Earlier this month, D and I took a trip to Florida. He had a convention in Orlando, so I flew into Tampa to visit my friend Jenn for a few days while he sat in a convention center and learned about computer stuff. I had a great time in Tampa, it was nice to catch up with her and I got to spend some quality time with her son. I am now a pro at peeling off crayon wrappers and also learned that Blue from Blue’s Clues is actually a girl. Who knew?
We also spent a day at the beach which gave me my first sunburn - I mean, tan- of the summer. And don’t even try to lecture me about wearing sunblock. Trust me, I use plenty of sunblock. Some of us (me) will burn no matter how much SPF we are wearing, unless we spend the entire time at the beach camped out in the shade (which I have done before). Others of us (my husband) select their sun “protection” (I’m using quotes because can you really consider SPF 5 to be protection?) based on which one smells like coconut. But, I digress.
On Thursday, I rented a car and headed to Orlando. D had secured a ticket for me to the big party that is always held on the last night of this convention. Most of Universal Studios was shut down for the party and everything was free. Food, drinks, rides, games. It’s a crazy experience to walk around a theme park and have people standing on every corner handing out chips, M&Ms, cotton candy, and turkey legs for free when normally each of the aforementioned items would run you about $8. D and his friend Tim took full advantage of every beer stand we passed. I think it improved their hand-eye coordination.
The next day, we headed to D’s parents’ house in North Ft. Myers. Highlights of our visit included a round of golf for D and his dad, a shopping trip for me and D’s mom, a fiercely competitive card game with two of D’s neices, an almost dance performance by his other niece (how about now, Kelley? ), a golf cart ride, a trip to the pool (aka sunburn #2), and dinner at D’s sister’s house. Unfortunately, I have no pictures of any of these highlights because for some reason I stopped taking pictures after Thursday. So, instead I will leave you with a picture of us on the golf cart during last year’s trip.
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