2016 Alaska cruise
It’s not quite officially summer yet, but we just got back from vacation, a 7-day Alaskan cruise on the Norwegian Jewel with my family. What an amazing way to kick off the summer!
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Spring Training 2016
My brother and I had to take another break from our annual trip out west to the Cactus League for Spring Training. Since I was “stuck” at home and my daughter was on spring break, I took a few days off and the two of us went to a few local Grapefruit League games instead.
Happy New Year! (from Epcot)
We wrapped up our two weeks of family vacation (a Disney cruise, followed by a few days in Ohio with family) by ringing in the New Year with thousands of other people at Epcot. The park was super-crowded (as we expected) with wait-times for some of the attractions going past 2 hours! Still, it was …
Disney Very MerryTime cruise
Three years ago we went on our first cruise (on the Disney Dream) right before Thanksgiving. This year for Christmas, we decided to go on an eastern Caribbean Very MerryTime holiday cruise. After months of planning and preparations, we just got back from a week of relaxation and recreation on the Disney Fantasy, and we had an …
Thanksgiving road trip 2015: Richmond, VA
Last year we drove to Cleveland for Thanksgiving. This year, we’re drove to Richmond, Virginia to spend the holiday with the other side of the family.
Labor Day Weekend 2015 at Disney: Day 3
Normally, when we’re at Disney for Labor Day, we spend Monday morning at the hotel, then do a little shopping at Downtown Disney before heading home. This year, however, we decided to skip Downtown Disney (still in the throes of its transformation into Disney Springs) and spend more time at the Magic Kingdom instead. And …
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Labor Day Weekend 2015 at Disney: Day 2
There aren’t any early Extra Magic Hours on Sunday so we slept in a bit before taking the bus from the Wilderness Lodge over to Hollywood Studios this morning. We didn’t make it in time, unfortunately, for our Tower of Terror FastPass+ reservation, but did see the Frozen Summer Fun parade (complete with “snow”) as …
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Labor Day Weekend 2015 at Disney: Day 1
It’s another Labor Day weekend which means summer is over, school is back in session, and it’s time for our annual family mini-vacation. This year it’s back to Walt Disney World.
West Coast Road Trip: Day 10
Our West Coast vacation is over. This morning my sister drove us to Sea-Tac on her way to work so we could catch our flight back to Tampa. It was a little weird tagging our own luggage for Alaska Airlines but again our TSA PreCheck status made the overall process of getting to our gate …
West Coast Road Trip: Day 9
It’s our last day in Seattle … hard to believe we fly back east tomorrow. What better way to kick off the last day of our west coast road trip than with brunch at Sky City in the iconic Space Needle? The rotating restaurant gave us a fantastic 360-degree view of Seattle, although Mount Rainier …