sack316
05-16-2011, 12:25 PM
So just got back late Saturday from my week long trip to Orlando, and it was a wonderful time!
We did an "old school" family vacation with me, my sister, and my parents... the kind we haven't all done since me and my sis were kids. With me now 31, and her 25, I wasn't quite sure how the family dynamic would be with us all together for a full week. I've been out on my own for over a decade, and my sis has been on her own at school for 6 or 7 years herself. I mean, we are very close as a family, but we also all have the freedom to get away from each other when we want to these days too /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
But I tell y'all what, for a week I pretty well felt like a kid again! We hit up Universal Studios and stayed on the property there, which has really developed A LOT since I was last there. And for anyone interested, staying on the property is well worth it! You don't need a vehicle, the boats can take you anywhere you need to. And the early admission to parks coupled with the express pass for ride lines is well worth the extra cost of staying on their resort property! I don't think we waited for more than 5 or 10 minutes for any ride the whole time we were there! Which is really saying something considering how many school groups were in the parks this last week.
My only knock on it (which is to be expected) is for a family of 4 you're not gonna get many meals without approaching the $100 mark. But that's just part of being the "tourist" anywhere these days I suppose.
I had a friend I used to work with drive up from Tampa to visit one evening, which was great to see her again! Side note from a previous debate: She drove on a Thursday, leaving Tampa at 4:30PM and arrived to my resort in Orlando at 5:40PM. I hour and ten minutes, during busy traffic time! Sorry Gayle /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
My only regret is I didn't get a chance to meet up with Ed while I was there. Bless him he did try though. He was kind enough to call me early on in the week, and again texted me Friday to invite me out to shoot some pool. So thank you Ed for trying, and I'm sorry I didn't get the chance to hang out this go around. I'll get down there sometime and make it up to ya! And while on this note, Ed enjoy every moment with those great kids of yours! I could feel and see it in my parents how much this trip with me and my sister meant to them. With us both grown and out in the world, I can really tell how much they miss their "babies" being around with them all the time. Truth be told, I never realized how much I sometimes miss those types of times together as well!
Anyway, all in all a great trip! I hope we will get the chance to have a similar vacation sometime again!
Sack
We did an "old school" family vacation with me, my sister, and my parents... the kind we haven't all done since me and my sis were kids. With me now 31, and her 25, I wasn't quite sure how the family dynamic would be with us all together for a full week. I've been out on my own for over a decade, and my sis has been on her own at school for 6 or 7 years herself. I mean, we are very close as a family, but we also all have the freedom to get away from each other when we want to these days too /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
But I tell y'all what, for a week I pretty well felt like a kid again! We hit up Universal Studios and stayed on the property there, which has really developed A LOT since I was last there. And for anyone interested, staying on the property is well worth it! You don't need a vehicle, the boats can take you anywhere you need to. And the early admission to parks coupled with the express pass for ride lines is well worth the extra cost of staying on their resort property! I don't think we waited for more than 5 or 10 minutes for any ride the whole time we were there! Which is really saying something considering how many school groups were in the parks this last week.
My only knock on it (which is to be expected) is for a family of 4 you're not gonna get many meals without approaching the $100 mark. But that's just part of being the "tourist" anywhere these days I suppose.
I had a friend I used to work with drive up from Tampa to visit one evening, which was great to see her again! Side note from a previous debate: She drove on a Thursday, leaving Tampa at 4:30PM and arrived to my resort in Orlando at 5:40PM. I hour and ten minutes, during busy traffic time! Sorry Gayle /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
My only regret is I didn't get a chance to meet up with Ed while I was there. Bless him he did try though. He was kind enough to call me early on in the week, and again texted me Friday to invite me out to shoot some pool. So thank you Ed for trying, and I'm sorry I didn't get the chance to hang out this go around. I'll get down there sometime and make it up to ya! And while on this note, Ed enjoy every moment with those great kids of yours! I could feel and see it in my parents how much this trip with me and my sister meant to them. With us both grown and out in the world, I can really tell how much they miss their "babies" being around with them all the time. Truth be told, I never realized how much I sometimes miss those types of times together as well!
Anyway, all in all a great trip! I hope we will get the chance to have a similar vacation sometime again!
Sack