Thunder Moutain Railroad, then Splash Moutnain (Dad sat out of this one), then got some dole whips (pineapple and vanilla soft ice cream swirl dessert) which were really good, then used fastpasses at Pirates of the Caribbean. After that, Dad, Jacob and Olivia left while me, Mom, Sophia, and Auntie Deena went to use our fastpasses on Winnie the Pooh but it wasn’t working again so we used them on Under the Sea. On the way out, Mom bought me and Sophia some Mickey Mouse ears! I got sparkly Minnie Mouse ones, and Sophia got rose gold, sparkly Minnie Mouse ones.
We got home later and had a light lunch before relaxing by the pool. Later, me, Jacob and Auntie Deena went for a walk.
In the evening, we went for supper, and then to the outlets. I got a new pair of shorts.
Breakfast: At the house - toast with jam, orange juice
Lunch: At the house - leftover pizza from last night, strawberries, root beer
Supper: On the Border - tacos, mexican rice, coke
We got home later and had a light lunch before relaxing by the pool. Later, me, Jacob and Auntie Deena went for a walk.
In the evening, we went for supper, and then to the outlets. I got a new pair of shorts.
Breakfast: At the house - toast with jam, orange juice
Lunch: At the house - leftover pizza from last night, strawberries, root beer
Supper: On the Border - tacos, mexican rice, coke
Saturday, 24 March 2018
Orlando, Florida (2018): Day Seven
Today we went to Epcot. We went straight to Soarin’ which had been in the middle of renovation last time we were here, so it was a lot of new scenery on that ride. Then we went straight to Test Track where we got in the single-riders line so we could wait 5 minutes instead of the 50 minute wait for the regular stand-by entrance! After that, we went to the Frozen ride which used to be the Norway ride; we all got wet but Olivia got soaked and wasn’t very happy about that (Dad made her sit in the wet spot so he didn’t have to). Then, we went back to Test Track to go through the single-rider line again (20 minutes instead of 5 minutes but still better than the stand-by), then used fastpasses on the Finding Nemo ride, then the Living with the Land ride (me, Mom and Jacob went on that while Dad, Sophia and Olivia went to get drinks from Starbucks. We didn’t think we’d be on the ride before they got back, so we rode without them and then they rode without us), and finally, used our fastpasses on Spaceship Earth.
We picked up lunch on our way home from Disney, and then relaxed by the pool all afternoon. Dad and Jacob went to pick up Auntie Deena from the airport just before supper, and then we all went out for a late supper.
In the evening, Dad and Jacob went to Target and had a hard time finding ponchos. Eventually, they got some and made it back home.
We’re expecting this next week to be busier because it’s Spring Break; hopefully the lines aren’t too bad at Disney!
Breakfast: At the house - leftover buns from Cracker Barrel (a little stale), orange juice
Lunch: Chick-Fil-A (at the house) - chicken burger, root beer, chips
Supper: Giordano’s - deep dish pizza, pepsi
We picked up lunch on our way home from Disney, and then relaxed by the pool all afternoon. Dad and Jacob went to pick up Auntie Deena from the airport just before supper, and then we all went out for a late supper.
In the evening, Dad and Jacob went to Target and had a hard time finding ponchos. Eventually, they got some and made it back home.
We’re expecting this next week to be busier because it’s Spring Break; hopefully the lines aren’t too bad at Disney!
Breakfast: At the house - leftover buns from Cracker Barrel (a little stale), orange juice
Lunch: Chick-Fil-A (at the house) - chicken burger, root beer, chips
Supper: Giordano’s - deep dish pizza, pepsi
Friday, 23 March 2018
Orlando, Florida (2018): Day Six
Today was a bit of a different day. Church friends of ours are also vacationing in Florida, so they came and spent the day with us. My family slept in in the morning, and then they came around noon. Dad, Jacob, Olivia, and the son and dad from their family went to an MLB Spring Training game, while me, Sophia, Mom and the mom from their family stayed at the house, visiting.
In the late afternoon, Sophia and I went for a walk to take pictures, partially for my photography class and partially for memories. We took a walk on a nature path in our resort area, and near the end crossed paths with a woman who asked if we had seen any bears. Me and Sophia had forgotten that there have been lots of bears in the area recently, and probably wouldn’t have walked that path if we had remembered.
In the evening, both families went out for supper together. Then, Dad, Sophia, Jacob and I went to Target to pick up a few groceries, including Aloe lotion for Olivia’s painful sunburn she got at the game. We came back to house and ate some ice cream sundaes made by Dad.
Breakfast: At the house - leftover donut from Krispy Kreme, leftover bun from Dad and Jacob’s supper at Texas Roadhouse last night, orange juice
Lunch: Jimmy John’s (at the house) - Slim 1 (ham and cheese sub), chips, root beer
Supper: Texas Roadhouse - steak, fries, caesar salas, buns, coke
In the late afternoon, Sophia and I went for a walk to take pictures, partially for my photography class and partially for memories. We took a walk on a nature path in our resort area, and near the end crossed paths with a woman who asked if we had seen any bears. Me and Sophia had forgotten that there have been lots of bears in the area recently, and probably wouldn’t have walked that path if we had remembered.
In the evening, both families went out for supper together. Then, Dad, Sophia, Jacob and I went to Target to pick up a few groceries, including Aloe lotion for Olivia’s painful sunburn she got at the game. We came back to house and ate some ice cream sundaes made by Dad.
Breakfast: At the house - leftover donut from Krispy Kreme, leftover bun from Dad and Jacob’s supper at Texas Roadhouse last night, orange juice
Lunch: Jimmy John’s (at the house) - Slim 1 (ham and cheese sub), chips, root beer
Supper: Texas Roadhouse - steak, fries, caesar salas, buns, coke
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