Okay, here's Laurie's take on what we've done so far this week:
My favorite part is when grandma and grandpa came over. Oh, and great nana and great papa, too. We rode the water ride (Kali River Rapids - Jeff) and the flying carpets (in pouring rain! - J). Test Track where we ride the cars, too. They found dragons - drove us through the dragons (the heat test portion of the ride - J). And then found a little dragon and bringed it back (she's on to the Dinosaur ride now - J). My other favorite part is when the little dragon (dinosaur) stuck it's head out at us and said hello. There's a lot of rain. Before we went to bed we had lunch. I think that's it. Yeah, that's it, Dad - that's seven things we did today.
Wow - three days of Disney, and that's all I can get her to remember around the yawning! Must be a good trip so far for her to be that worn out! For the record, Test Track was really Epcot on Sunday, so that must really stand out to her! The flying carpet ride was the Magic Kingdom on Monday and Tuesday, and the rest was Animal Kingdom yesterday...
Jeff
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Rain, more Rain, and Hurricanes! (or why is Disney too cheap to have free Wi-Fi?)
Hello everybody... I know we were planning on having daily blogs from both Laurie and us this week, but that was before two little things - first, it hadn't stopped raining all week until today, and second, they charge $10 a day for high speed internet around here! Yes, you read that right, for just $9.95 for 24 contiguous hours (their exact wording), you can have high speed internet! So now we're happily working away via Verizon's old non-high speed connection through my trusty Motorola RAZR... At slightly more than double 56K dialup speeds. AHHH! So don't expect many pictures up until we get home - but expect to be overwhelmed then. I'm already over 900 pictures, and we're not even half way done yet!
But enough of that - let's get back to the rain! Now yes, I know, I'm in the middle of a swamp, but hurricane season is supposed to be almost over, right? The weather here has been typically like this: Cloudy, then some drizzle, then cloudy some more, with just a hint of sun. Then BAM! it just starts to pour buckets! Everyone rushes to the nearest overhang to whip out their trusty ponchos (sold conveniently at every register, of course!) and rush on to the next ride. This typically lasts for 10 or 15 minutes, then goes back to a light drizzle. Then just as you think it's clear, BAM! it hits again for another 5 minutes or so! At this point, it usually returns to the cloudy scenario, and this whole cycle repeats, generally 3 to 5 times a day. And if any of you remember my white ren faire shirt with all of the embroidery on it, well, let's just say it will be a red shirt next year - I was wearing it under my red Captain Hook coat last night at Mickey's Not So Scary but Extremely Expensive and Packed Halloween Party... Okay, that's not the name on the ticket, but it should have been! At least I got my picture with Captain Hook, and Mr. Smee, too!
Today, on the other hand, was absolutely wonderful! A little bit of mist and drizzle early on gave way to SUN! Plus, I got some great pictures of the baby alligator (or crocodile) living in the pond behind our room. And we can honestly say that today's trip to Disney's Animal Kingdom was our best day here, by far. Laurie absolutely LOVED the Kali River Rapids ride (think typical 6-8 person raft ride) and made us go on it 3 times in a row! All we could get from her was "One more time!" every time we got off. Luckily for Jerri, the park was closing at the end of our third straight trip (not even undoing our seat belts between rides), so she got off only slightly soaked... Finally, after 12 years of marriage, I have a water ride buddy in Laurie, and Jerri no longer has to feel guilty about not going on them with me!
Stay tuned, because due to a forced break in our schedule tomorrow morning, we're going to try and get Laurie to recap what she can remember about this trip so far. Promises to be fun, I'm sure!
Oh, and remember that whole "Dolphins are pretty" thing last post from her? Sure enough, the very next day, we took Laurie to the ocean, and we got to see not one, but two separate pods of Dolphins swimming by us in the inlet near Jerri's grandmother's community fishing pier. Maybe she just knew something the rest of us didn't...
Jeff
But enough of that - let's get back to the rain! Now yes, I know, I'm in the middle of a swamp, but hurricane season is supposed to be almost over, right? The weather here has been typically like this: Cloudy, then some drizzle, then cloudy some more, with just a hint of sun. Then BAM! it just starts to pour buckets! Everyone rushes to the nearest overhang to whip out their trusty ponchos (sold conveniently at every register, of course!) and rush on to the next ride. This typically lasts for 10 or 15 minutes, then goes back to a light drizzle. Then just as you think it's clear, BAM! it hits again for another 5 minutes or so! At this point, it usually returns to the cloudy scenario, and this whole cycle repeats, generally 3 to 5 times a day. And if any of you remember my white ren faire shirt with all of the embroidery on it, well, let's just say it will be a red shirt next year - I was wearing it under my red Captain Hook coat last night at Mickey's Not So Scary but Extremely Expensive and Packed Halloween Party... Okay, that's not the name on the ticket, but it should have been! At least I got my picture with Captain Hook, and Mr. Smee, too!
