Pics from the Pageant

Like I said earlier our goddaughters sister was Miss. Teen Alabama at the time of this trip and it was the whole reason were in Orlando at the time. Unfortunately we had just had some financial setbacks at the time and even though we had been able to still make the trip we knew we couldn't do everything and the passes for the pageant were really steep. Thankfully our friends were able to get a couple of extra passes for one of the nights and since this was the same day that some of our other friends who just happen to be in FL at the same time along with my godchild's parents, so we dropped the girls off so that they could be there to cheer our "niece" on.

 

The girls along with some of our friends who were in town that week as well.

 

 

Our niece!

 

 

My godchild was also a part of the pageant!

 

 

 

My girlfriend and her hubby who have been like second parents to my daughter Nicki. 

And the trip continues!!!

Its been a minute so where was I? LOL

 

I know we took the friendship boat at Epcot over to the Studios (anyone else have a hard time not calling this place MGM?)

 

Our goal was to hit a few of our favorite spots and then make plans to come back and see some of the new shows we hadn't seen.

 

We made it to The Muppet 3D Show with hardly any wait.

 

 

I'm still bummed that we didn't get a chance to see the Car Stunt Show (hoping its still there in 2015).

 

 

 

We did get to see all of the changes to the Backlot tour.

 

 

 

It was too late to see American Idol ! It was not long after we came out of the Backlot tour that we got a call from our friends. They wanted the girls to come and see the pageant because they had some extra passes. I think this is the same day the sky decided to break loose with a torrent of rain that evening. This was day 4. Don't ask me what happened on Day 5 because its all a blur (I believe it was a non park day since we only had a four day pass but I'm not sure). I may have to go back and look at my daughters old photos to be sure.

 

And this is why you shouldn't procrastinate when it comes to trip reports. Just sayin!!!!

 

 

30 Years!!!!

 

I'm heading to Florida again!!! But not to Disney (well not the parks). Marc and I will celebrate 30 yrs of marriage in June and in honor of this big occasion I am giving him the one thing I haven't been able to do for him on so many of our vacations to Orlando. And that is a non Disney park vacation!!! Until now that is. So this June we will head to my favorite place in the whole wide world for rest, relaxation, some shopping, some eating and hopefully a meet up with some of our ministry friends!!! Oh, and did I mention this will be our first ever trip to Orlando without the kids?

 

Now, I''m not completely crazy so I did make one teeny tiny reservation to our favorite Disney resort for the night of our anniversary. Can you say Aloha cousins???? I also did not promise to stay out of the Disney outlets or Downtown Disney. Sista hasn't completely lost her mind! LOL

 

So here goes:

 

Cast of Characters: Marc ( 50 yr old Pastor, Bestfriend to Cyndi, Disney King who finances the families Disney vacations). And Cyndi (AKADisneyqueen, Disney fanatic, event coordinator and social media addict).

 

Pre-planning: Our reservations have already been made at our favorite non-Disney resort and the site of our first ever hotel in Orlando for a Disney trip. Bueni Vista Suites was the first hotel we stayed at all those years ago when we took the family to Disney for the very first time (and where we fell in love with all things Disney and Florida...lol).

 

We have dinner reservations at Ohana's (also one of our first Disney restaurants) on the actual day of our anniversary. I had some issues with our travel agent when we first made the initial enquirer and ended up having to call Disney dining myself to see if I could get the reservation. Which turned out to be an awesome experience by the way.

 

Other then our plans to hit several of the outlet malls, dinner at Ohana's, a meet up with some ministry friends, a trip to Downtown Disney and the Boardwalk........I have no other set plans!!!

 

I still have to update this page with some highlights from our last Disney trip (plus a couple of side trips). And I'm pretty sure I will post a few travel/fashion updates before the big trip (which by the way is only 4 days...which is probably a good thing since otherwise I really would go into withdrawals...lol).

 

The closer we get to the date I may have more of a "schedule" but for the most part I am not planning to "plan" out the entire trip like I usually do.