Justin had a business trip to a convention in Orlando in December, and he so graciously decided to invite me to go with him. Another guy he works with and a long time friend, Eric and his wife Ashlee also came on the trip with us. It was a five night adventure in Orlando. Most of the days, the boys were busy working from early morning until about 5pm, so we did a lot with just the two of us, Ashley & Ashlee. We CONQUERED Disney World (and all of it's parks) in two days. We did every single roller coaster ride and main attraction. Unfortunately, the weather was not good at all. It was the coldest weather Orlando had experienced in decades and we were unprepared for this. After the first day, we went to buy the warmest jacket we could find, and all we could find was a fleece pull-over. I also intended on wearing flip flops the whole time, so I ended up having to buy tennis shoes as well! I wore boots the first day and my feet were killing me, but I wasn't dare going to complain since I was at the "Happiest Place on Earth!" The boys were able to join us for one day. Much to the advice from our friends and my sister who recommended Universal for the boys, we loved it! It was the best weather all week and the best rides of all the parks. It rained on us for an entire day as well, but it didn't stop us girls from enjoying it. We just wore the sexy ponchos and continued to fight the crowds. We were hoping the cold weather and rain would stop some people from coming, but it didn't at all. The crowds were there in full force! After the days spent at the parks, the boys would pick us up and we would head out to dinner and out on the town. We know how lucky we are to be able to join in on these business trips and are so thankful for the vacation we got out of it! Disney World/Universal Studios was awesome. Ashlee and I loved the Tower of Terror (rode it several times) and the Festival of Lights the most. It was a great vacation and a successful work trip for the boys. Here's all the pictures randomly put together from our trip:
Dinner at the Paradiso
Justin and his Irish hat!
best themed area EVER! Harry Potter...
lots of 3D rides
at the Boardwalk Hotel
Don't tell him he's not 100% Irish!
My favorite ride from childhood...and it was just as fun as I remembered!
We did the Jurasic Park water ride...after picking out the ONLY dry seats!
The Boardwalk
Grinchmas : )
The AmAzInG Festival of Lights
Hard Rock Cafe
showing his strength...
silly boys.
Runaway Mountain Roller Coaster (I think!) We rode it like 5 times.
Mapping out exactly where to go. We only had ONE day with them to see it all!
Animal Kingdom at 8am!
Universal at night
Planet Hollywood
The rain didn't stop us.
Mid day snack for the boys
Classic Epcot, except it was 26*
Okay, the rain is wearing on us.
love him.