Today, on the other hand, was absolutely wonderful! A little bit of mist and drizzle early on gave way to SUN! Plus, I got some great pictures of the baby alligator (or crocodile) living in the pond behind our room. And we can honestly say that today's trip to Disney's Animal Kingdom was our best day here, by far. Laurie absolutely LOVED the Kali River Rapids ride (think typical 6-8 person raft ride) and made us go on it 3 times in a row! All we could get from her was "One more time!" every time we got off. Luckily for Jerri, the park was closing at the end of our third straight trip (not even undoing our seat belts between rides), so she got off only slightly soaked... Finally, after 12 years of marriage, I have a water ride buddy in Laurie, and Jerri no longer has to feel guilty about not going on them with me!
Stay tuned, because due to a forced break in our schedule tomorrow morning, we're going to try and get Laurie to recap what she can remember about this trip so far. Promises to be fun, I'm sure!
Oh, and remember that whole "Dolphins are pretty" thing last post from her? Sure enough, the very next day, we took Laurie to the ocean, and we got to see not one, but two separate pods of Dolphins swimming by us in the inlet near Jerri's grandmother's community fishing pier. Maybe she just knew something the rest of us didn't...
Jeff
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Finally Here!
Well, we're here safe and sound at Jerri's Grandparents house in Florida, after multiple flight delays and lots of turbulence... So what did Laurie think of today's events? Read on to find out!
I ate donuts, and we went flying on a plane, and we drived in a car to get to great nana and great papa's house. We played with my pet shop toys (on the plane - Jeff) and my roller skate doll girls. And we went to sleep, right now! The planes wings were growing, my mommy thought that was cool, and I never seen plane's wings grow before (We were right over the wings for the first leg of our flight, and Laurie was captivated by the flaps on the wings - J) Saw the plane going like this (Picture Laurie with her arms out imitating a plane here - J) I saw the city (Kansas City and Orlando) and we drove. And a couple more things - we went on a train that goes really flat (the monorail type shuttle at the Orlando airport - J) and I have one more thing to say - Dolphins are really pretty, aren't them? We didn't see dolphins, but... and that's pretty much it, so exit out and get out. (And Laurie has left the room!)
So there you have it - a cross-country trip from the point of view of a four year old... So stay tuned for more of these riveting reports as we continue our vacation...
Jeff
I ate donuts, and we went flying on a plane, and we drived in a car to get to great nana and great papa's house. We played with my pet shop toys (on the plane - Jeff) and my roller skate doll girls. And we went to sleep, right now! The planes wings were growing, my mommy thought that was cool, and I never seen plane's wings grow before (We were right over the wings for the first leg of our flight, and Laurie was captivated by the flaps on the wings - J) Saw the plane going like this (Picture Laurie with her arms out imitating a plane here - J) I saw the city (Kansas City and Orlando) and we drove. And a couple more things - we went on a train that goes really flat (the monorail type shuttle at the Orlando airport - J) and I have one more thing to say - Dolphins are really pretty, aren't them? We didn't see dolphins, but... and that's pretty much it, so exit out and get out. (And Laurie has left the room!)
So there you have it - a cross-country trip from the point of view of a four year old... So stay tuned for more of these riveting reports as we continue our vacation...
Jeff
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Welcome to the Levers Family Blog - First Stop, Disney World!
Hello, everyone! Here we are, getting ready to fly to Disney World in a few short days! Watch this space over the next few weeks for updates from our vacation, including Laurie's daily recaps (as much as I can get out of her, at least...), links to our periodic photo uploads on flickr and maybe even on youtube!
And please, feel free to comment early and comment often - we're really looking forward to seeing what everybody thinks, and want Laurie to be able to share this trip with everyone. We're probably going to scrapbook all of this when we return for a keepsake for Laurie, so here's your chance to be a part of some Levers family memories - and photo special requests are welcome, too! So join us soon on our adventure to the former swamplands and orange groves of central Florida as we explore Uncle Walt's greatest dream: Disney World! First post from Florida should be up by next Monday or so... Stay tuned!
Jeff, Jerri and Laurie!
And please, feel free to comment early and comment often - we're really looking forward to seeing what everybody thinks, and want Laurie to be able to share this trip with everyone. We're probably going to scrapbook all of this when we return for a keepsake for Laurie, so here's your chance to be a part of some Levers family memories - and photo special requests are welcome, too! So join us soon on our adventure to the former swamplands and orange groves of central Florida as we explore Uncle Walt's greatest dream: Disney World! First post from Florida should be up by next Monday or so... Stay tuned!
Jeff, Jerri and Laurie!
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